I oppose this legislation…

I oppose this legislation because it ignores the safety of road users and it is not based on facts and data. Gridlock is extremely frustrating but this proposal will not help. The gridlock on the 401, Gardiner, DVP is much worse than on city streets and yet there are no bike lanes there.

The proposal does not consider the safety of road users. A primary goal of any road should be the safe and orderly movement of all road users, not just one category of users.
At a macro level, the proposal is interfering in the local administration of cities by duly elected officials that are much better equipped than the province to understand local issues.
The key relevant statistics have not been considered by the province. These key statistics are:
1. Average speed of motor vehicles at various times of day. It would appear that the average speed of motorized traffic after the bike lanes installation is still above the speed limit. Speed has to be considered not only at rush hour, but at other times of day.
2. Average time of travel. According to a Toronto Star article, the variation in the average time of travel in various sections where bike lanes installation has been completed is either marginally up or down depending on the section.
3. Collisions, deaths and injuries. There have been pedestrians, cyclists and motorists injured and killed on those sections of road and the bike lanes are only one of the artifacts installed to make the roads safer for all.
4. I have lived in Toronto for more than 33 years, and roads have been congested long before bike lanes. Vehicles travelling Southbound on University, for example, have only 2 lanes to go under the train tracks and one lane to get on the Gardiner. More lanes upstream are therefore useless since the bulk of the traffic is getting on the Gardiner.

This is bad legislation that is increasing friction between road users and will lead to deaths and injuries.