I am a resident in downtown…

I am a resident in downtown Toronto, on Spadina Avenue, very near to several of the bike lanes which this proposal seeks to remove. In downtown Toronto, there are an enormous number of food delivery workers who ride E-bikes at high speeds through the city. On streets where there is improper bike infrastructure, these food delivery workers instead choose to ride their bikes on the sidewalk, at the same high speeds. On many instances, I have been nearly hit and run down by bikers riding at dangerous speeds on the sidewalk. The removal of bike lanes will only make this problem worse, provoking these delivery people to ride dangerously on the road and on sidewalks, making the city a more dangerous place for drivers and pedestrians.

Our city needs what little bike infrastructure it has, and removing these bike lanes only to add more lanes to the road will make the city worse for everyone. This act would destroy the Annex, one of the most walkable neighbourhoods on the continent, only to induce demand for more cars on the road and do nothing to solve this issue of traffic congestion. If you want to make traffic lighter, take more cars off the road by investing in public transit and infrastructure, and don't gut our city in a bold abandonment of fiscal responsibility.