Put simply: removing bike…

Put simply: removing bike lanes will not improve congestion in Toronto or anywhere else. The true causes of traffic are 1) too many people choosing cars as their transportation mode; 2) underfunded and inadequate public transit; 3) eternal construction on such projects as the Eglinton and Ontario lines; 4) frequent car crashes which block roadways; 5) legal and illegal street parking. If you truly want to reduce congestion, work on these problems.

Bike lanes make roads safer not only for cyclists but for pedestrians, people using public transit, and even drivers. Having bikes and cars separated from each other, and reducing lane-switching and other aggressive behaviour by drivers, makes crashes between motor vehicles less frequent and less severe. Please do not endanger ALL road users with this ineffective and uninformed policy.