This bill should not be…

This bill should not be passed, let alone tabled.
For starters, it is clear overreach from the province in how Toronto manages its various forms of transportation.
Secondly - removing bike lanes, as experts have said - will make the city more dangerous for cyclists.
Toronto is blessed with a strong network of bike paths that many people use to get to work downtown.
They are safe, convenient and encourage more cycling.
Bike lanes are part of a strong climate strategy.
Bike lanes promote more cycling and a healthier lifestyle.
I often get places faster on my bike than with cars or transit.
As a bike commuter myself, I cannot count the times I have felt SAFE when travelling downtown in a bike lane, and UNSAFE when I am on the street directly interacting with cars.

When I do take cars in the city - when I am stuck in traffic it's often lane reductions or slowdowns from construction that bottleneck the major arteries in the city. Not bike lanes.

Removing these key lanes from downtown will do nothing but make it unsafe for cyclists in the city. People WILL die as a result of removing these lanes.

Instead of spending millions to remove these lanes - the province would be better served on opening delayed transit projects and supporting more robust transit that would reduce the need to take cars in the first place.

This blatant overreach from the province is abhorrent and not good policy in any way.