I live in Etobicoke near…

I live in Etobicoke near Royal York and Bloor and I am in favour of keeping the newly installed bike lanes. Almost everyday I walk up to Bloor Street and observe the traffic moving steadily, even during rush hour. It may be a little slower than it used to be, but cars are not excessively backed up (as they tend to be on Royal York). There is no gridlock.
I usually see at least one and often 4-6 two-wheeled vehicles in the bike lanes when shopping along Bloor. I am happy that cyclists have a safe place to travel. I do not want bike lanes removed because I do not want such vehicles travelling on the side walks. This is unsafe for pedestrians.
I acknowledge that our bike lanes are not heavily used right now. However whenever I take the subway East to Ossington, I surface to see a constant stream of bikes etc. in both directions. That neighbourhood has a higher population density than Royal York and Bloor. However there are numerous condo developments ready to start in my neighbourhood and more buildings going up along the corridor between Islington and Six Points. As we have more residents moving into apartments and condos in the area, we will have more bicycle, e-bike and e-scooter traffic. Many people living in apartments and condos don't even own cars.
Movement of emergency vehicles along Bloor is considered a problem by the critics of bike lanes. I would suggest that the planters in the middle of the street between Montgomery and Prince Edward be removed, to create a centre lane for emergency vehicles to use. Streetscape is nice, but roadways should be used for accommodation of all traffic including cars and bikes.