Hello - My wife and I live…

Hello - My wife and I live in the downtown core. We moved here from the Suburbs in Sudbury Ontario 5 years ago. I love this urban life. I live in Concord City Place. It is a vibrant community where people live, work, and play - all of these things are within an easily accessible 15 minutes by walking, cycling, taking transit, or driving. This is the lifestyle we should be promoting in our city. I still use my car - mostly for going out of town on vacation, but in my opinion, the traffic problem is caused by having too many (often single) people in cars. The resources and space wasted by this type of mobility choice is astounding. I see the traffic lines at Spadina and the Gardener every day. This traffic is caused by people who do not live in the city, but choose to commute to the city on a daily basis from the suburbs. It is this behaviour that is causing the traffic. We need to focus on ways to get as many people out of their cars as possible. This should include - encouraging people to live closer to work, tolling car traffic (odd/even days, fees for entry, mileage based fees, etc.). Increasing transit availability will also help. Transit should ultimately be Fast, Frequent, and Free. Also - supporting other alternatives like Go Train, TTC bus, streetcar service, and subway service. And yes - cycling and more walking space. Removing bike lanes from roads will not solve the problem it will make things worse. Please let the city manage its own affairs. I do not want my lifestyle in my city being negatively affected to support people who live in the suburbs and choose to drive to work rather then take resonable and available alternative transit options.