/As a Toronto resident who…

/As a Toronto resident who travels by car, bike, and transit, this proposal makes me worried for all road users in the city and for taxpayers. I don't want my tax money wasted on removing bike lanes that were recently installed with no plan to provide alternate safe and separated bike routes off these key routes. We need complete streets that facilitate safe travel through the city for everyone, not just for those who choose to commute by car. Second, I'm appalled by the lack of transparency involved here. The government has not cited any data to confirm its perception that traffic is supposedly worsened or caused by these bike lanes. The proposal itself fails to specify the lanes on which certain segments will be removed - that detail is only available in news reports, so it remains unknown how this legislation would be applied. It is also deeply concerning how this same proposal change dover the past month to move from requiring review of new proposals with the option for the government to reconsider already installed lanes, and then, to specifically naming three streets in Toronto where lanes will be set for removal (without naming those segments). This is a gross waste of time and money and the provincial government should respect its citizens enough to make decisions based on evidence rather than superficial perceptions. These changes to our streets which have the potential to result in injuries and deaths on our streets due to a lack of sufficient infrastructure. Is that worth a few votes?