Decades of prioritizing the…

Decades of prioritizing the motor vehicle has caused the congestion we see in the cities of Ontario today. If we continue to prioritize motor vehicles, congestion will only get worse. There needs to be safe alternatives for people. Removing bike lanes puts lives at risk. We cannot place a higher priority on motor vehicle travel times over lives.

People not only ride bikes for leisure, they ride bikes to commute to work, to run errands, to grocery shop, to take their kids to school. It makes sense for bike lanes to be on main arterial roads as these roads are usually the most direct route. These roads also can be extremely dangerous and having a protected bike lane makes travelling along them much safer for EVERYONE (yes even people travelling in their motor vehicles).

Bike lanes are not anti-car, they are pro-city. Removing them is a step backwards and will be detrimental for cyclists and other vulnerable road users across this Province.

Please respect local governments and leave this issue for municipalities to tackle.