I cycle from East York to my…

I cycle from East York to my workplace in Downtown Toronto, five days a week, for a least 8 months of the year, and cycle most days during the winter with warm clothes and studded tires. I cycle around Toronto to run errands and for social events and this almost eliminates my need for car transportation except in instances where I need to transport heavy cargo or multiple members of my family. Radically reducing my dependence on car travel and the transit makes space for those who have longer journeys and cargo transportation needs, and thus reduces carbon emissions, lowers air pollution, reduces noise, and traffic congestion. Bike lanes along the main arteries assist in my safety, heath and wellness when I'm a cyclist, and make my job simpler as a driver by keeping cyclists separated from vehicle traffic. If the Province moves to remove bicycle lanes, this will have a negative impact on the environment, negative impact on citizen's willingness to cycle, and increase traffic. Bicycles take less space to store and make, they don't make significant amounts of noise. The health benefits of cycling should not be underestimated and the burdens on the healthcare system, especially if I can continue to cycle, serve the community and my family. All of this would be especially challenging if I'm hit by a car and injured or killed. Surely, bikes are not holding up traffic on the 401, DVP, Gardiner, 427, 410 and most other places there are significant challenges, and this move would be setting us backwards in Ontario.