I'm 38. I've been cycling in…

I'm 38. I've been cycling in this city, and to and through downtown since I was 15. The explosion in cyclists the last number of years with the increase in bike lanes has been amazing. The amount of younger people I see starting to use them is amazing. So many more people are able to safely get about, especially those who might not be able to afford to drive.

There is absolutely no reason to do this, there is no real data to support the idea of bike lanes adding to gridlock*. If anything, it's the opposite: the more safe, reliable options you give people to get around the city, the fewer people feel obligated to drive (which reduces the number of cars on the road).

*The data that has been cited has been comparing what traffic was like /during covid/ when there were less people needing to drive and now. It's not a fair comparison and you know it.

The people in the city of Toronto do not want this and it is massive waste of funds that we could be using to solve: public transit, the housing crisis, the mental health wait list crisis and addiction issues. So many other things. But the government wants to spend money instead on ripping out already installed lanes? I thought conservatives were supposed to be good at money, but you continually waste money by cancelling or ripping out projects that will help the people of Toronto - in favour of the people from the suburbs.

Let Toronto govern Toronto. The Ontario PC party was not elected as Mayor of Toronto. Why are the needs of people commuting into the city and driving across it being prioritized over the people who actually live, work, and spend their money here? The data is showing that businesses with bike lanes installed in front of them are seeing more business, not less.

Safe cycling infrastructure is the key to solving the gridlock problem and helping to alleviate pollution caused by car traffic. Please focus your time, energy, and funds on what really matters: improving life for the citizens throughout the entire province of Ontario.

In addition to bike lanes being a good thing for alleviating traffic, focusing on bike lanes like this is a massive waste of this province's resources and unfair to the residents who do not live in Toronto.