My family, friends and I…

My family, friends and I wholeheartedly believe removing and reducing current and future bike lanes is a grave mistake.

Driving vehicles for some is a luxury, and even those that have driven for years are recently finding it unaffordable for the cost of a vehicle, insurance, fuel/electricity, maintenance. Many more people within cities and communities are turning to riding bikes to school, work and for errands.

It's also a dire safety issue with the province having NO PLAN to put into place for safe travel, if removing designated bike lanes. Drivers are more distracted than ever with accidents not only resulting in almost weekly death or serious injury of cyclists. So protected bike lanes are what the province really should be investing in.

There are far too many vehicles on our roads as it is, and commuting from over an hour away is the norm considering affordability of housing these days as well.

There are stats to prove all these points. and with that said, with so many factors to not continue to consider deterring having more protected and dedicated bike lanes.