I have been biking in this…

I have been biking in this city for 15 years and have been amazed at how the city’s infrastructure has grown in bike lanes as well as the number of people who use bikes for transportation. I have heated about dozens of deaths of bikers, and pass by 3 memorials on my daily route to work. 2 of those being people I knew in my personal life. One was my kindergartener teacher, Mr. Samson. Who was a loved teacher, coach and family member. The other, being Alex Amaro, who was 23 when she was hit on Dufferin street. Both of these accidents happened due to the poor biking infrastructure in those areas. (Dufferin having no bike lanes, and Davenport having only painted bike lanes, with no built in protection). It’s painful to see lanes only to be proposed after someone has lost their life in that area ie. Avenue Road, and many parts of Bloor St. With an increase of children and adolescents using these lanes, how can ripping out these lanes, without yet even showing an alternate plan, help vulnerable road users? at the very least, the alternative should be built before ripping out these lanes. I can’t imagine all of these bikers becoming car users on their commute to work, being a solution to car traffic.