I live in Etobicoke, on…

I live in Etobicoke, on Bloor between Kipling and Islington. I have waited two years for the completion of the Bloor bike lanes, only to have the province threaten to tear them out a season after they've finished. Since the bike lanes have been built, I have been able to shop in the Royal York area for the first time since living here. Removing the bike lanes will prevent me from shopping locally, as the road under the train bridge is very unsafe for cyclists.

In my neighbourhood, thousands of new condo units are being built with no car parking which all have bike parking. What are these new residents going to do without safe bike lanes? What are the existing Kipling bike lanes, and the new Dundas BRT bike lanes, going to connect to? This seems very short sighted.

Due to the train tracks, Mimico creek, and the Humber river, there are no other paths a cyclist can take other than Bloor street. Is the province going to fund the construction of Bike lanes along Dundas in order to allow us to cross these three barriers?

As a voter in Etobicoke and a new cyclist, taking this action will force me to vote for a different provincial party that properly supports growth and safe travel in my neighbourhood.