I oppose removing the…

I oppose removing the existing bike lanes in Toronto, including on Bloor and Yonge streets and University Ave. My daughter uses the Bloor bike lane daily to safely commute to classes at U of T. My family of four regularly uses the bike lanes, including the latest extension on Bloor St. W. to the Royal York area, and to ride safely downtown. For instance, this summer we used the exact stretch of the Bloor West bike lane that is proposed for removal to attend the Taste of the Kingsway festival and patronized the businesses there. When we need to go to Service Ontario at Islington and Bloor, we use the Bloor bike lane.

The contention from groups such as Balance on Bloor that "nobody" is using the bike lanes, particularly in the Royal York area, is categorically false and devalues the lives of those who use those lanes.

My family and others like us are not "nobody".

I will be putting my $200 rebate cheque from the Ontario government toward legal efforts to fight Bill 212.

I make this comment in memory of the teacher at my children's old primary school who was killed in Toronto while cycling.