As a resident of Toronto,…

As a resident of Toronto, who also lives next to one of the bike lanes proposed to be removed and who both drives and bikes in the city, I am heavily opposed to the removal of the bike lanes.

First off this is a waste of money. The bike lanes are already in place. What a waste of tax payer dollars. Something this provincial government should feel is against their tax payer respecting ethos.

Secondly, this seems like a provincial overreach. This was voted on in a municipal context and should be decided by those who pay taxes and live in this city. I understand that constituents from the transportation minister may have frustrations, but they don’t live here nor should their opinion and cycling as a mode of transportation be weighed since no one in their right mind would commute to Toronto from Brampton. But they definitely do within my community.

I’m tired of the culture wars being fought out over this while people feel unsafe, die and feel like they can’t get from point a to point b in an acceptable way. If we can come up with creative forward thinking ways to solve gridlock, great! But this is regressive and ultimately based on data and how lots of other big cities internationally solve their gridlock, won’t work to solve the problem!