The Province should not be…

The Province should not be interfering in the City of Toronto's decision to build bike infrastructure given that the citizens of Toronto have voted for pro-bike lane councillors and mayors. Not to mention - the bike lanes have already been built, businesses in the areas around them support them, and it will be a waste of taxpayer dollars to rip up newly built infrastructure. Why does the Premier think he knows what's best for Toronto?

Bike lanes provide safe, environmentally friendly infrastructure so that citizens of and visitors to Toronto can get around the city in a fast and efficient way. If you remove bike lanes, it will mean that bikers will need to take up a full lane of traffic, only contributing further to congestion. The data has shown that the addition of bike lanes to Bloor, Yonge and University Avenue has not significantly contributed to congestion - they have actually encouraged more people to bike, instead of relying on cars to get around

In the midst of a climate crisis, we need to be building more bike lanes on arterial roads so that biking becomes the first option when trying to get around the city. We only have so much space in the City of Toronto - more space needs to be allocated to other modes of transit so that we encourage people to rely less on cars to get around.