My family don’t own a car…

My family don’t own a car. It’s a conscious decision. We came from Stockholm and chose an area close to public transport and bike lanes. We bike everywhere as a family but as a cyclist I often feel like a citizen of less importance and am shocked frankly at the rhetoric used here to keep people in their cars. Toronto is still in the 50s and it’s frustrating to see. Start with measuring who rides their bikes where at least. How can you make decisions with no data. Go to Europe, it’s been done before. I ride my bike to work and the bike lane is busy. The transition needs to happen. Pay now or pay later. The price tag will be higher the longer you resist.