Hello There, I am a Toronto…

Hello There,

I am a Toronto resident who lives in the downtown core and who also drives to work,

I am writing to give my feedback/opinion on the removal of bike lanes in the city.

To give you context I drive to work daily only because my work start at 5am and there is no public transportation to get to and from work at that time.

That being said, when I need to get to any where in there city, we rent the city bikes and use the biking infrastructure on bloor as it is the fastest option to get around and not only cost effective by saving gas but also saves on pollution in the city and save on parking expenses.

If these bike lanes are removed, I will be forced to drives everywhere, meet friends, grocery, appointments! Causing more grid lock issues, increasing gas payments and paying for excess parking fees. All of this is a huge cost add more money, in an already expensive city to live in.

If the bike lanes are removed, we probably will think of moving out of Toronto as it is becoming too expensive to live.

I strongly urge the transportation minister to actually do his study and look at more recent statistics from 2024 and 2023 and not from one from the pandemic at 2021!

We understand he gets a privilege from the tax payers money to drive him around and hence he would like the bike lanes removed along his route! Not all of us have that privilege.

And this is coming from a person who drives daily not by choice but due to lack of transportation options to get to work!

We strongly encourage biker to have their own bike lane as it is safe for them and they don’t have to weave in and out of traffic!

It also encourages cyclists to bike to public transportation increases transit ridership

Lastly IT SAVES LIVES