I am supplementing my…

I am supplementing my earlier comments to point out that the minister’s suggestion that only 1.2% of Torontonians use bike lanes is incorrect - it is based on 2011 data and includes the entire GTA (from ajax to Burlington). The article linked in the url below contains details on why this is the wrong data to be using:
- it predates most of the current bike lane infrastructure in Toronto - most were installed after 2016
- it includes regions with little or no bike lanes
- Toronto as seen a surge in bike lane usage, including courriers and bike share users since 2011
- there was another census in 2021 with more updates stats
-2019 poll on Toronto found that 70% of Torontonians rode bikes: people also ride bikes to shop, visit friends, for leisure purposes or fitness. Many retired people who no longer “commute” to work still ride bikes (my father is an active cyclist at age 79!)
-15% of central Torontonians cycle to work at least some times
There is much more info on current cycle use in the article and I ask that the minister and his staff read it so they can stop making policy based on anecdotes, feelings and complaints from the premier and his friends.