Commuting by bike is very…

Commuting by bike is very important to my physical and mental well being.

A few things keep me from biking more.

First is the lack of safe bike infrastructure in Ottawa. Biking in many parts of the city is extremely dangerous due to the lack of safe and separated bike lanes. Thankfully there are adequate bike lanes that I can use to get to the O-LRT.

2nd During the winter these adequate bike lanes are not cleared of snow, forcing me to take poorly funded public transportation or drive to get around the city.

People within the government point out that not many bike to commute or to go to their destinations. They ignore the barriers that stop people from biking despite wanting to. Most people would like to bike more, many studies on the subject have been conducted. However, they feel unsafe due to the lack of infrastructure and maintenance.

The routes we do have are inefficient and often full of pedestrians preventing bikers from going quickly.

By removing bike lanes the Ontario government will be forcing me to take more dangerous routes to my destination putting my safety at risk.

Bike infrastructure is significantly cheaper to build and maintain that care infrastructure. Instead of attacking the few bikers there are now the government should be building more infrastructure to encourage biking.