I use the Bloor bike lane as…

I use the Bloor bike lane as a cyclist EVERY WEEK DAY to get to work. Removing this lane will put me and many other's like me in danger. I have no option to drive a car. I don't own a car, and public transit is extremely inconvenient for the route I have to take. I have friends who are cyclists and have suffered severe injuries in parts of Toronto without bike lanes. The Bloor bike lane is always full of cyclists, perhaps one of the most used and most fought for bike lanes. The cost of tearing it down, just in terms of dollars does not equal the benefit of time saved to car drivers, let alone the environmental costs, and safety costs to cyclists and pedestrians.

Beyond this, the placement of bike lanes in Toronto need to be decided by planners who live and work in the city. It makes no sense to have the province involved in these decisions. Many people in Toronto who bike don't own cars. Biking works well in Toronto because of infrastructure progress like the Bike lane on Bloor. This bill is incredibly backwards, and not considering the needs of low income people in Toronto, environmental concerns, or just logical budget concerns. Tearing infrastructure down that cost money to build and serves a majority? Come on?! This is ridiculous!