Toronto has one of the most…

Toronto has one of the most diverse and robust transportation networks in all of North America and it is something to be proud of. As the cost of living increases and action to curb climate change is more and more crucial for the survival of the human species, bikes play an important role in everyday people's lives for quick cheap and accessible forms of transportation.

In all my times talking to my friends colleagues and family, I haven't met a single one that said they enjoyed driving in Toronto. This is not due to the bike lanes that have been installed, but for the fact that the narrow pedestrian streets built over a century ago have been since retrofitted for cars that only grow in size every passing year. Many of my peers love biking as they provide the same individual freedoms of transportation that cars do without the high cost of insurance, gas, and stress that a 2 ton motorized vehicle brings.

The main reason why most Toronto and GTA residents wish to bike but currently do not is simply the fact that the current state of public transportation infrastructure is inhospitable to bikes. The solution is to add more bike infrastructure, not to tear down the great examples of it that we already have.

Please reconsider the decisions to perpetuate the grip the automotive industry has on our personal freedoms, and instead democratize transportation for the people of Canada in the form of cheap, green, compact, and physically healthy bike ridership. Thank you.