I am a daily cyclist and…

I am a daily cyclist and lawyer. I commute to work and home every day on my bike. I'm a lifelong Toronto resident who grew up in both North York and Etobicoke; two areas of the city where until recently there was a lack of bike infrastructure.

Every day I bike to work and face the risk of injury or death. While this may seem like an exaggeration, the majority of City streets do not have separated bike lanes and require cyclists to share lanes with 2 ton vehicles. Every day I ring my bell at a car that comes too close to me, opens a door when parking or doesn't check their blindspot when making a turn. Biking in the city is already extremely dangerous and Bill 212 further serves to risk the lives of Ontario residents. We too are taxpayers and voters and deserve respect from the Government.

Gridlock is real. Fewer cars on the road in the form of cyclists, pedestrians and public transit users helps with gridlock. Ripping out bike lanes prioritizes a minute of a driver's time over the life of a cyclist.

You are a Conservative government that should care about fiscal responsibility and the efficient use of our tax dollars. Ripping up existing bike lanes is neither responsible nor efficient.