I am incredibly distraught…

I am incredibly distraught at the thought of bike lanes in Toronto being removed. This is incredibly short sighted. We are in a climate crises and need to do everything we can to encourage people to commute via bike and public transit. Safe bike infrastructure facilitates and encourages this. Scores of new developments in the city are being built on major streets (Bloor, Yonge) that will not have enough parking spots for all residents to be able to own cars, meaning these new home owners and renters will have to take public transit and bike. Where bike lanes are thought to be under-used now, in just a few years time they will see an incredible influx of riders as these new developments are being built. I am a cyclist and I bike year round in Toronto. As it stands, it is incredibly dangerous to bike in the city. The modest protections that these lanes provide are critical. I am strongly opposed to the provincial government overstepping their bounds and demanding the removal of bike lanes. What an incredible waste of tax payer money this would be, a very fiscally irresponsible move.