As a resident of Toronto, I…

As a resident of Toronto, I find it troubling that the provincial government intends to dismantle infrastructure intended to encourage safe travel for bike users. With recent news of bicyclist deaths, I find the reasoning made by our ministers to be flawed. Encouraging more bike use among our population will not only decrease congestion, but lower relative health service costs for the given population. Indeed, resources should be better utilized in developing more commute lanes, decreasing infrastructure costs and delays, and limiting the amount of Uber drivers. Additionally, creating areas of the city off limits to vehicles will encourage more walking, biking, and lower congestion, raise revenues of street commercial spaces and promote healthy living. I am against the motion to remove bike lanes from our city and for the motion to have direct oversight into the development of future bike lanes in our city.