There are so many benefits…

There are so many benefits to being able to cycle around the City of Toronto Safely. It is good for a person's health. It is good for the environment. It is generally faster than the TTC or going by car. I have just read through the City's response to Bill 212. It is clear that more and more people are choosing to get on their bikes. Since bike lanes have been put in, ridership along these bike lanes has increased, often by more than 100%. As the climate continues to heat up (largely due to the use of fossil fuels- cars) more people need to have to option of safe alternative to the car. The city's response to Bill 212 also points out that traffic accidents that injure cyclists have dropped dramatically. One of the main points of the report is that congestion in this city is being caused largely by private construction projects. NOT by public bike lanes that are free for everybody to use. Taking out the bike lanes will make the streets of Toronto less safe for cyclists and pedestrians. It will cost a ridiculous amount of money and it will make congestion even worse. If you create more safe bike lanes for people, more people will get on their bikes. If you make more space for cars, more people will get in their cars causing even more congestion, and more pollution and more climate change. This is a municipal area, the province has no business and should have no say.