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Great cities around the world are removing CAR lanes, not bike lanes, because areas with fewer cars have improved quality of life- better quality of air, more greenspace, and improved access to shopping and other services. A parked car takes up the space which would hold 15-20 bikes.

As temperatures rise in Canada, cycling is increasingly a perfectly viable commuting solution for millions across the country. Many cyclists ride all year round.

It has been proven across the world that adding lanes for cars does not ease congestion.

Those who ride bicycles are healthier human beings, placing less of a burden on the health care system.

The city of Copenhagen, Denmark provides perfect examples. There are more bicycles than people in Copenhagen, and the city's sustainable urban development relies on bike infrastructure. Cycling is fast, convenient, healthful, inexpensive and climate friendly. Cycle super highways are already a reality, leading cyclists in and out of the city from as far as 15 kilometres away. Cycling accounts for 49% of all commuting trips. 25% of all school children cycle to school. 9/10 Danes own a bicycle (so the culture is not only in Copenhagen). By the way, it snows in Copenhagen in December, January and February, and in March.