This is completely…

This is completely unacceptable. We should be making the city more accessible for people of all walks of life- including:

People who’s main mode of transportation is biking (who cannot afford a vehicle)

Those looking to make their commute healthier and safer by biking to work (the ttc remains a place where women and LGBTQ+ community members feel endangered)

It is incredibly dangerous to bike in Toronto without bike lanes. Our city’s drivers remain unaware of bikers and pedestrians, or perhaps they simply do not care about the safety of others. Their driving is unsafe and they do not look to see if others are around their vehicle.

Our environment continues to be sacrificed again and again. Our government should be prioritizing a healthier and safer place for all to live in. If we remove bike lanes, we are taking steps BACKWARDS in history. There are many cities where biking is the main mode of transportation (Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Montreal, Berlin, Paris) and not only are the bike lanes incredibly safe because the majority of the commuters are biking, but because the vehicles know to prioritize the safety of the bikers. Removing the bike lanes sends the message that the government doesn’t care about the environment, the future of our city, the young people living here, those who are unable to afford a car, and mostly, DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS.

We should be moving forward. Not backwards.