I am writing to express my…

I am writing to express my concerns regarding Bill 212, the Reducing Gridlock Act, and the implications it may have on the existence and expansion of bike lanes within our cities. As a resident of Toronto, I believe it is crucial to highlight the importance of bike lanes and advocate for their preservation and expansion rather than their removal.

Bike lanes play a significant role in creating safer, more sustainable, and more efficient urban environments. They provide numerous environmental (reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions) and health benefits, and contrary to the governments claims they reduce traffic congestion.

As a daily user of the Yonge and Bloor bike lanes, their removal would mean me shifting to other means of commuting, including a car - increasing congestion.

An added important reason for the existence of bike lanes is to make our streets safer. Having seen the devastation road violence caused in a family close to me, it is very hard to understand how the government can ignore that the removal of bike lanes will cause additional deaths and injuries on Ontario's roads.