I live near Bloor, and I…

I live near Bloor, and I rely on the Bloor bike lanes to travel around the city. I do not own a car, and bicycling is my primary mode of transportation, even during the winter!

The data is clear that when people can bike safely on bike paths, they choose that option.

Bicycling has positive health benefits, and reduces emissions. The city and the province should be doing everything they can to encourage more biking.

But changing lifestyle doesn't happen overnight! It requires consistent, dedicated policy improvements. Toronto's efforts at expanding bike paths are starting to pay off. From 2015 to 2024, the number of bikeshare rides has increased by 10 fold to 6 million per year. When making big life decisions,, like where to live or whether to buy a car, residents need to know the city will continue to support them. Removing the bike paths will make transportation more dangerous, more expensive, or more time consuming for thousands of residents like me who rely on bicycling.

Finally, there is strong evidence that bike paths improve economic activity, so the push from businesses to eliminate this healthy, inexpensive and environmentally-friendly feature of our city is unfounded.