This proposal does not…

This proposal does not consider the damaging impacts the removal of bike lanes has on the environment and health and safety of our communities.

The Ontario government should be supporting the city’s and the federal governments plans to reach net zero, which will require greater use of public transit options including bike lanes. Instead this proposal focuses on the problem which is in fact cars and instead is promoting the growth of cars and emissions.

Biking and bike lanes are not only important for our environment and reducing emissions, but for the health and safety of our communities. Biking supports healthy living habits. Bike lanes enable bikers to feel comfortable and confident in their ability to bike. Removing bike lanes in congested areas will only support the increase in frequency of bike accidents due to cars and also act as a disincentive to bikers.

Lastly, biking is accessible and in a city where accessibility is a critical challenge, removing the access to a fair low cost transportation mode in support of favouring cars only adds to the inequality of Ontario.