I am a resident of Toronto,…

I am a resident of Toronto, and I have used the bike lanes as my main source of transportation since 2020. The bike lanes that the city of Toronto has put time and money into are an invaluable method for me to get to work, to grocery shop, to simply act out my day to day life safely. Toronto is a bike-able city, the time it takes me to get to my destination is half that of transit and significantly reduced from driving. It’s better for my health and the earth. Why, would we rip them up for more cars. More cars equals more congestion. What do we want to leave as a legacy for the city of Toronto??? One of vision, that provides safety for those that choose to bike, that supports a climate friendly means of transportation? Or endless gridlock, with emissions rising at a staggering rate. It simply does not make sense to me. I support bike lanes and bike safety. I will fight to keep them in the city, and further develop them where there currently is none. I bike, I’m proud of it, and I believe we should encourage others to do the same.