As someone born and raised…

As someone born and raised in downtown Toronto, I spent my entire childhood and early adulthood using a bicycle as my main mode of transport. Ten years ago, I was run off the road by an aggressive driver on a stretch of my morning commute where a bike lane abruptly ended, which had left me too afraid to ride a bike in the city since. Now that there are so many safe bike routes in the city, I finally got back on a bike this year after being terrified for all this time. It makes no logical sense to rip out existing infrastructure that keeps cyclists safe, nor does it make sense for the provincial government to be micromanaging municipalities in this way. It is a waste of time and money, and a clear indication that this government has very little concern for the health and safety of the people of Ontario. It's very disappointing.