I used to use Toronto's bike…

I used to use Toronto's bike lanes extensively as a cyclist, until knee problems curtailed my cycling. Even though I now get around by public transit, I strongly support our existing bike lanes, and the expansion of bike lanes. Cycling is good for the environment, good for people's health, and good for a vibrant street life.

Just as new roads for cars or new transit lines can need tweaks once they're put into service and problems are seen, so too bike lanes can need tweaks. I've heard there are real traffic problems at the new western end of the Bloor cycling lane. The solution is to redesign the roadway and lane to address the problems, not to rip out cycling lanes across the city. Other new cycling lanes, such as those on University, are working wonderfully well.

Toronto elected officials and Toronto planners are the people who know best what Toronto needs. Please let them do what they do best, and design traffic solutions which address local needs, including new bike lanes.