Bike lanes save lives. Doug…

Bike lanes save lives.

Doug Ford, you have said these very words yourself when you rode with Singh back in 2017:
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/he-cycled-on-our-date-and-then-hop… "We have to do everything we can to make sure there’s never a death in the city. One death is way too many when it comes to bicycle riders. We have to make sure that they’re safe." That was the Premier back in 2017 on TVO's Political Blind Date. “You’re nervous when there’s no bike lanes. At least I was,” he said.

I use Toronto bike lanes almost every day. I stop at a local business and raise a family who rides in my wonderful community. This is only possible because of the first-class cycle infrastructure that our city has built. My community has flourished since the lanes were installed, and they save lives every day. I have almost died riding several times over the years. In all cases, it was cars driving in bike lanes, and/or not allowing space for riders on roads without separate lanes. In all cases, prioritizing car-dominated thoroughfares is an old-fashioned notion of how to move people through a city. This most definitely applies to Toronto.

The climate is changing rapidly due to excessive car exhaust, and in our cities, we have a unique opportunity to try different options. Mixed transportation is proven - see the Harvard Study link below - to move more people more consistently in urban spaces.

Bike lanes save lives period, You claim to be "for the people", what I see is that you are only for the people when they're - your mafia construction and tow truck buddies, car drivers, rich developers and owners of casinos and toll roads. Our schools and hospitals are falling apart. But the science center had to close, so your buddy could build condos on the prime land.

The people see you Ford, and we see you don't care for the real citizens of Ontario, you are therefore not "for the people" you're more "for the money"; and it's clear you don't mind some cyclists get crushed if it means more money in your pocket.

Stop trying to run Toronto - Focus on running the province!

My sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c0e5848e5274a0bf3cbe124…

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/news/health-related-savings-from-…

https://www.sudbury.com/beyond-local/how-a-handful-of-toronto-businessm…