Hi there, As an avid cyclist…

Hi there,

As an avid cyclist, I rely on bike lanes to ensure a safe commute across the city — where cars already own the roads. The bike lanes that have been added to the city have allowed for day-to-day and occasional biking to flourish in the city.

Removing these lanes will only cost taxpayers more money, for less convenience, and more detriment to the environment. It is absurd the level of government overreach at play here that is even attempting to have a say on how Torontonians prefer to commute. The TTC needs investment, pedestrian infrastructure needs investment — not cars. We need more bike lanes, not less. Cities that do away with pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure are inefficient cities that are incapable of dealing with massive population growth over the years.

I urge the province to divest this allotted funding into the TTC so that our public transit returns to being one of the best in the world, rather an an embarrassing system of two underground tunnels. And no, I don’t mean the Ontario Line.

Doug Ford can take his head out of his rich friends’… pockets, and focus on smart, innovative, efficient and world-class infrastructure. Keeping a focus on cars is so 2003.

Thank you,

A very concerned citizen.