The removals of bike lanes…

The removals of bike lanes is a financially irresponsible decision, but more importantly, it is a literally fatal one for the cyclists in the city. In 2024, 24 year old woman was killed in Yorkville after she had to exit a bike lane because a construction company was illegally blocking it. Her life was not expendable, nor was it the cost of doing business.

Physically separated bike lanes keep both motorists and cyclists safe as they no longer have to worry about accidents with each other, and because of that, more residents feel safe cycling. There are mountains of evidence and case studies from around the world that show that adding bike lanes reduces congestion, and data from the Bike Share Toronto program corroborates that - between 2015 and 2022 Bike Share Toronto increased ridership 6.7 times, and part of that is due to safer streets for cyclists.

By tabling or voting for this bill, you are telling your constituents that as long as they are on a bike, you don't care if they live or die.