Hello! Let’s start with the…

Hello!

Let’s start with the fact that I drive and bike in the city. I take public transit on nights out and love to walk in our neighborhood.

I look at European cities and think about harmoniously people move in traffic regardless of their vehicle of choice. That is really something to envy, and it works. They have winter, they have less space, and are still a benchmark for us.

True freedom is choosing to drive, take public transit, walk, or bike to my destination.

If you hate traffic, you have to encourage people to do something other than drive. Proper, connected bike lanes do that. If there is any exposure, people are much less likely to use those unconnected lanes. Every new bike lane in Toronto I see is always busy throughout the day and all year round.

Our children can even use protected lanes like the ones on University, which means less of us in cars doing the daily pick up / drop off at school.

With the adoption of electric bikes and electric cargo bikes, even more people need a safe place to get where they are going.

And if you remove a bike lane, cyclists will still use the lane and just cause further aggression from motorists.

Please don’t remove any lanes and only keep adding them for our future!