It is incredibly…

It is incredibly disappointing that the Ontario Government is looking to take control of bike lanes from Toronto and other municipalities. Bike lanes are one of my sole modes of transportation in the city as a lower income resident. The recent additional of new lanes has been integral to my ability to freely work across town.

Bike lanes have made it safer for me to move across the city. Without them, I have multiple friends who have ended up in hospital due to a lack of bike lane infrastructure and reckless driving, putting further strain on our already troubled healthcare system. The lanes make our city safer and more sustainable for commuters. If safe routes are supported rather than dismantled, they will lower gridlock as more drivers transition to alternative transportation methods—rather than filling our cities with cars due to poor cycling and public transportation infrastructure.

It's important to look to the core of the problem rather than finding quick traffic solutions. I fear the Ontario Government is only ever interested in the later.