Since the installation of…

Since the installation of the Bloor and College St bike lanes, I have for the first time in my entire life as Toronto citizen (25 years), felt safe enough to use my bike to get to and from work. I spent 6 months of 2024 cycling to work, it was faster than the TTC, not to mention the enormous boost to my physical and mental health. I even bought a bike chariot this year to take my young daughter around because separated bike lanes felt safe for us to be in. Whenever we are in a separated lane, I feel confident. The second I have to enter mixed traffic or even a "sharrow" that isn't on a residential street, I am regularly too close to moving vehicles and that's just not acceptable for me to take that risk for both myself and my daughter.

I am also a driver, I own a car and I use Bloor St. regularly to run errands or visit family. Since the installation of the Bloor bike lanes, traffic has actually IMPROVED for me as a driver. Bikes are safely in their own space instead of weaving in and out of traffic or squeezing between a live lane and parked cars. The idea that bike lanes have made things worse on bloor is flat our incorrect.

This government needs to understand that cycling does not create gridlock, it gives people an alternative option to get around. Many trips this year I used to make by car I now make by bike because there are new bike lanes.

Do not rip out bike lanes, or prevent the installation of new bike lanes. Leave Toronto transportation planning to TORONTONIANS.