I live close to Bloor and…

I live close to Bloor and Dovercourt and strongly oppose the removal of the existing bike lanes. I drive and bike every day in the city, and I go out of my way to take Bloor both with my bike and my car. The bike lanes have made getting to business on Bloor EASIER by bike AND by car. When I take my kids to see their doctor on Bloor, I can feel safe biking when them in the trailer on the protected bike lane, and we often go out to dinner or shopping around the area when we go. When we need to we also drive and it is quick and traffic flows well (as opposed to other streets nearby like Dupont which albeit has two lanes, is always way more congested than Bloor). I don’t understand who thinks that the bike lane removal would reduce traffic and reduce the access to businesses when in fact it is the complete opposite. Driving is easier and biking is easier and safer with these bike lanes in place. The province should not be able to decide to remove vital infrastructure, it should be the people of the city who live and use the space. Please please do not take out our bike lanes. Not only for the safety of my children whom I would like to have grow up in a space where we can feel comfortable being outside, but also for our community, which is thriving in a space where access to business has improved, and for the sake of driving in my neighbourhood, which I do confidently on Bloor where the flow of traffic is vastly better than on nearby streets. Please listen to your people, Mr. Ford.