I would like to comment that…

I would like to comment that the provincial government should not be removing bike lanes that city governments have installed.

My family all uses bicycles as a form of transportation and always seek out bike lanes as a safer route to our destination. My two children specifically use bike lanes as often as they can. For example, my high school aged son uses the bike lanes on Bloor Street West to cycle from his home to his high school. This has been a huge benefit to him as it allows him to get to high school in a safe manner. It has also given him a huge sense of freedom and independence as he can travel around the area in a safe way. He is visiting stores and spending money at local businesses along Bloor Street that he would not have visited if the bike lanes were not there.

If the bike lanes are removed it will be first and foremost less safe for him to get to an from school and we are not sure of the route that he would use.

Making cycling a priority in the city allows for active transportation, reduces pollutions, saves people money or allows people to get around who cannot afford a car or TTC. Bike lanes are a component of making cycling a priority and the city should be able to determine where it wants to put them to benefit its citizens in the areas where the lanes will be installed.

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