Toronto has recently added…

Toronto has recently added bike lanes to the section of Eglinton Avenue near my home.

I am a 74 year old, with arthritis in my knees and very much depend on my car to get me around the city and my neighbourhood.

at first the bikes lanes irritated me--I found Eglinton to be more congested and the traffic slower.

however after a few weeks i realized that i actually benefit from the bike lanes even though i personally cannot ride a bike. they caused the traffic to slow down in the areas where i shop and made crossing the street much easier. also i felt the street has become much more part of the community that is on the streets north and south of the shopping area and not so much just a speedway for other destinations.

I see more people with their kids and dogs out on Eglinton. I suspect the local shops are also benefiting from this change of added bike lanes.

I think it is a mistake and unwarranted for the province to change the decision of the city to add bike lanes. If people in any neighbourhood are unhappy, they can vote out their city councillors and the Mayor.

I urge the province to drop this legislation. Please leave it up to city voters to decide on bike lanes in their areas through the municipal democratic process and not through provincial legislation.