I have lived in Toronto's…

I have lived in Toronto's West End for 24 years, biking the whole time. I appreciate the bike lanes so much, especially the Bloor crosstown, championed by the late Tooker Gomberg. It makes my daily commute much safer than driving with cars. My partner and kids also use the bike lanes, which are the only safe path for them on Toronto streets, in my opinion. I also drive a car, and while I hate the slow traffic throughout Toronto, REMOVING EXISTING BIKELANES IS NOT THE SOLUTION! Studies have shown that more lanes for cars results in more cars. Having a bike lane reserved for cyclists encourages biking and LESS DRIVING. This is obvious, and Toronto only needs to look to more progressive cities like Amsterdam to see how bike travel is the safer, quicker, non-polluting way to get around downtown Toronto. Establishing existing bikelanes, narrow and few as they are, has been a long struggle by biking advocates and NEED TO BE PROTECTED for everyone's safety, and reduction of polluting fossil fuel emissions! Spending more taxpayer money to destroy crucial infrastructure is one of the most backward ideas this Provincial Government has ever had, and there have been many.