I am incredibly disheartened…

I am incredibly disheartened to hear of the proposal to remove bike lanes in the city of Toronto. First of all, the title of the bill is misleading - in fact, studies from around the world have shown that bike lanes REDUCE congestion and ease gridlock. Providing people with more (safe!) options aside from driving is what will ultimately reduce traffic in our city. A 12-month study on the University Avenue bike lane showed that they had little to no impact on car travel times. In addition, bike lanes reduce emissions, make roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians, increase traffic to local businesses. The addition of bike lanes in Toronto have had a net positive impact, and we should clearly be increasing the cycling infrastructure, not reducing it.