I live at Spadina and Bloor…

I live at Spadina and Bloor and regularly drive and bike on the roads that are being targeted by Bill 212. Every morning I drive along Bloor at the start of rush hour to drop my dog at at her daycare, park on the street with municipal parking, drive home, and then bike to work along Bloor and University. I have never found that the bike lines have impeded my commute or prevented my parking. None of these streets have ever had the amount of traffic I have experienced in other places in the city, for example, Eglinton around the entrance to the Allan. As a driver, it helps me feel less likely to hit a cyclist, as they are in their own lanes and I don't have to be constantly watching to make sure they aren't in my blind spots. As a cyclist, it makes me feel safer to be able to bike to work without constant fear of being hit by a car. I cannot drive to work because the parking would be too expensive, and the bike provides me with exercise and fresh air, and means there is one less car on the street causing congestion at rush hour. The more people feel enabled and safe to bike to work, the less traffic there will be.

The absolute waste of provincial money and resources this represents, especially with regard to the University bike lanes which are brand new, is egregious. The traffic that will be caused by tearing up streets that were newly renovated is also a disgrace. This is a vast and irresponsible overreach on the part of the provincial government.