I am strongly against Bill…

I am strongly against Bill 211 and its misguided attempts at “reducing gridlock”. I commute by bike to work using bike lanes along the waterfront trail, Simcoe, Richmond/Adelaide everyday, and use the bike lanes on bloor and university to run errands regularly. Bike lanes are a vital part of our city infrastructure and important to pedestrian safety. If bike lanes did not exist on my commute route, I would not be biking to work as I have had several dangerous incidents biking on regular streets where no bike lanes exist. The unreliability of the ttc network and it’s ongoing repairs and rerouting of the street cars have made public transit unreliable as a means of getting around the city. Hence, bike lanes are vital for providing choice and access in a city that is rapidly growing. Removing this choice will force more vehicles onto the road, and force cyclists into unsafe situations. We should be expanding and improving our bike network, not taking it away. Bill 211 is regressive and harmful to the city. I strongly oppose Doug Ford’s anti-cyclist stance.