I am writing to voice my…

I am writing to voice my opposition to Bill 212, which proposes removing bike lanes across Toronto (some of these were just installed as a welcome addition in the past year or so.) The bike lanes have encouraged cyclists, reducing the number of drivers. I have been able to take bike share bikes downtown in less time than it takes to drive or take the subway. They keep nervous cyclists on the road, and make me, as a parent, feel safer about my son biking to school. Ripping out this valuable infrastructure is a waste of money and will disrupt traffic even more.

I am also a driver, and I know that when I drive on these main roads in Toronto that now have bike lanes, I feel safer and more secure, knowing that we all have a lane. Driving is safer without lanes appearing and disappearing with parked cars, as they do on roads like mt. Pleasant. It should also be noted that main arteries without bike lanes are just as congested every morning. The answer is not less bike lanes but more. And better public transit, not more lanes. Please stop undoing the good done in this city.