Bike lanes are public…

Bike lanes are public infrastructure that save lives by limiting car/pedestrian/cyclist interactions. As a home owner in Toronto, I want diverse, safe transit alternatives to driving. Bill 212 will not save my family and I any time. It will cost us time and money -- both the taxes that we have already paid to install bike lane infrastructure, but also the ever-increasing cost of parking and lost time sitting in traffic (Dundas West has no bike lanes and still suffers from congestion). I want more bike lanes, not more car congestion and exhaust emissions in my neighbourhood. If cars are unable to move quickly alongside a world-class public transit system, perhaps funding public transit would help accelerate people's commute times? I live on Bloor Street and will be directly impacted by this decision. It is for these reasons that I strongly oppose bill 212.