This is wonderful news to a…

This is wonderful news to a Bloor Street community that has been crushed by gridlock post installation of these poorly located bike lanes. Thank you Doug Ford and the whole team for listening to members of the communities so badly impacted!

It is still mind-boggling to understand how a small group of City Councilors can unilaterally decide to install bike lanes in a community they don't live in without even a consultation or vote. In a community heavily occupied by families and elderly members where commuting by cars are a necessity, these bike lanes used SPARSLY for 4 months of the year by less than 5% of the community has been a disaster.

Finally removing these bike lanes will allow members IN THE COMMUNITY to return to normal commute times from school, work, extracurriculars without having to plan an additional 30-45 minutes to their travel times.

Bike lanes are great when planned properly on side streets - but as an avid cyclist that rides more than 2500kms a year - you can't hitch your kids hockey equipment on a bike in the winter or ride your bike with you daughter to a dance recital when its pouring rain out. Of my 2500kms of cycling this year, can safely say I've used the lanes less than 1% of the time. Those that cycle don't want to do that on a busy stop and go street like Bloor. In fact most of us would avoid Bloor and find better more scenic routes.

Thank you!!