The bike lanes on Bloor…

The bike lanes on Bloor Street and University Avenue have changed my life and made the city safer for me to live and work in. I am a 44 year old midwife and have been cycling since I moved downtown in 2004. As a midwife, I cannot plan my working hours, and need to make it to people’s homes, the hospital, or the Toronto Birth Centre quickly and at all hours of the day and night. Separated bike lanes makes cycling an option for me, saving me from the stress of driving and adding further congestion to busy streets. Toronto is becoming increasingly cost-prohibitive and stressful. Please protect our bike lanes to ensure the city remains livable for all of us, respecting the diversity of Toronto residents’ needs. Cycling is my main form of transport - for work, for groceries, for health appts, and for going out to meet friends. If we lose bike lanes, working here becomes unmanageable for me and you can add my name to the list of Toronto midwives who’ve left in search of better work life balance elsewhere.