As a Toronto resident who…

As a Toronto resident who cannot drive due to a disability, the provincial government has not made transit accessible or safe. Instead, we have culture war crusades against bike lanes, that make pedestrians and bikers feel like second class citizens and that our safety does not matter.

I urge the provincial government to reconsider Bill 212.

Ontarians have known for decades that increasing car lanes both on and off highways is not a sustainable solution for people driving cars. I’ve even heard people suggest that sidewalks took up too much space between roads and buildings, which is quite frankly, insulting to people in Ontario who walk, use mobility devices, push strollers with children, walk their dogs, among other activities that we should be considered when discussing bike and car lane infrastructure.

This also sets a bad precedent for the rest of Ontario. Smaller cities and towns who benefit from bike lanes that currently exist or who are considering them in the future to alleviate traffic. With this bill, they will no longer have that opportunity.

Bike lanes help keep up safer by ensuring there’s designated space for people to cycle. Clearly, man drivers are hostile towards cyclists. How is forcing them back parallel to car lanes any safer?

Enough is enough.