I strongly oppose Bill 212…

I strongly oppose Bill 212 to remove some existing bike lanes and slow down the progress of creating a well thought out bicycle network around the City of Toronto.

On a daily basis I make a decision which transportation method to use, whether to walk, bike, drive or take transit. Unfortunately, taking public transit specifically street cars in down town is often just a bit faster than walking. Therefore, if you need to get somewhere reasonably fast you can only consider to bike or to drive. Wherever there is a safe bike lane I cycle and where there isn't one I have no choice but to drive.

By removing bike lanes there will only be one transportation option: to drive. Forcing everyone to drive will quickly choke up the city with impermeable grid lock where everyone is stuck in cars with no other alternative.

This is the situation now, but it's reasonable to expect the population density doubling and even tripling in the near future at least in down town. Therefore not surprising that almost every other major city around the world is relying on cycling as one of the major modes of transportation.

In conclusion, cycling is a fast, reliable, cheap, and, healthy method of getting around the city while using only about a 1 meter wide lane.