As a young student coming…

As a young student coming from a middle-class family, I think the government of Ontario should not move forward with their project of removing the main bike lanes of central Toronto. It is a question of budget and inefficiency of your plan.

I consider bike infrastructure the best way to commute over relatively long distances. With the higher cost of housing, of food prices and even of College education, I think that the demand for safe and high quality bike lanes will continue increasing. Some research provided to justify the removal of bike lanes said that they were barely being used. I don't think this information is true, a lot of people use the Yonge Street and University Avenue bike lanes.

I think the whole idea of removing bike lanes for cars will cost Ontario more in the long run, more cars will create induced demand which will lead to even more traffic congestion then there already is. As we see with suburbs, more car lanes does not reduce transportation time!

In conclusion, I would like to say that I am against the removal of the Yonge St. and University Av. bike lanes because it will damage people's wallets and will increase comuting times for people who live in the city!