Last year, I was biking down…

Last year, I was biking down Front St. outside Union Station during the morning rush hour, and fell off my bike fracturing my arm. Being a road without a bike lane, I was trying to avoid car and cyclist traffic by staying close to the curb, but instead hit the curb and fell onto the sidewalk. It took the fracture 8 months to heal which required multiple hospital visits and greatly impacted my ability to complete day to day activities and as a result my mental health.

I now only bike on roads with a bike lane, intentionally adding extra time to my commute and leaving streets without bike lanes just for cars. Bike lanes are essential to safety and mobility for me, as biking is my primary mode of transportation, living downtown in an area not well served by the TTC and who cannot afford a car. I encourage you to consider cyclist safety and health care costs of removing bike lanes.