As a resident of Toronto, I…

As a resident of Toronto, I use the bike lanes on Richmond and Adelaide almost every day. The barriers provide a lot of safety for me. I have biked in the city for almost 30 years and I love the bike lanes. They make a huge difference. I am also a car owner and I appreciate the barrier between cars and bikers. It just makes sense.

I know many people who have started biking solely because there are bike lanes available. There are too many people in Toronto for everyone to be driving their own car. One less car on the road benefits all drivers.

Also from a cost perspective spending millions building bike lanes, just to spend millions removing bike lanes is completely inefficient and stupid. Bike lanes save lives and benefit drivers, not the reverse.