I feel the bike lanes the…

I feel the bike lanes the cith of Toronto put in are absolutely wonderful and am begging you not to take them away. Finally I felt safe enough to ride a bike in the city. That coupled with the Bike Ride Share make me very happy.

So far I have only had the opportunity to use them a few times. If I had realized the Bloor Bike lane went as far east as it does, I would have used it more often. I have been looking forward to using the bike lane instead of my car to get down town to medical appoitments. If you take them away, I will likely continue to drive. The reason for this is time. When I have the time, sure, I'll take TTC but if I am pressed for time, I will drive. Taking a bike is almost the same amount of time as driving the car. The TTC takes at least twice as long.

So do I believe the bike lanes have the possiblity of decreasing gridlock? I sure do. I expect I am not the only one who will be driving again rather than using a bike to get downtown if you take them away.