I am extremely upset about…

I am extremely upset about the proposals to remove bike lanes. I rely on biking as my main mode of transportation in the city, and bike daily to do errands, grocery shop, go to farmer's markets, shop downtown, Kensington, Bloor, St. Lawrence Market, Canadian Tire, Eaton Centre, or salon, spa, dr. and dentist appointments along Yonge, near St. Clair and Davisville. As well bike to dinner and lunch meetups with friends at least once a week. I find it's much faster than driving, and the addition of the University, Bloor and Yonge bike lines has encouraged me to ride more frequently as the bike lanes provide safer and more direct access to get around the city.

It's not the bike lanes that are causing congestion in the city. It' s all the construction and closed roads. I bike on University at least twice a week and traffic is usually moving smoothly. The more frequent cause of traffic backup is when cars 'block the box" I see this happen daily, and even though fines have increased for this infraction, I have not once seen anyone be reprimanded for stopping in the middle of the intersections, and blocking traffic. This happens all the time on University

Removing bike lanes will mean more cars will be on the road.If it's not safe to bike, or if there is no bike lane, I will have no other choice but to take UBER, which defeats the purpose of removing bike lanes

Toronto is finally more accessible, and I was extremely pleased when the bike lane network expanded, making it easier, faster and more safe to navigate the downtown area

Please do not remove the bike lane on University Avenue, or Bloor st from Dovercourt to the Danforth

Regards,
Jessie