I am strongly unsupportive…

I am strongly unsupportive of removing the bike lanes noted in this absurd Bill. I live and work along these bike corridors. Until the bike lanes were installed, I used transit to commute. However, once the bike lanes were installed, I began using my bike to commute along Bloor and then up Yonge to my office. As a young mother, I used to put my kids in the trailer and bike them to daycare and pre-school. Now, I'm a steadfast biker along the Bloor/Danforth corridor, often racking up the Strava Legend status - meaning I use certain segments of the lanes more than any other person in the city on that app. Commuting using active transportation has led to positive lifestyle changes. Not only to I amass more than 2,000km of commuting distance, the ride gives me a chance to clear my head, get exercise and save money relative to the subway or driving. Moreover, the lanes were instrumental in me taking up a lifelong cycling hobby - I now participate in charity rides for cancer and have found friendships and community through biking. In 2024, I put 3,300+ kms on my bike. That total was 0 before the bike lanes existed.

The bike lanes have been integral to my safety and quality of life living in downtown Toronto. Decisions about where to put bike lanes are hyperlocal and this seems like a ridiculous, politicized Bill aimed at antagonizing Torontonians. It's also deeply inconsistent with the densification and housing accessibility priorities of the City.

I implore you to strike down this Bill and seriously question the motivations of those who proposed it in the first place.