Please do not remove bike…

Please do not remove bike lanes. I own a car, I take TTC, and I cycle all over the city. The bike lanes are essential to maintaining my safety as a cyclist and helping me keep cyclists safe as a driver. When I cycle, I do so to reduce my impact on the environment, reduce my contribution to motor vehicle traffic, to make my commute more enjoyable and to stay healthy when I have a busy and demanding work schedule. Cycling is good for the city and cyclists need to be kept safe, through bike lanes and other means, in order for the city and Toronto traffic to benefit from their actions Removing bike lanes puts my life at risk when I choose to cycle. It also puts me in a position where it’s better for me to drive in many cases than to cycle. Removing bike lanes puts more traffic on the road and puts more people’s lives at risk. It is bad for the city of Toronto.