Bike lanes throughout…

Bike lanes throughout Toronto have exponentially improved my life. When I first moved to the city in 2011, commuting to work by bike felt like I could die any day from a collision. Now I can easily and smoothly commute almost door to door by bike lane! Cycling travel is not to blame for traffic congestion, underinvested public transit infrastructure is.

Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario Professional Planners Institute, Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, and Ontario Traffic Council have all come out against Bill 212. So has Mayor Olivia Chow and Toronto City Council.

The nearly $50 million dollars estimated to rip out cycling infrastructure in Toronto alone is an outrageous misuse of public funds. This should be obvious. Safe and connected bikeways encourage healthy physical activity, exploring neighbourhoods, and offer a way to get around that is tourist friendly. It is embarrassing how politically charged biking is in North America. It makes us look like totally out of touch fools compared to European and Asian countries. Mass transit and cycling infrastructure are the default elsewhere. Make it make sense.