Hello, As a lifelong Toronto…

Hello,

As a lifelong Toronto resident, I would like to remind Doug Ford that he is the Premier of Ontario, not the mayor of Toronto. Proposals like Bill 212 which directly impact the daily lives of Torontonians should not be imposed by someone who has never used a bike lane. I oppose removal of the bike lanes for the following reasons:

We know Doug doesn't care about facts or numbers, but separated bike lanes save lives, get more people out cycling and increase sales in business districts. They can even improve safety for drivers and pedestrians. Please see attached URL

It also makes absolutely no sense to give more lanes of traffic to major thoroughfares that already have an existing subway line directly under (Bloor and University).

Perhaps before Doug decides to use our taxpayer dollars to rip up the lanes, he could use actual data to make decisions. Places like Portland will utilize bike counter programs (volunteer-powered effort, coordinated by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)), that gathers valuable data about biking in Portland—who is biking, where, and how it’s changing over time. Please see attached URL.

If no one uses the bike lanes, sure, make a decision. But don't waste my taxpayer dollars to remove essential bike lanes that I used daily to get to my job in a hospital (where I am also underpaid, but that is another story). Thank you.