As a new immigrant to Canada…

As a new immigrant to Canada, I cannot afford a car, I have to work hard to pay for rent and food. After being late a couple of times due to the TTC subway and bus delays, I was introduced to Shared City Bike by my colleagues who work in the City.

Cycling in the City of Toronto changed my life. I used the bike lane to go to work on time, to get to my grocery store without paying for Transit which is not on time, to go to City Parks to play sports, to meet friends and build new social circles.

I even bike in the winter, even though the snow is piling up on the bike lane to go to work, while those people who can afford uber, or Privileged to drive a car passing me with a dust of wind.

Cycling lane is important for the City of Toronto, it is not just a transportation infrastructure for millions of cyclist to go to places safe and on time, it is also a Social Infrastructure that provide opportunities for younger generations, new immigrant, less advantageous group who cannot afford a car like me to go to work on time, to save money for food and shelter, to meet friends without spending additional money on transit.

It is short sighted and narrowed minded for the provincial government to remove bike lane, with the intent to win votes from the privileged suburb group. Cycling, as an established culture in Toronto, should be a model / pioneer, that show cases the possibilities of active transit for the suburb dwellers.

Dear Provincial Premier, please fix your mistake and apologize to the people in Toronto by cycling down to City hall from Queens Park with our City Mayor Olivia Chow. (use the shared city bike please you don't need a new bike)