Removing the bike lane from…

Removing the bike lane from key city streets is a mistake that will impact civilians who utilize bikes as their main transportation, the climate, and drivers. Intuitively, it may seem like reverting bike lanes into a car lane would decrease traffic, however doing so, would encourage more folks to utilize cars to head downtown rather than use bikes and public transport which is known to be better for the environment. It is 2024, and removing a bike lane is backward. What makes Montreal's city so vibrant and beautiful is its incorporation of bike lanes, parks and greeneries, I often admire the beauty of seeing people versus cars. Allow Toronto to be the epicentre for green and sustainable living, and therefore, a point of influence for other mega-cities worldwide. Cars are not sustainable, building roads/highways and removing bike lanes to allow more cars on the road is backwards and does not consider the long-term impacts on civilians in our city. I plead that the government review the long-term costs of enacting this bill and consider how these bike lanes and biking in the city be made safer and the programming be revitalized to encourage health, saving, and sustainability in our city.