Please do not get rid of any…

Please do not get rid of any bike lanes in Toronto. Internationally, this city has started to receive accolades for the way cyclists are supported. Why change that now?

I do not have a car, I go to work on my bike or on the TTC. My bike is far more reliable than the TTC at this time.

Bikes are a healthy way to travel. Cyclists are not polluting. We are getting exercise. The bike lanes take up very little space on the roads. The TTC is stressed in Toronto as it is, and traffic in this city is awful. Those problems will worsen if people like me can not bike to work and have to take the TTC or drive. And where will all those additional cars park?

Personally, I do not bike on any city streets without bike lanes, I don't feel safe. I can get to most areas of the city biking only on streets that have bike lanes. If major bike lanes are removed, many cyclists will continue to bike along those major routes, but they will have to bike in the road with the traffic. That is within our rights, but it is unsafe for cyclists. And cars will not like having bikes traveling in the traffic as we will slow them down.

The outcry over this has been enormous. Don't get rid of any of Toronto's bike lanes. Take all the money that would be used for getting rid of perfectly good bike lanes and use that money to improve transit. Or any number of city issues. Bike lanes are not an issue or a challenge for this city right now so please don't waste money on this.

If these bike lanes are removed, there will be an increase in fatalities. As prepared as politicians may be to accept that fact, I don't think they will accept it well if their family members or friends are one of them.

This is a world class city. Let's keep it that way.