This bill will be a…

This bill will be a detriment to my life and those of so many I know. Protected, uninterrupted bike lines like the one on Bloor Street are the only places I feel comfortable biking in the city, where congestion and reckless driving pose a real risk to cyclists. Every time I bike on a downtown street without one I brush up against cars and fear for my safety. Allowing for safe bike commuting promotes healthy lifestyles and helps to fight climate change - something very important to me as a young Ontarian who's terrified that I will never get to have children, or that my children will inherit a dying world. To that end, paving over areas of the protected Greenbelt with Highway 413 will pose a risk to our drinking water, to endangered species, and to flood mitigation in the GTA. It is uneccessary and costly.

It is irresponsible and callous of the Ontario government to interfere in the jurisdiction of municipalities. Torontonians and our representatives vehemently oppose eliminating bike lanes, and our choices should remain ours.