I recently took my 5 year…

I recently took my 5 year old for a bike ride and we used the Bloor bike lane to get to the ROM for an afternoon. She loved it, I could see it opened up her mind for what is possible for getting around Toronto and I felt safe following her on the route. Please don't take this away. My niece has to take a sidewalk for part of her bike to school and has caused many near misses with angry pedestrians. Cyclists need a safe arterial connection through the city and should not be provided circuitous routes that are longer than direct ones. Removal of bike lanes may inadvertently result in bike users using sidewalks impacting all pedestrians, including people with disabilities.