Dear Minister Sarkaria ET al…

Dear Minister Sarkaria ET al, I am a voter living in the West end of Toronto. I travel predominately by foot, on the TTC and by car. I rarely use bike lanes. Nonetheless, it is clear to me that bike lanes make our cities safer, more efficient and more pleasant. I prefer traveling on streets with bike lanes, no matter my mode of transportation.

Forcing a city that did not elect you to remove bike lanes against the will of its citizens is undemocratic. It will lead to fewer people cycling, more cars, slower traffic and, ultimately, deaths due to unsafe infrastructure.

Further, the portions of this bill focused on highway 413 are unnecessary. We have environmental reviews and rights associated with expropriation for a reason.

This bill should be withdrawn in its entirety.