I strongly oppose Bill 212…

I strongly oppose Bill 212. I bike to work 2-3 times per week (on the Bloor and Young lanes) and also bike as a volunteer delivery rider for the Toronto Bike Brigade 1-2 times per week (all over the city). Thus, multiple times a week, whether I am biking with my laptop bag or my bike trailer full of foodbank packages, I rely on bike lanes to get me where I am going, and home again, safely. Researchers and physicians oppose this Bill because they know that bike lanes help reduce preventable deaths on the road. And broader global research shows that bike lanes actually reduce congestion (and emissions) AND they are a boon to small businesses (which is why you will find many Toronto BIAs support the bike lanes). We should be crafting policy that incentivizes citizens to use bikes and transit to get around - THAT is what will aid congestion.