“It just makes so much sense to bring the parking back into the park. It’s very difficult to make the long track into the park with my limited mobility for other seniors like me for persons with disabilities and parking on side street is an extraordinary inconvenience to the neighborhood. Please bring back the parking into the park, please.”

“Families and seniors need access to park for sport. Many leagues depend on access to facilitate safe drop offs and pickups while transporting kids and equipment.”

“My family and myself have been visiting High Park for the last 25 years. Over two decades now we have had many family picnics there, played tennis, skated, swam, hiked, skated on the pond etc... Many of those activities would not have been possible without the ability to drive there, park the car and venture further to do our activities. Unless one lives very close by accessing the park without the ability to drive to it (finding parking in the area with the number of so many new condos in the vicinity is next to impossinble as I recently discovered myself). As a resident of Toronto of many years and as taxpayers, I think voices of people like myself should also be considered before the Mayor and the City Council decide on making High Park inaccessible for many permanently.”

“I’ve been a long to High Park goer, on large part for my runs. I have found the lack of cars has actually made the park more dangerous for runners, cyclists and pedestrians. It may be counterintuitive but with cars around everyone was required to be more aware of their surroundings, now people cross without looking both ways while cyclists and runners aren’t sure which lane they each belong in. All of this leads to constant confusion and a more unpredictable environment.”

“Both my wife and daughter have long-term illnessess that causes debilitating fatigue. They are limited ti where they can go especially long distances so it has always been a highlight to go to High Park with them. If you close the park to vehicle access, we would not be able to visit the park.”

“I bike through High Park on a regular basis. I own a bike shop, and I can't tell you how frustrating it is when people are walking everywhere on the roads and I can't use the bike lanes. It's weird to say but it was actually better when there was cars people would stay off the roads and walk on the sidewalk.”

“The prevention of motor vehicles access into the largest park area in Toronto defies community logic. As a 25+ year resident in Roncesvalles village, I have used car, bike, and walking to access the park. There are simply times and places that cars are needed, especially with the aging population of those wishing to enjoy the fruits of this 400 acre gem…”