I support this motion…

I support this motion. University avenue is a major street where ambulances need to get to hospitals and sometimes it is reduced to 1 lane. It’s has been a traffic nightmare to get emergency and acutely ill patients to the hospitals in the downtown core (Toronto General, Princess Margaret, Sinai, Toronto Rehab, Sick Kids). Some of these hospitals are quaternary facilities (ie transplant). The effects of delayed care are an issue that hasn’t been measured since the construction of these bike lanes. However, as a clinician, precious minutes could mean the difference between a worse of life threatening outcome.

I agree with bike lanes being removed from the major arteries of the streets as cars have had a hard time accessing the downtown core and is essentially gridlocked.