I am a medical student…

I am a medical student living in downtown Toronto. I ride my bike to and from the hospital each morning and can do so safely because of the protected bike lanes on university and elsewhere in the city.

Removing the bike lane on university forces me to occupy a lane of traffic on my commute and endangers my life on my way to and from the hospital. Requiring provincial approval for the city of Toronto to modify bike lanes on their own streets is the definition of adding red tape.

Bike lanes enable people to get around the city quickly and safely, and increased bike utilization reduces the number of vehicles on the road downtown. Please reconsider this decision and allow municipal governments to make their own decisions around urban planning without all of this red tape from the provincial government.