As a nurse, avid traveller,…

As a nurse, avid traveller, and overall human I can't stress the importance enough of having bike lanes in the city. Look to Copenhangen, Paris and even Montreal to see how bike lanes have improved circulation in a city, and I would even bet, decreased hospitalizations as a result of bike injuries. To go backwards and remove bike lanes is short sighted. The proposed removal of bike lanes along Bloor, University and Yonge is the wrong move. Cyclists will continue to ride those streets regardless, leading to unsafe commutes for cyclists and drivers alike. Culture change takes time, and if the city continues to ADD more lanes, more opportunities for people to access bikes quickly (Bixi bikes) slowly more people will ride, but the roads need to be SAFER to do that. If you want to reduce congestion, look to others as inspiration. I do not support this bill.

My question here is: does it even matter what the public thinks? Or will this continue regardless of many who will disagree with it?