I would like to start this…

I would like to start this comment off by stating I don’t typically get involved in politics, I have in the last 3-4 months and what I’ve started to learn is alarming. Some of things happening with in Ottawa, my own back yard city, is extremely alarming and the more I involve myself, the more I start to learn.

I don’t drive, I don’t ride bikes. I take the OCTranpso, Uber and walk. But in my mind, it makes absolutely no sense to remove the existing bike lanes, speaking to cyclists in my are, they’ve outlined the importance of them. A large amount of people I hear from that want to take bike lanes away, are simply doing it to better their life and commute, not the community. If we take out our own personal beliefs about what we individually want, and focus on what’s safer, more and quicker for commuters and more community friendly. I think it’s obvious that we have bike lanes and begin to expand on them, that to me makes perfect sense for what’s best for the communities and safer for individuals.

You will never beat traffic, I feel like the idea that removing these lanes are going to increase anything, is absurd. People want something to point at, which is currently bike lanes. Their attention isnt focusing on more relevant issues in the province and county. I feel like this is a step backwards in what we should be achieving and I just hope that we can stop this. For the sake of cyclists life’s and safety, we have to do better.