[Authentic_City]

^A loading zone is for unloading and loading passengers -- not waiting 15 minutes for appointments. When I drive my elderly mother to the hospital I simply let her off at the door and park the car in a pay lot nearby, or on the street a few blocks away. It would be nice to have convenient, cheap on-street parking at the front door, but the loss of a half dozen spaces is not a huge trade-off for safer cycling infrastructure.

Not sure how you could reach the conclusion that William would be safer for cycling or less busy than McDermot? That's not been my experience in this area at all.

Winnipeg is not the only city trying to balance the need for safe cycling infrastructure with the desire for cheap, convenient parking. In May of this year, there was a similar debate when 75 parking spots were eliminated on 10th Ave near Vancouver General for a bike lane. You can't please everyone.