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This is the stupidist biggest waste of money proposal I've ever heard of. Look around the world at great cities and best practices and they are putting in cycling infrastructure, not removing it. Not to mention these are city of Toronto roads. The province needs to stop interfering in matters that are not theirs and that they don't fully understand.
Bike lanes keep people safe and keep cars off the road. People who actually live in the city of Toronto don't all own cars and need to get around. It is the visitors who are coming in, driving through and creating the congestion. Taking out street parking is a more logical step in getting traffic moving, not taking out a lane of actual moving traffic (bikes).
These cars driving through and causing the congestion are not spending their money in the city they are passing through. It's the pedestrians and cyclists, ttc users that are stimulating the local businesses.
Cars in the downtown are elitist, polluting and contributing to the obesity epidemic.
Removing the lane that promotes a fast, free, clean and active approach is just so stupid.
Bike lanes give much more back to the economy and prevent health and environmental ill effects thus saving the province money in the long term.
The research and evidence on this is there from all over the world.
It's so frustrating that we have a premiere who wants to waste resources, not invest in the future, and take us backwards.
Submitted October 24, 2024 9:02 AM
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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
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