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This is a blatant overreach and overreaction for unhappiness about a bike lane in Toronto that (1) should not apply province-wide and (2) should not be carried out by the provincial government.
Incredibly inefficient use of our tax dollars and time of our MPPs and their departments.
We need a larger push to add more transportation options other than just “car” and this regressive policy change is not what Ontario needs.
- Including those that want to drive cars to places — they want fewer cars and quicker travel times when they do drive, as do we all — the only way to accomplish that in an urban environment is to add alternate modes of
- we need comprehensive transportation networks, that allow cyclists to get around the city in a reasonable amount of time – not just in the GTA but across all cities in Ontario
here’s just 3 links for you guys to take a look at — there is a much larger body of research out there on how bike lanes actually affect traffic
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000145751930658X
- https://www.tvo.org/article/debunking-three-big-myths-about-bike-lanes
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bike-lanes-impacts-1.7358319
Submitted October 24, 2024 3:35 PM
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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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