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From my experience as a pedestrian, cyclist, public transit user, and driver; removing the bike lanes will make commuting worse for most groups, and perhaps have no effect on on driving.
Cyclists will be injured and killed more frequently from being hit or doored, or purposely tapped by drivers (which I see on most main arteries without bike lanes).
Pedestrians will be dealing with more bikes and delivery motorbikes using sidewalks.
Cars will also find they are still mostly limited to one lane, as more cars will be on the road, illegally stopping and parking in the 'extra lane', especially as some cyclists will be using Ubers even if they don't drive themselves. Construction and delivery vehicles won't bother trying to find side streets or laneways and will absolutely take the tickets for illegally stopping instead of relocating.
Public transit users will see busier commutes, with more delivery cyclists and motorbikes trying to get their bikes onto the subways, as it will be faster than biking with this change.
The removal of bike lanes will not help anyone, even Doug Ford, but it will kill a few more cyclists and elderly pedestrians each year.
Submitted November 1, 2024 8:52 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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