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The additional bureaucracy and bigger government proposed here is baffling. Leave municipal decisions to municipalities and start fixing real problems like healthcare, mass transit, and cost of living.
Bike lanes serve to reduce the number of vehicles on the road by providing a safe alternative to driving. Removing bike lanes will only serve to increase traffic as cyclists return to cars (such as myself) and cyclists will now block an entire lane of traffic without a dedicated lane regardless. There will be no reason not to ride down core streets and block traffic if there isn't a better, safer option with a dedicated bike lane.
If reducing traffic congestion were a real concern, solutions to get people out of cars and into denser forms of transportation would be the priority. Instead, the province's Metrolinx project are languishing.
If emergency vehicle response times were a real concern, then there are simpler measures such as removing parking around intersections and clamping down on fraudulent handicapped permit usage that would lead to real results.
Submitted November 1, 2024 12:01 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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