RE: Bill 212 - Reducing…

RE: Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024
I live in Downtown Toronto and I own a car. I completely disagree with this proposal.

(1) Bike lanes reduce gridlock by allowing people to safely bike in their city instead of causing more gridlock by driving.

(2) !I think the province should stop trying to control Cities so much and leave cities to decide how to best move traffic within the City.

(3) The province should provide more funding for public transit for within and between cities. Public transit should be integrated. I shouldn't be able to take multiple forms of public transit to get to any desitnation with multiple service providers. Just provide one integrated system. Take a look at how Switzerland does it.

(4) The provincial government should implement more taxes for drivers to discourage driving and they should allow Cities to restrict the number of cars within a city, for example: In Zurich a car can't enter the city limits until another car leaves. Gas taxes should also be increased.

I should not have any reason to own a car. I live right downtown in a walkable neighbourhood. I can walk to Union Station. But the reality is that it's still faster to drive between subway stations than to take the TTC -- It should be the other way around!

In summary, more initiatives to discourage drivers and make public transit & bicycling more enjoyable, faster and less expensive is what will reduce gridlock in our Cities.