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This is a massive overreach. Your summary even agrees when it says "The Government of Ontario Recognizes the need to build priority highways faster as our province grows" Keyword there is "highways." These are not highways and the Province has no conventional authority to dictate what happens on municipal streets/ROWs. This is a municipal matter, a local matter that the Province should respect local decision making on. The last mayoral election turned in part on this issue and one could argue that the voters supported bike lanes.
I am not a big cyclist, I do not use the downtown bike lanes, I am more of a driver and/or transit user - however these bike lanes add to safety for cyclists AND FOR DRIVERS. They did not reduce traffic volumes as they took up a lane of parking which frankly we need less of to encourage transit use. Without bike lanes any cyclist basically takes up a lane anyways as drivers have to go around them. The corridors you have announced removal on are all served by subways in all directions.
The model split the premier referred to of 70% drivers may be true for Toronto overall but not in these locations. Publicly available traffic studies for development applications in the area put driver use at 17% and cyclists at 18% (see 320, 328, 332 Bloor St W application) - and transit users at 38%!!
If you want to manage car traffic effectively from a Provincial standpoint - implement a downtown congestion charge. That will reduce car traffic at peak times if priced dynamically, increase transit use and raise some revenue that can be applied to building transit.
Please rescind this legislation.
Soumis le 4 novembre 2024 4:53 PM
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Projets de loi 212 – Loi de 2024 sur le désengorgement du réseau routier et le gain de temps - Cadre en matière de pistes cyclables nécessitant le retrait d’une voie de circulation.
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