Hello, Bill 212 put lives of…

Hello,

Bill 212 put lives of Ontarians (including kids, people with disabilities, elderly people, pedestrians) in danger of being hit, seriously injured or killed by cars.

Bill 212 goes against any initiatives taken by major cities in developed countries towards making our cities more resilient against climate change. Major cities like Montreal, New York, Paris, etc are investing and rapidely expending their protected bike lanes and related infrastructure. Bill 212 is doing the opposite.

Bill 212 ignores the fact that Toronto population is expoding and that we can't afford one car per person (the majority of people driving in Toronto are alone in their car).

Protected bike lanes save lives. They help reduce air and noise pollution. They make street safer for all users, including car drivers. They provide affordable/free transportation for all. They improve our population heatlh by making pwople exercise more. They are consitant with Toronto sustainability targets (net zero). Protected bike lanes are WAY cheaper and faster to implement compared with new TTC lines (even if they are also required).

With a fast growing population cities need to quickly improve and expend safe infrastructure for bikes along wit public transport, not reduce them!

Keep our bike lanes. Make existing ones protected. And please, extend the cycling network. This is win win solution for all.

Thank you.