I have recently begun cycling to work, as someone who does not own a car and does not have a direct transit route to my workplace. The only reason I feel safe cycling is because of designated bike lanes.
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Closing bike lanes will not help with traffic congestion. Instead it will kill cyclists, and increase motor traffic as cyclists are forced to drive cars for their own safety, as well as deterring new cyclists.
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As a student from Toronto being represented by your government, I am deeply disappointed by the lack of environmental concerns being considered in this bill.
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The proposal of the removal of the bike lanes you will not stop cyclists, you will only be killing them and allowing more room for cars to take over. There are many people that commute to work, school, to run errands, all on their bikes.
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This is the absolute dumbest proposal I have ever seen. We need more bike lanes, not less. More lanes for cars will simply encourage more cars, like in LA which has some of the worst traffic on the continent. Do not do this.
This legislation is a travesty regarding understanding of the factors to reducing traffic congestion, will result in billion dollars of spending for the province and will have deadly consequences for little to no benefit to the public at large.
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I vehemently oppose Bill 212, especially its detrimental impact on bike lanes. This legislation is not only poorly grounded in data but also represents a misguided use of taxpayer money.
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This is absolutely horrifying. With the amount of cyclists lives we see lost every year in toronto it boggles my mind that anyone would think about taking away the precautions we have in place that help prevent accidents and make it easier for cyclists to get around the city.
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I oppose Bill 212.
Adding restrictions to cycle lanes will only cause additional traffic congestion. Active transportation is the solution to the congestion problem and needs to be supported.
The environmental guidelines should not be bypassed for any project including highways.
This is a joke.
New roads don't get the people of Ontario anywhere.
We need public transit and a commitment to build MORE bike lanes and pedestrian areas, not fewer.
We need better planning that makes all necessities of living accessible and available within a short distance.
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City planning strategies that seek to make car use more convenient has a historical pattern of increasing the overall number of vehicles in lock step.
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Dear Dough,
Your highway tunnel proposal is soooo dumb. Your bike lane reduction bill is backwards thinking and will have a negative effect on cyclists and motorists.
If you really want to make our streets more efficient - and safer - you can. require that there are bike lanes everywhere - and that they are separated by curbs from both pedestrians and cars.
We need bike lanes on all roads, including rural roads.
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The existence of bike lanes and trains has a huge impact on the accessibility of Toronto and Ontario more broadly. With more Go transit options, including holidays and weekends, a car wouldn't be necessary for me to get in and out of the city.
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It's a well-known fact that getting people out of their cars and transporting them by other means reduces traffic. Getting rid of bike lanes, especially in dense urban cores will do nothing but endanger people's lives who still bike and congest the roads more through increased traffic.
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I can appreciate we need highways to efficiently move people and goods around the province but we also need to be mindful of our environment. Exempting any projects from a full environmental assessment is both reckless and short sighted.
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To whom it may concern,
I write to express my deep concern about the proposal to review and potentially remove bike lanes in Ontario and to urge you to abandon this short-sighted and highly damaging proposal.
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With regards to bike lanes, please leave this within the jurisdiction of municipalities - they have elected leaders that can carry out the wishes of the population. Stepping into their jurisdiction, and endangering lives by trying to prevent or remove some bike lanes is overreaching.
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