I do not support Bill 212. Decision making for bike lanes needs to rest with the city. This bill means more government overreach and more representation for private interest instead of representation for the people.
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This bill is a gross overstepping of the provincial government and would give them undue power to negatively affect Ontario’s protected lands.
We do not need more highways in Ontario, we need more transit options. More trains, more public transit, more bike lanes.
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I am a Registered Professional Planner, specializing in Transportation Planning with nearly 10 years of experience working for both public and private sectors in Ontario. I, along with all of my colleagues, are absolutely opposed to the proposed changes under Bill 212, for several reasons.
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I strongly oppose Bill 212.
Schedule 3 would exempt the Highway 413 Project and associated work from the Environmental Assessment Act, cause major sections of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 to not apply, and further cause portions of the Planning Act to not apply.
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Great idea! I'm in favour of bike lanes where it is feasible. It makes sense to install them where it has a minimal impact on total traffic flows. Ideally they'd be installed where traffic lanes for cars and buses are not impacted.
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I ride my bicycle year round and require the bike lanes in order to live and move around my city. This contributes to the easing of all kinds of traffic around the city. Bike lanes allow cars to move without endangering bikes, and to go faster since they don't have to move in line behind cyclists.
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Terrible idea!! Bike lanes are a necessity for the safety of cyclist, pedestrians, and even car drivers. Not only will this create new risks for all road users, it will generally create a mess of traffic - NOT an improvement. It’s also a huge waste of the City’s time and money!
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I believe that Bill 212 is both unproductive and irresponsible. As a rural Ontario citizen (postal code N0B 1S0), I strongly oppose this bill for the following reasons:
Regarding the removal of bike lanes where a lane of traffic has been replaced with a bike lane:
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We don’t need more highways to combat traffic and long travel times. Every study on increased lanes and more highways induces demand for car travel and we end up with more traffic and longer travel times.
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I strongly oppose Bill 212.
It is an overreach of provincial powers. The province should not be wasting time and resources introducing new bureaucratic red tape that micromanages municipalities.
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Real sneaky way of dishing out contracts to your developer friends under the name of something else.
I disapprove of this act wholeheartedly and my voting will reflect that.
I am writing to express my strong opposition to Bill 212 and the Highway 413 Act, 2024. After careful consideration, it is clear that this legislation fails to address its stated goal of reducing gridlock while introducing significant risks to Ontario’s environment, economy, and public health.
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I think that the government is really focusing on the wrong things with this bill.
Part XII of the bill says that a municipality cannot create a bike lane on a highway or part of a highway unless it has been approved by the Ministry.
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I believe a proposal to re-acquire Highway 407 would be more suitable to remediating passenger vehicle traffic congestion in the short-to-medium term through Southern Ontario.
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I am concerned that this proposal lacks details including that the environmental assessment will be cancelled. I am concerned about the ability for the government to take land from people and there does not appear to be protections for Indigenous rights.
I oppose this bill and the removal of bike lanes. One of the best features and why I love living in Toronto is not having to own a car. Living near bloor and DuPont, my main method of transportation was bike and there was not a clear path to my job except the bloor bike lane.
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As a Scarborough resident who frequents downtown Toronto and North York City Centre, does not own a car (because I don't want to) and believes proteting our extremely valuable agricultural land is crucial for the province's future, I am STRONGLY opposed to bill 212.
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