This is ridiculous and stupid. Bike lanes REDUCE TRAFFIC. Bikes are slower than cars, so if you remove bike lanes and force bikes into car lanes, traffic slows down!
Why are we spending money on this ridiculous overreach instead of underfunded health care?
Read more
This bill is most likely a total waste of time.
Bikes compared to cars are:
1. Cheaper to purchase
2. Encourage a more active lifestyle, meaning widespread use will aid in reducing the load on our health care system.
Read more
Taking away the bike lanes will result myself and my colleagues not feeling safe enough to bike to work meaning increased cars on the road which will worsen congestion. Let us keep our bike lanes
I would like to address the ongoing issue with the bike lanes on Yonge Street between Bloor and St. Clair. While the intention behind these lanes is commendable, the current setup has resulted in significant challenges that are impacting the flow of traffic and overall accessibility.
Read more
Businesses along streets with bike lanes make more money. Emergency services can travel down streets with bike lanes faster, because in a pinch, cars can squeeze into a bike lane for an ambulance. Removing bike lanes is bad for business, bad for safety, and bad for ontario.
Please read any study on induced demand. More lanes always inevitably leads to more traffic and congestion. Every time it’s been studied. Similarly, every study ever written on bike lanes shows they reduce congestion.
Read more
Don't remove bike lanes, add more bike lanes! Fix traffic by fixing a car-centric city by investing in public transit, adding more bike paths. Ensure bike safety by having dedicated bike lanes that don't just suddenly stop or force bikers to go on high traffic main roads
Hello! I am an Ontario resident residing in Kingston.
I wish to comment on the proposed Bill 212, the “Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act.”
Read more
This bill is completely wrong-headed and contrary to all evidence. Consider the following:
- bicycle lanes reduce congestion, as they replace some vehicle traffic (which takes up a full car space) with a bicycle (which is smaller - you can check if you are not sure about this)
Read more
Poor urban planning has resulted in Toronto’s congestion reaching the point it is at now. It is certainly not a solution to stop municipalities from building bike plans, or god forbid, remove them.
Read more
This bill is a total waste of energy and resources. Bike lanes that are separated from car lanes REDUCE gridlock by getting people out of their cars.
Read more
The province should not be adding red tape and telling city governments how to manage their streets. The province should focus on highways and transit in order to ensure good regional links and transport between cities, not streets in one municipality. I
Read more
I don’t live in Toronto but it seems like an absurd idea to rip up bike lanes that provide safety to cyclists and keep the city moving for those that can’t afford cars. Better to get rid of street parking rather than existing bike lanes.
Read more
This is a poorly thought out idea that is only meant to be a visible action by a politician, there is no good outcome here and this is the opposite of what research would suggest be done.
I am a 26 year old Toronto resident who regularly bikes to work. I am deeply disturbed by Premier Ford’s proposal to remove bike lanes on 3 major Toronto streets, with zero plan of how bikers are supposed to navigate the city otherwise.
Read more
While the Province of Ontario has the right to legislate municipalities under the Constitution Act, 1982; I'd caution the province that, if the policy is to micromanage local affairs from Queen's Park, then, perhaps, maybe, I'd be less likely to lend a sympathetic ear when the Federal Government eng
Read more
I ride my bike regularly in lieu of driving within Toronto. If the bike lanes are removed, I WILL ride my bike in a safe manner which means taking up the entire space in a lane. Drivers will literally have to slow down behind me and wait for an opening to change lanes to go around me.
Read more
Stay out of Toronto’s business. Bike lanes are good for the city and there is no proof that shows they increase gridlock. Maybe look into on street parking instead. There are plenty of other issues that cause gridlock like construction and street closure.
Read more
View the comments this notice received through the registry. You can either download them all or search and sort below.
Some comments will not be posted online. Learn more about the comment status and our comment and privacy policies.
Download comments
Bill 212 is terrible for the…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105009
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
This is ridiculous and…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105010
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
This bill is most likely a…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105011
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Taking away the bike lanes…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105012
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I would like to address the…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105013
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Businesses along streets…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105014
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Please read any study on…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105015
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Bike lanes should be saved…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105016
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Don't remove bike lanes, add…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105017
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Hello! I am an Ontario…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105018
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
This bill is completely…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105019
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Poor urban planning has…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105020
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
This bill is a total waste…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105021
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
The province should not be…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105022
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I don’t live in Toronto but…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105023
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
This is a poorly thought out…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105024
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I am a 26 year old Toronto…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105025
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
While the Province of…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105026
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
I ride my bike regularly in…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105027
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions
Stay out of Toronto’s…
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
Comment ID
105029
Commenting on behalf of
Comment status
Related actions