As our provincial government acknowledges, connectivity across the province is vital, yet has long been hindered by inadequate development. While expanding traffic lane networks is necessary, it should be viewed as part of a comprehensive transit strategy, not a stand-alone solution.
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Removing bike lanes is not going to help congestion. Adding more lanes is not going to help congestion. We need better transit. We need more bike lanes.
I disagree with the proposal that municipalities be required to seek provincial approval to add bike lanes as it is an overstep of power. Municipalities are and should be responsible for decisions regarding traffic within their own streets.
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Save lives, not time. Removing bike lanes will just add to traffic, not remove. As a cyclist and driver, I bike so that I take up one less space on the road, reduce CO2 emissions, and easily purchase a pastry from a local store as I bike.
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This is a complete overstep of the boundaries of municipal government.
The premier is not the mayor of all ontario municipalities, and does not have the focused scope of a municipality to fully comprehend the positive or negative effects of how traffic is managed within the municipality.
Data has shown time and time again that focussing on cars is not the solution Toronto public transportation system is a complete failure thanks to the Ford government and past government that didn’t put public transportation at the forefront of their priorities.
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This is a terrible idea.
Quit wasting time on this distraction and deal with more serious problems in Healthcare and Education.
19 week vacation not long enough? If you keep putting out ideas like this, you can take the rest of the year off.
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Highways are inefficient and expensive compared to rail transport and should not be prioritized in Ontario. Furthermore, having local active transport like bike lanes be approved by provincial government is unnecessary red tape for a municipal matter.
This policy is absolutely inappropriate. The province should have no right to dictate to municipalities what they can do on their roads. Nor should they waste millions of dollars ripping up existing infrastructure.
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I am not a cyclist. I travel by car a lot in the city. It makes no sense to remove bike lanes and put all the cyclists onto the road. That will slow down traffic much more. I've driven Bloor st.
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Removing the bike lanes is ridiculous, more cars in the city is not the answer. The city should be improving biking and public transit infrastructure not doing construction to undo work already done. Toronto should not be accommodating cars anymore than the city already does.
The removal of bike lanes is idiotic. They do not take up much space and do not contribute to congestion. This policy is making Ontario a laughing stock. Plus, the money spent on removing existing infrastructure could be better spent elsewhere or even on other road/infrastructure projects.
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As a Toronto resident, I wholeheartedly believe that bike lanes are essential. They not only promote a more sustainable way to get around but also encourage people to ditch their cars, helping to reduce traffic and lower emissions.
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The province needs to stay in their own lane and let municipalities make decisions about bike lanes. We are in a climate crisis and our province needs to help its people reduce its carbon emissions and this means giving people transportation options including biking and public transit.
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I am NOT in favour of this proposal. Why is this government obsessed with prioritizing drivers over all other modes of transportation??? It makes no sense! Municipalities know their communities best when it comes to space allocation on their roadways, including arterial roads.
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My affordable option is riding a City Bikeshare 🚲 bike to work and get groceries and go to hospital appointments and banking and all my errands. It's how I shop and manage groceries. It's SAFER for cyclists with the installed bike lanes. It's a life and death and grievous accident issue.
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