Not only is this a gross over reach of provincial power (coming from a supposed party of “small government”), it is a bill that is based on nothing. The data supports the need for bike lanes. Why is the Ford government refusing to believe hard facts?
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The City of Toronto insisting on forcing these under utilized bike lanes is artificially creating traffic congestion. The problem isn't that there's more cars now than 10-15 years ago; the issue is that the city planners are anti car.
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This policy is bad for Ontario.
Gridlock is not solved by turning cyclists into additional motorists.
Gridlock is not solved by moving cyclists from dedicated lanes into live traffic.
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"The Schedule enacts the Highway 413 Act, 2024. Section 2 of the Act provides an exemption from the Environmental Assessment Act for enterprises, activities, proposals, plans and programs for or related to Highway 413, including the Highway 413 Project and the Highway 413 early works projects."
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Bike lanes are an essential alternative to car travel, and their continued expansion improves commutes for both car and bike travelers. Removal of bike lanes is an unnecessary expense, and an excessive provincial overreach. Stay in your lane.
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This is unacceptable. NO bike lanes should be removed to compensate for traffic. Bicycles reduce CO2 in our air, lower the rate of climate change, provide exercise and access to the outdoors and provide an inexpensive means of transportation for our most vulnerable.
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My children use bike lanes to get to and from school. I will consider any decision to remove those lanes as a purposeful attack on my children’s safety and will respond accordingly.
I am privileged to live in an area on downtown Toronto where cycling, walking, public transit and driving are all viable options, and I find myself constantly negotiating between these modes of transportation. Small incentives to opt for one over the other makes a big difference.
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Setting aside the massive, undemocratic overreach by the province - as a driver, cyclist, and pedestrian in Toronto, the thing we need most for ALL of us is fewer cars on the road. We need it for the environment, for safety, and for general ease and quality of life in our city.
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I use the bike lane everyday and it’s great for the environment. We should be building more of them. Please do not destroy bike lanes. Let the Toronto municipal government decide Toronto related matters. Thanks.
As a resident of Toronto who enjoys cycling, including for basic errands like grocery shopping, the recent proposals by the Premier of Ontario to require provincial approval for new bike lanes, and especially the additional suggestion that the existing bike lanes on Bloor and Yonge Streets should be
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How do you propose the need for approval for bike lanes, to which the provincial government can reject, is going to lessen the number of cars on the road? The number of cars and gridlock does not decrease when a city is made less cycle-friendly. These increase.
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What at utterly stupid, idiotic culture war-mongering bill. Countless studies repeatedly prove that bike lanes improve traffic by removing cars from the road, and support businesses with increased foot traffic.
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this proposal will cost many people their lives and put more cyclists in the same lane as vehicles, increasing gridlock even more. Keep the bike lanes!
The proposed legislation is misguided, unlikely to "solve" congestion in urban centers, and most importantly, fuels the car vs bike culture war and endangers cyclists both in terms of physical infrastructure and attitudes from drivers.
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This proposal is dangerous for commuters, creating unsafe conditions for alternative transport, and dangerous for the rights it seeks to establish at the provincial level over municipal concerns. Moreover, it solves nothing.
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As a suburban driver who does not cycle. I fully support cycling lanes both in Toronto and in the rest of Ontario. Premier Ford's dedication to overreach his common sense powers for personal vendettas, in this case against the commute he experienced, is downright unprofessional.
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Study after study has concluded that the only way to reduce traffic congestion is to provide viable alternatives to driving. Since the installation of bike lanes on major streets, many more Torontonians of all ages have felt safe enough to cycle on our streets.
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