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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.

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Hello, I would like to express my support for bill 212. It is unfortunate that provincial government need to intervene into city of Toronto affairs, but I do not see the common sense approach anymore when it comes to Toronto City Council. Read more

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No one has asked for this and the cost of ripping out bike lanes should be a barrier to doing so. There are better ways to spend taxpayer money than this. Like the cost of canceling the beer store contract, this idea is an incredible waste of taxpayer funds.

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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.

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More Efficient Use of Road Space: Bikes require significantly less space than cars, so bike lanes allow more people to travel on the same road without contributing to traffic jams. Fewer cars on the road often lead to fewer traffic bottlenecks. Read more

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This bill is clearly aimed to blame the congestion and the ongoing traffic challenges within Toronto on cyclists and bike lanes. The Ontario government is looking for easy, populist "solutions" to ease traffic within the city while clearly ignoring the available, scientific evidence. Read more

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As someone who lives downtown and doesn’t personally cycle, I firmly disagree with the proposal to remove bike lanes. It’s a waste of funds as well as an inefficient method for reducing gridlock.

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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.

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Bill 212 is simply not going to improve traffic flow. Especially not in the downtown core of the City of Toronto. The beliefs that support it are also inaccurate and do not reflect the reality of urban traffic flow. I have outlined my reasoning with evidence to support it below. Read more

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I take the Bloor bike lane every day and there is a significant volume of bikes going through. I, like them, will have to start going on the road which will increase traffic and make it less safe for bikes. Read more

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I think 100% of Ontario residents are in favour of reducing gridlock and reducing time in transit... but I think it is really important that we look for forward thinking ways to achieve this based on data and best practices from other cities around the world that have had success. Read more

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I'm a homeowner, motorist, cyclist and father in the affected area. I use the bike lanes to get to work on a daily basis, and I use them to transport my children. They are FAR more safe and effective than any other form of transportation available to me. Read more

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If the government took a second to look up induced demand they would know that adding more car lanes will lead to.. more cars and hence more traffic leading to more congestion down the line. Where will all those cars park? Read more

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How can our fair city promote safety when (I can't tell you HOW MANY TIMES) we've had an elderly friend in our car, sitting at full stop, southbound or northbound on Yonge St, while fire trucks and ambulances vainly tried to access a building in the opposite lane? Read more

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This is a horrific idea, one that will get people injured and killed. Unfathomably irresponsible. Beyond the obvious safety issues, in the middle of a climate crisis, we need to actively discourage polluting vehicles: bicycles and mass transit need to be the priority, not more people in cars. Read more

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Yeah why do we have to get rid of much needed infrastructure, the removal of which goes against any city planners recommendation and the data. Cause Dougy doesn't want a bike line? I know you're all bunch of car centric lobbyists but can you keep your gruby hands off of my hood. Please, thanks

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How to fix gridlock - cheeper more comprehensive public transportation eg. Busses and trains - cheeper more rent controled places to live in bigger city's so that people are not driving into the city at all!!! Read more

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