The removal of bike lane is a ridiculous band aid solution that puts drivers and cyclists in danger. There are ample parking garages near the hospitals along university Avenue. Remove parking from these roads. It accommodates so few cars and can be absorbed on side streets.
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Hi, I am a student who lives in the Annex. As others such as the Annex BIA has said, please do not get rid of the bike lanes! I think that removing bike lanes will not decongest traffic as some people may decide to drive instead, creating more traffic as cars are bigger than bikes.
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I feel like this bill is a waste of resources and not based on any quantitative study. It is fundamentally biased towards car owners, which means it underrepresents the needs of lower income residents.
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This is the biggest waste of money. Bikes don't cause car traffic, only cars can do that.
Maybe if the government put it's resources into all the transit projects that are way behind schedule, people wouldn't be in cars all the time.
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This is a bad policy that will have the opposite intended effect. This will increase congestion while putting cyclists at risk.
Please refer to some actual experts before making these changes. Doing what “feels right” is a poor basis for these type of decisions.
I am a parent, and while we have one car my husband and I work in different directions, so my son and I use our bikes to get to school and work.
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This bill is incredibly discriminating.
People who are disabled and / or cannot afford cars use these bike lanes daily. We have already paid for these with our taxes and are now expected to pay to remove them? Even though we dont agree with the bill?
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The Government of Ontario should be focused on issues affecting the whole province, not meddling in local decision making. Bike lanes save lives and are decisions to be made by local municipalities. This bill is short-sighted and big government at its worst.
I’m opposed to the idea of removing existing bike lanes, or preventing new ones, in some circumstances as proposed by Bill 212.
More bike lanes actually means better traffic flow for motorists.
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I am a resident in the Yonge Summerhill corridor and have been for the past 6 years. Ever since the bike lanes have been installed, the traffic on Yonge is completely untenable.
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Dear Mr. Ford,
I’m writing to let you know how I disagree with your decision to make approving and removing bike lanes a provincial matter instead of a municipal one. I hope you reverse this decision.
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Why is this a provincial priority? Why should the province decide how my city designs its roads? Why are only drivers being considered and not cyclists? Why are there no studies cited on the impact of bike lanes? Why are the many studies on this topic not cited? Why do we want to add more red tape?
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One of the best ways to reduce gridlock is to decrease the amount of private cars on roads. Many local trips can be made on bicycles, including commutes, errands, etc, provided there is safe infrastructure to do so.
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