Excessive cars travelling on our city roads cause gridlock. Cyclists need infrastructure to keep safe from speeding and distracted drivers. Our cities need more bike lanes implemented in thoughtful ways to keep citizens happy and safe. Not less. Ever.
Municipal governments know what their residents need and were elected to do so. Why are you adding more red tape and approvals that will slow things down? If the residents that will be affected by bike lanes want to provide feedback or elect new local leaders, they can do that.
Will cause more biker deaths! And lead to unsafe biking and driving conditions in the future. If I do not have a bike lane I will ride in a regular lane like the law permits and slow everyone down.
I see several problems with the bike lane proposals.
- Local governments are better placed than the more remote provincial government to assess the impact of bike lanes on local traffic flow.
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This bill is a terrible idea I am completely opposed to. Notwithstanding concerns if bike lanes either help dissipate traffic or if they make it worse, it is a gross overreach of power by the province. This bill interferes with municipal autonomy, further making them subservient to the province.
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This is a clear step of overreaching your authority. You should not be telling cities how to build their infrastructure when you are not helping support it.
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Good afternoon,
I am deeply disappointed with the proposed bill and I am strongly against it, specifically in regards to the bike plane provisions.
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I think this bill will undermine the safety of bicycle riders and put's too much control in the hands of the provincial government. I think it should be left to the municipalities and cities to determine what is best for their constituents. The Provincial Government should STAY IN THEIR LANE!
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I have yet to see any data that proves that bike lanes are contributing to gridlock. What I have seen is data showing that business has improved for business owners along Bloor with the bike lanes there. Cp24 just released a report today with owners saying they oppose removing the bike lanes.
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We need more bike lanes and public transport not less. In a world that's burning up this makes no sense. Bike lanes also make pedestrians safer. Why not try to find ways to get people to STOP driving by giving them safe real options (like bike lanes and pedestrian paths).
Repeated studies have shown that bike lanes eventually reduce gridlock. I moved to Toronto in 1976. Traffic was awful. Now, almost 50 years later, we have the same streets and same highways within the city. There are also more than twice the number of cars, although the streets are no wider.
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Limiting bike lanes is counterproductive to improving the commuter experience and health of residents of the cities of Ontario. Studies world-wide show that more bike traffic is better for reducing congestion and gridlock, that bicycles provide better use of and throughput for city space.
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I live in Toronto. Removing bike lanes will only slow traffic and endanger people's lives. Bikers will have to bike on the street, leaving them open to being hurt and killed. This bill is stupid and dangerous
This proposal is a stunt intended to scapegoat cyclists for a traffic congestion crisis that is the fruit of decades of short-sighted planning policy. It flies knowingly and brazenly in the face of academic research and proven best practices in congestion reduction and street design.
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What a poorly thought out bill. It makes no sense to me that the province has spent millions on essential infrastructure for the cyclists in our city, only to spend more money to take them down.
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to Bill 212, specifically the framework that prevents the construction of new bike lanes and mandates the removal of existing bike lanes to make room for additional car lanes.
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I live in Toronto and I am very accustomed to gridlock and traffic. I get around the city by walking, transiting, biking, and driving my car.
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