The fiscally responsible conservative government should think twice about destroying a well used project that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions to develop. Removing it would be a slap in the face to all taxpayers.
I am submitting this comment as someone who grew up in Brampton, currently lives in Ottawa, and spends much of my time visiting family in friends in the GTA. I drive, bike, walk and take public transit in my daily life.
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Data, both from within Canada and elsewhere, has shown time and time again that doubling the number of car lanes doesn't even come close to doubling the throughput. And each additional lane you add has an even smaller and smaller effect on traffic.
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Bike lanes make EVERYBODY safer. Please, please do not get rid of them. If anything we need to invest in more bike lanes, but that is a conversation for another day.
All this act will do is add red tape to municipalities trying to improve their infrastructure. The province should not have micromanagement control at this level. A complete waste of time and net negative.
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I disagree with Bill 212. Dedicated bike lanes improve public safety by moving bicycles out of the flow of car traffic. Dedicated bike lanes are also beneficial for the environment because they encourage people to use a greener form of transportation.
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This bill is a thinly veiled proposal by the provincial government to create more construction work and decrease transit options, whose outcome will only increase gridlock and commute times province wild.
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I am very enthusiastic about the upcoming multi-use path construction in my neighborhood. As both a cyclist and a driver, I prioritize the safety that the bike lane will provide over the temporary inconvenience caused by construction.
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Bike lanes do NOT create gridlock! In fact, evidence shows they reduce gridlock as more people use cycles to get around. It's common sense and you don't need a PhD to figure that out.
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This is an overreach and unscientific solution to traffic in Toronto. The province should have no say on bike lanes in the municipality, and the idea itself is an uneducated and foolish idea of what actually causes gridlock and traffic, which is cars.
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I have been cycling downtown to work for over 2 decades. The secondary routes north south are not only very accessible but MUCH safer than dedicated bike lanes on major arteries.
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This act is an egregious overstep on the province into the realm of municipal power, and is very clearly motivated by the Premier's war on cyclists.
It makes no sense, it's expensive, it doesn't solve the problem of gridlock and cyclists will die as a result.
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Removing or changing designated bike lanes in favour of automobiles is such an insane mistake and a sign that whoever is making these decisions really doesn’t care about the people that live in this province.
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I have lived in Ottawa since 1975.
Though Ottawa does experience some traffic congestion, it pales in comparison to what I have experienced in Toronto.
This proposal should be modified to focus on Toronto-specific areas, rather than making it a province-wide law!
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A. Restricting and removing bike lanes will not improve mobility throughout the province. Research has shown that the only way to improve commute times is to improve options other than driving, to get people out of cars.
B. This is a petty overstep of the provincial government.
This proposal is a ridiculous waste of provincial government time and taxpayer money. Why the premier feels the need to slow down his and future premiers process is not lost to me or other Ontarians.
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Such as an Act will not be productive and a risk to public safety as a municipal is better equipped to understand the traffic flow within their jurisdiction.
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Honestly this seems like a huge overstepping of provincial power, and a huge waste of energy and tax dollars. Why should the ON government have to approve the addition of a bike lane? Obviously municipal elected officials will know more about what their municipality needs.
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