I’m a regular commuter into Toronto via car from the Hamilton area, I am very concerned with the provinces announcement to remove bike lanes from city streets.
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Regulating at a provincial level where and when bike lanes can remove car lanes is ridiculous at best. Shouldn't a city be run for the folks living there? Particularly for how much of car lanes might be exclusive for folks out of town??
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Countless studies prove that adding traffic lanes does not reduce congestion. This is a completely uncalled for move by the Ford government who is not even a municipal politician. Real constituents across Bloor, from the Annex to Bloor Court to Bloordale to Bloor West Village have asked for this.
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Bike lanes are important to me because they save lives and are critical infrastructure required to support a healthy city that can facilitate as many transportation options as possible to help maximize utility and efficiency of the road system and other public infrastructure.
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It is 2024, and yet this legislation feels straight out of the 1960s. This will result in absolute devastation to our local environment (such as in the case of the Bradford Bypass which will destroy the Holland Marsh) and likely won’t even fix traffic woes.
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Please remove all existing bike lanes where regular lanes have been removed.
Suggest to only allow bike lanes on side streets.
GPS maps will give bikers the best routes on safer streets and this will allow normal traffic to flow.
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I strongly disagree with the Bill 212 proposal and believe removing or reducing the number of bike lanes will NOT improve traffic and car congestion at all.
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This is ridiculous. This legislation will either deny municipalities the tools to combat gridlock and make streets safer for Ontarians, or will just be another layer of approval. Either way, this will make government less effective by adding more red tape.
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- I thought the government of Ontario was aiming to reduce bureaucracy. Why is it adding a layer of bureaucracy to a process that can very well be done at the municipal level?
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Don't pass this bill please! The Ontario suburbs are car dependent enough, we don't need to prioritize them more. I'm not even a cyclist, but I recognize how disjointed cycling infrastructure is already. We should be building more bike lanes, not making it harder to build them.
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This bill is contrary to climate change goals and the needs of the public. Public safety is paramount and the removal of bicycle lanes is not in line with planning or engineering best practice for transportation public safety.
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The petty spitefulness of this bill is par for the course for Doug Ford's provincial government. The desire to prevent local municipal governments from being able to make sound planning decisions to improve transport in their communities is ridiculous.
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This is so short sighted. The best way to reduce gridlock is to invest in more alternate transportation options like bike lanes, buses, trains, and other public transit. Getting rid of bike lanes just puts more people in cars and put those who can’t afford a car in more danger.
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Removing bike lanes does not save time or reduce gridlock, nor does it protect cyclists. In fact, taking away bike lanes has been shown to increase traffic congestion.
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This is blatant government overreach. Municipalities have the right to decide if they want bike lanes in their communities. Downtown is a place where people live and those people should never be forced to pander to the whim of tourists.
We need bike lanes to keep traffic moving. This is a no-brainer. Put the money wasted on removing cycling lanes into health care. Having a family doctor and universal health care that is FULLY funded is the priority for older voters.
Taking away bike lanes is absolutely naive. These proposals to cater to the political base are bad for us long term.
I feel safe bringing my children to school and other activities on their bicycles safely due to the existence of bike lanes.
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