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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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The province needs to invest in alternative transportation and restricting bike lanes is ridiculous. The amount of space required for urban sprawl and parking lots is taking away farm land and housing spaces. Bike lanes aren't the problem, our city designs and reliance on cars is the problem. Read more

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This is a terrible idea. Tons of money has already been spent to build bike lanes that I see people use every day. The idea that MORE money would be spent to take out these lanes, because “just one more lane will solve traffic” is delusional. Read more

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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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Protected bike lanes have given me the confidence to bike nearly 25km to work on my e-bike. It has allowed me to reduce my reliance on a car, lower my GHG emissions, and arrive at work refreshed and having already done something good for my mental and physical help. Read more

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Bike lanes (including pre-existing bike lines, newly constructed bike lanes) are essential to a city's infrastructure and actually IMPROVE trafffic flow and gridlock. Bike lines are crucial for the safety of cyclists and drivers. Read more

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Check out Belmont Ave in Kitchener. It is the perfect example to support this bill. I've lived on the street for 5 years and it was originally 4 lanes with two in either direction. The city decided to reduce the street to 1 lane in either direction with a centre turning lane and two bike lanes. Read more

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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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The entire premise of this piece of legislation is backwards, and will hinder Ontario's development. As a global society, we have no choice but to build alternatives to automotive travel. There's no other way to put it. Read more

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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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Reducing grid lock can only be achieved by reducing the number of cars on the street. This is accomplished by encouraging alternative means of transportation: buses, trains, bikes. Read more

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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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This is an extremely bad legislation. The provincial government should not be mandating what cities and regions should do to solve their traffic problems. It should be upto the residents and their elected officials to decide what to do with their roads. Read more

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107063

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I am a Toronto resident and cyclist. Cycling is an efficient, affordable and healthy way to commute or exercise. But without proper bike lanes to separate us from cars, we are at risk of being hit. Off road trails are great and we need more of these but that is not as feasible downtown. Read more

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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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It is absolutely ridiculous to think that reducing/getting rid of bike lanes would be helpful for traffic. What we actually need is better public transit. This government needs to listen to actual, high quality research, experts, and relevant stakeholders. Do better.

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107066

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I greatly oppose the planned reduction or elimination of existing bike lanes; rather, bike lanes should be increased to improve the safety of cyclists and to actually reduce traffic congestion in the city.

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Bike lanes actually reduce congestion and keep cyclists safe. I have biked to work for 15 years and it reduced my commute time down to 30 mins each way. For many of those years I was taking my life in my hands. I’ve been cut off, knocked over, very nearly hit. Read more

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Over-ruling the rights of cities to build bike lanes is an offensive over-reach of provincial power. Demanding cities rip out existing bike lanes is doubly offensive. Who is paying for the cost of tearing out this infrastructure? Read more

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