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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 Bill, if passed, represents an overreach of Provincial authority and is likely to have the opposite effect, decreasing the number of bike lanes, thereby decreasing the likelihood of removing vehicles from the road as Ontarians consider other forms of transit.

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Please do not pass this bill. I do not support this bill at all. I believe this is significant overreach on the part of the provincial government. This is the very definition of red tape. Read more

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“Ontario is looking to fight gridlock and get drivers where they need to go faster” I don’t believe the Minister of Transportation actually understands what will relieve gridlock. Read more

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Hello! We support bike lines. We know from evidence that bike lanes help to: - reduce gridlock - reduce greenhouse gases - get people moving faster - provide safety Read more

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This legislation has no basis in peer reviewed studies of the issue and should not be passed. Not only is it an overreach in Provincial power, but it is also reactionary and based on zero evidence. Worldwide studies have shown that bike lanes help ease traffic congestion. Read more

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More cars create more traffic, bikes help with traffic congestion. I cannot believe this basic fact is lost on the government. Make cycling SAFE so people have alternatives and you will actually "save" people's time.

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The implementation of bike lanes on major arteries in Toronto was poorly thought through and was, in part, predicated on the assumption that, magically, 75% of trips within 5km would be on foot, public transit or bicycle. Read more

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A fiscally conservative government should be rewarding people who ride bikes: they create minimal pollution, create less wear-and-tear on streets, and they are nearly 50% less likely to develop cancer and heart disease. Think of the money that would be saved if more people were to bike! Read more

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I live near the new Kingsway/Bloor Street bike lanes. Despite the loud complaints of some of my neighbours, stats show that traffic times and EMS times have not significantly increased since the bike lanes were installed and that it is safer for bikers to be separated from car traffic. Read more

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I am writing to you today as an Etobicoke Lakeshore resident and a father who is also a car driver, cyclist and pedestrian and has major concerns about the discussion of prohibiting bike lanes if they remove a lane of traffic. Read more

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I am strongly in favour of building a robust and connected network of bike lanes, such as the routes on University Ave and Bloor St in Toronto. In a large, densely populated city like Toronto, there is simply not enough physical space for car lanes to be the primary mode of transport. Read more

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It is extremely essential to have safe biking lanes in the city. Shared bike and traffic lanes have proved time and over to be unsafe. It's understandable these lanes cannot be provided on all roads - but we need infrastructure where bikers have sufficient options to safely travel across the city. Read more

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Thank you for finally bringing rationale to the bike lane insanity. This entire city is clogged by unused bike lanes while cars idle and people sit in traffic away from home. It is completely nonsensical and clearly driven by ideologues. Read more

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There is a great need for this bicycle infrastructure. Let’s improve the bike lane network for a safer ride and a complete street! Please consider implementing strips of gardens or landscaping such as trees or shrubs to separate the bike lane from the vehicular traffic to keep riders safe. Read more

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The only tried-and-true way to reduce congestion on the roads is to provide alternatives to driving. Making it more difficult to provide those alternatives will only make traffic worse, as everyone that was on a bike will be more likely to drive a car. Read more

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