I no longer live in Toronto but this is not sound policy. This is very clearly a municipal issue, and a waste of provincial government resources that would be better served exploring other more pressing land-use issues over which Queens Park actually has jurisdiction.
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Bike lanes save lives. The city is so much livable with them. They reduce CO2 and encourage a healthier way of living. Please provide data backed explanation why the lives of human beings should be sacrificed.
This bill is shockingly misguided, catering only to those who prioritize cars at the expense of everyone else. It pushes us back to car dependency instead of encouraging sustainable, active transportation.
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As a Toronto resident and bike rider on these roads, I think this legislation is a ridiculous answer to a problem that doesn't really exist, and is just another disgusting overreach by this shitty, shitty provincial government. Go fix the health care system and stop doing this dumb shit.
Fully support this legislation, and rolling-back some of the bike lanes that are causing immense traffic chaos (while being grossly underused at the same time!). Please, please, consider removing two dedicated lanes that are in DIRECT line with expressway egress, these are:
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The recent revision of this proposed bill makes it even worse: more dangerous for vulnerable Ontarians, will create worse gridlock, will hurt small businesses on these streets, will result in more needless deaths due to road violence, and will do little to nothing to improve congestion.
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Removing existing bike lanes would be a mistake. The bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University are too new to have sufficient data on the effect they've had on traffic. This addendum is NOT based on real information.
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It is inappropriate for the province to interfere in local municipal matters concerning street design and a waste of taxpayer money to remove infrastructure that has already been built because the province disagrees with a municipality.
This proposal is ill thought out and tone deaf. As a daily commuter on University Ave the addition of bike lanes has been nothing but a positive benefit.
This bill is criminal. It purposefully targets the most vulnerable citizens on the roads. This bill will result in increased injuries and death. It will not decrease congestion or gridlock, in fact, removing bike lanes will increase traffic.
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I am commenting specifically on the following excerpt from the EBR posting: "The framework is proposed to require the province to remove sections of the Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue bike lanes in the City of Toronto.
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Now confirming that the top 3 most used bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor, and University are planning to be removed, I urge the government to use common sense and re-think this harmful bill. Many studies have shown how bike lanes are not increasing gridlock.
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FOCUS ON TRANSIT
GIVE PEOPLE MORE OPTIONS
KEEP THE BIKE LANES
there is no evidence to rip up bike lanes and ban the establishment of new ones.
this is a violation to people's safety.
SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT.
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I work at a University Avenue hospital and drive there every day. The brand new bike lanes are well designed and have increased the flow of cyclists. Indeed, there is still on street parking on the section between College and Dundas.
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I cannot stress enough how misguided this approach is to urban planning and how much more dangerous this will make the streets of Toronto for the people who rely on biking to get to their jobs, get groceries, or take their children to school.
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The investment in bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor and University Ave has already been made and has encouraged me and many others to begin cycling more regularly rather than taking a car with a single driver as the divided bike lanes are much safer than the previous infrastructure.
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This is disgusting and short sided. People need bike lanes to move around. Traffic will only get worse. Bike lanes are inevitable and will exist after Doug is voted out. Shame on you.
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