The primary problem causing congestion on Toronto streets is construction. Removing bike lanes on major streets will of necessity create new construction sites on those streets.
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Say goodbye to all on street parking. If this bill passes I will be supporting a lawsuit to remove targeting of cyclists, the language is discriminatory and should phrasing targeting one portion of the population. In doing so all on street parking will be removed.
Good grief, this is a completely unserious bill. Our transportation minister and premier need to take a basic transportation planning class. If everyone is forced to drive around in cars, congestion will be WORSE.
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Your decision to remove bike lanes will make it even more dangerous to cycle here in Toronto than it is now. I use the bike path on Bloor almost daily. Even with this bike path I have been involved in numerous close calls involving dooring incidents, being cut off and aggressive drivers.
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I live near the Yonge St bike lanes. When these were installed, there was public meeting where the proposal was outlined --the work the city planners had done in making the proposal was extensive. They looked at traffic patterns on parallel streets---Avenue Road and Mount Pleasant.
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At this moment, we need more green initiative than ever. Bike lanes coverage should be expanded, not reduced, and we should be focusing on public transit infrastructure and culture that means less cars on the road, and more mobility across economic divides.
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Biking can lead to many accidents, especially in downtown areas of a city. In Toronto, for example, I've seen many bicyclers weave in and out of traffic; many time they've almost caused accidents.
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Judges are required for unbiased arbitration. Those having their property expropriated are suffering enough - they deserve fair market value for their homes and appealing to the MTO will not deliver that to them. MTO is biased and motivated to pay as little as possible. It’s a conflict of interest.
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I strongly disagree with the removal of bike lanes on Bloor, Young and University Avenue. These roads have historically always suffered from poor traffic unrelated to the cycling infrastructure.
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It is about time that the willful, expensive vandalism of our public roads was stopped.
I live in Etobicoke, and the halving of Bloor Street's lanes has made my daily commute a nightmare.
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It's so concerning that the MTO will decide fair value of homes.
It's even more concerning that cities won't be deciding their own public transportation networks, especially for bikes.
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this is a bad idea. this is overstep by the provincial govt. when traffic and gridlock are not positively affected by the removal of bike lanes what will the response be? when a cyclist is injured or killed on a roadway due to the removal of bike lanes what will the response be?
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Bike lanes are a necessity in the city for so many different users - especially on the main streets where so many shops are located. This is how many people get around safely to purchase groceries and all other necessities from small shops - city living!
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I am strongly opposed to this policy for the following reasons.
- increasing vehicle lanes is not a long term solution to congestion
- removing recent bike lanes is a waste of public money
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This is a terrible mistake. Time and time again studies from around the world have shown that bike lanes reduce traffic and make our roads safer. Doug Ford is pandering to suburban voters who's car ownership cyclists continue to subsidize, instead of using evidence based decision making.
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I am against Ontario Bill 212 (Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024) for several critical reasons. The proposal to remove bike lanes as a means of reducing traffic congestion is fundamentally flawed and unsupported by evidence.
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This bill is misguided in so many ways I can't possibly cover everything. As a resident of Toronto, I'm dismayed by the implications of this bill.
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Spending additional money to undo government work is a poor use of funds at best.
Furthermore those funds come from communities across the province and are all directed towards a single city, without conclusive evidence that the actions taken will actually alleviate traffic. It is ridiculous.
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DO NOT REMOVE THE BIKE LANES
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