I strongly disagree with this policy. Research shows that bike lanes calm traffic, making roads safer for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists alike. Additionally, having more people on bikes means fewer people on the roads in cars, reducing the biggest contributor to traffic.
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This legislature is unlawful. Bicycles have the same rights as vehicles under the current Highway Traffic Act. Municipal roads should not be governed by provincially elected officials.
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Please keep bike lanes. I have a family and I want to safely return to them every evening after work. Removing them puts cyclist either back into cars or in body bags. Don’t remove them.
I oppose strongly this proposed law for three reasons:
1. Bike lanes are no business of the province. Cities ought to decide.
2. Road safety ought to take precedence over everything else. As few people as possible should die on public roads, and bike lanes achieve that.
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This is clearly a betrayal of Ontario's commitment to reduces greenhouse gases. Multi-modal transportation is a key strategy for reducing emissions from transportation. Currently, transportation is the largest category of emissions in Ontario:
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The idea of ripping out bike lanes is one of the worst Ontario has ever had. Toronto cannot beat gridlock by making more room for cars, nor should it be removing no-emissions methods of transportation in favor of more driving.
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there is no way you think this is a good use of taxpayer dollars. the side streets of toronto start and end on a dime, and it is inconvenient to go up to bloor, cycle to a side street, change when the street ends, repeat, and then go back up to bloor for another destinationia few blocks away.
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Removal of bike lanes that have already been constructed is a huge waste of taxpayers' money for no return. There is no evidence that bike lanes slow traffic, and lots of evidence that they help traffic to flow more smoothly. And, separated bike lanes make it way safer for cyclists.
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Please rename this bill to accurately reflect what it is trying to do. My suggestion would be, "Bill 212: increasing gridlock and making Toronto worse for everyone, especially those that live there, 2024"
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Pulling out bike lanes to reduce congestion is not based on any of the available science that has been done on bike lanes. This seems a political move designed to appeal to people who don't live within cities, where bike lanes help to keep cars and bicycles separate and safer.
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Cycling lanes are an important aspect of safety for Ontarians. Globally this has been demonstrated for decades, and more and more globally important cities like Paris are putting in cycling infrastructure not removing it.
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Absolutely disgraceful that the province would attempt to infringe on the decisions of the ACTUAL citizens of Toronto who live in the city and want bike lanes. We are the ones who have to deal with the drivers coming in from 905 who clog up our roads. I have zero concerns about gridlock.
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Looking at more populated metropolitan cities around the world, bikes and self-powered modes of transportation are the most efficient (both in terms of speed and energy). Making more space for cars is short-sighted by ignoring how the future will compound the current issues.
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I oppose this proposal to remove bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue. The bike lanes allow people to use alternative modes of transportation to travel around the city, and reduce congestion.
I strongly oppose the government 's interference in what is clearly a municpal issue. I dud not elect the Ford government to intervene on bike lanes. Please stay in your lane. The comment period on this legislation is unacceptably short.
- Queen St E resident. Driver (car owner) and cyclist
Looking at more populated metropolitan cities around the world, bikes and self-powered modes of transportation are the most efficient (both in terms of speed and energy). Making more space for cars is short-sighted, and ignored how the future will compound current issues.
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Removing the bike lanes on Bloor & University is a huge mistake. These are my primary mode of travel to commute downtown to my office on Bay Street. Every morning these lanes are filled with other commuters.
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