I am completely opposed to this proposal. The goal of transportation public policy in Toronto and the broader GTA should be to get as many people as possible out of their cars and into public transit and/or when practical, on to bicycles as is possible.
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I disagree 100% with the Provincial Government having the authority to approve and remove bike lanes.
Bike ridership in Toronto has increased substantially because of the bike lanes.
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This is extremely disappointing and a colossal waste of taxpayer money. Toronto has the opportunity to continue improving its city infrastructure by building and completing more bike lane projects. The government of Ontario (Doug Ford) should NOT be interfering with the progress that has been made.
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Bikes are an important (and clean!) mode of transportation for many in Toronto.
Removing the lanes opens bikers (and car drivers) to more accidents. The lanes not only provide an easy/direct way for bikers to use the roads, it also ensures a safe one.
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The plans to restrict bike lanes and remove bike lanes is totally out of touch. Study after study have proven that bike lanes are good for businesses and help with congestion, by getting more cars off the road. I strongly condemn this. We are going back in time. It's totally unacceptable.
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed changes under Bill 212 that would require provincial oversight for bike lane installation and give the province authority to remove existing lanes.
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How about, instead of saving time for single drivers in cars, we save the environment by encouraging people to use their bikes? How about, instead of saving time for single drivers in cars, we save lives by keeping cyclists safe?
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City planners have long known (and there is a plethora of academic literature to support this) that you can't build your way out of congestion. The way to reduce congestion is to increase viable choices for transportation.
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Bike lanes are used every single day by thousands upon thousands of Torontonians—the lanes work for people who live here and there is strong consensus within the city that they are valuable. It is not the role of the provincial government to dabble in road design in Toronto.
The Ontario government’s attempt to rip bike lanes from Toronto’s streets is nothing short of a betrayal to the people. They want to take away something that isn’t just about biking; it’s about the freedom to move safely in our own city.
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There’s only one way forward for Toronto, and that’s with bike lanes. Full stop. Those who oppose them? They’re holding us back, clinging to an outdated vision of our city that has no place in the 21st century.
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I bike on bloor street bike lane almost everyday to commute to school. If the bike lane were to be removed where should I ride? The sidewalk? Or just ride on the road and get run over by some impatient driver? Do we all not remember all the terrible accidents that cars caused on bike?
I live near Danforth with my family, and every Saturday, we all bike together to take my daughter to her piano class through bloor bike lane. She rides in a trailer we attach to our bikes. Since we don’t own a car, biking is how we handle everything commuting, shopping, and getting around.
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Removal of safe bike lines is a very stupid & regressive move. Cyclists still have to get where they are going-work, school, dropping their kids off.Removal of bike lanes put those folks back in amongst the traffic. The law is still share the road’.
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I’m in my 50s, a home owner in Moore Park, a driver. But with the Yonge, Bloor, University bike lakes I feel safe enough to bike to my job near Union Station. I do this several days of the week, usually 10 months of the year. There’s finally a direct, safe way to get to work.
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I ride my bike in the city of Toronto regularly, and am also a regular driver in the city. Bike lanes DO NOT hamper traffic. Quite the opposite actually.
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If those land are removed I will take up the full space of the lane on my bike while weeding a sign that says “Doug Ford forced me to take up the whole lane instead of a bike lane”
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