As a taxpayer who cycles as my primary mode of transportation, I am imploring this government to prioritize my safety. Simply put, bike lanes save lives. Studies from around the world show bike lanes ease congestion, reduce emissions and are a boon to business.
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Why is increasing gridlock a priority for the province? Why is the province micro-managing municipal decisions like this? This is all unbelievably stupid.
This framework is bureaucratic red-tape where the province interferes with the decisions of cities in the province. The framework should not be adopted and cities should be left to decide how they want to build their infrastructure.
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This change leading to the removal of, or prevention of new, bike lanes would force me to buy and use a car to get to work and around the city. I currently use a combination of walking, cycling, transit, and driving our one shared car to get me and my family around.
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Cars are traffic. Reducing the number of cars on city roads is needed to make travel faster in the city. Getting more people on buses, streetcars, subways, and bikes will reduce the number of cars on the road. Also: stay in your own damn lane and let municipalities run their own affairs.
This proposal puts cyclists, drivers and pedestrians at great risk of injury/death and liability. I bike everyday, including in the winter, with my family (2 small kids) as does my partner. I know at least 5 families that do the same.
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Please leave the current bike lanes alone, they make our city bikeable and more livable. Adding more lanes for cars and reducing bike lanes has never reduced traffic congestion, not ever. Do the right thing, it’s 2024 for goodness sake.
I take the Bloor and University bike lanes daily from my home in the West end of Toronto to my office downtown. I also use them (and many other bike lanes) with my children regularly.
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My commute to work (6km one way) via car is 45 minutes. My commute to work via transit is 60 minutes. My commute to work via bike is 20 minutes. 80% of it is in safe protected bike lanes. Almost all of which required removal of a lane of parking for cars.
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To limit what a big city like toronto can do with respect to installing bike lanes is not a wise move. The reality is that 5-10 years from now when thousands would have moved here, traffic will be worse. Transit won’t yet be completed.
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The proposed legislation will certainly not improve traffic in our cities, it will make it worse. Safe cycling infrastructure is proven to increase cycling rates, which means less people driving and less congestion.
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This is interfering in municipal dealings after the government says it trusts municipalities.
This will kill bike riders and not ease congestion.
The province's offer to pay for removal of bike lanes is fiscally irresponsible and the misplaced priorities is gross negligence.
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I have voted for a city councilor and a mayor that have added bike lanes to Toronto. I will continue to support this by continuing to vote for people who support safe transportation for me and my family.
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This whole plan is flawed in so many ways, and a giant waste to taxpayers. More evidence that Doug Ford's goals do not align with those of the citizens of Ontario.
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Bike lanes have provided the ability to safely commute, shop, and visit friends and family across the GTA. Bike lanes have been a great tool to access transit options such as GO Stations and TTC stops.
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I believe that the provincial government should reduce red tape by not interfering in municipal infrastructure planning. It is not the provincial governments responsibility to address transportation decisions within municipalities and is simply a waste of taxpayer money.
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I highly disagree with Doug Fords proposed legislation that would force municipalities to get permission from the office of Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation before putting in bike lanes which take up a lane of traffic.
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