Bike lanes reduce congestion. Single driver cars create congestion. Removing bike lanes is not only shortsighted, it poses a safety risk to cyclists.
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As a driver, pedestrian, and cyclist I am deeply concerned about the proposal to restrict the development of bike lanes that would remove a car lane. I live in Toronto, at College street and Spadina, where the new bike lanes have had a profound positive impact on my safety.
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This proposal will not save me time and will increase commuting time and decrease safety for so many. Bike lanes are a way of reducing traffic, as they allow for less cars on the road.
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This legislation will kill people. People need to get places, be that by car, or bike, or transit or walking. But just one of these travel options is killing hundreds and injuring tens of thousands of people in Ontario every year.
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I think it should be up to municipalities to decide on bike lanes. I thought this government was about reducing red tape? Really overreaching here when we have bigger challenges for the provincial government to solve and fiscally the proposal does not make sense.
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I'm appalled by the provincial government's overreach into municipal decisions.
Beyond this, the issue of bike lanes contributing to traffic is absurd and counter to the experience of many other large cities around the world.
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This is an absurd proposal and that should be obvious for everyone involved. A road is a municipal structure and the province should have no jurisdiction over it, and to propose that the province should require consulting for something as petty as this is ridiculous.
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The province should have a say, we need to STOP removing car lanes to add bikes…… less people use bikes and it causes more traffic.
Some people with lots of children, coming from far, delivering things, travelling with people whom have accessibility and elderly CANNOT use bikes….
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This plan is the opposite of removing red tape. Municipalities are better equipped than the provincial government to assess the impacts, positive or negative, of proposed changes to local roads.
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I actually like that there are bike lanes and I think there should be more of them. Bicycles riding in the middle of streets is not a good solution to car congestion. Disincentivizing people from riding bicycles is not a good solution to car congestion.
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This needs to be squashed right away. Municipalities like Toronto have the skill and the authority to make decisions for their constituents without the influence of the province.
We need bike lanes NOT cars in the city. Thank you very much.
It is embarrassing for the government of Ontario to ignore the overwhelming proof, collected over multiple decades in multiple countries, that bike lines improve traffic congestion for everyone.
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The proposed framework is unnecessary red tape and a non-sensical overreach by the province into municipal planning efforts. I am wholeheartedly against this proposal.
I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed legislation that would restrict bike lanes on major roads. While I understand the frustration that many drivers feel about traffic congestion, placing the blame on bike lanes overlooks some key points.
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This proposal will not save…
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This plan is the opposite of…
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