I wonder why a bike path should be removed and the sidewalk should be made narrower, what is more important, your residents or the car???????. It can also be done differently, namely reducing car traffic so that there is MORE SAFETY on ALL levels.
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I believe that removing the bike lanes is absolutely ridiculous. As a student at the University of Toronto, I have witnessed the amount of construction it took for the bike lanes.
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I want to know why the government is pushing ahead with the removal of bike lanes without waiting for evidence as to whether or not this will actually reduce traffic?
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We need more bike lanes, please don't remove existing ones. Bikes are good for environment, health and finances. Increasing lanes won't resolve traffic congestions. Many European cities discourage traffic in downtown, and converted the roads to shared bike path.
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Bikes lanes are very important for cyclists safety and good for meeting our climate goals. The proposal to remove bike lanes and make it harder for cities to impose them is totally wrong and should not be done. This is going backwards
Bill 212 is gross over-reach on the part of the Province. While legislativey entitled, decisions on these matters should be the exclusive purview of the citizens in the municipalities in question who have a vested interest and intimated knowledge of the costs and benefits of these lanes.
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Removing bike lanes will do absolutely nothing to reduce gridlock in Toronto. In fact gridlock will worsen as people who now cycle to work will resort to driving their cars. It is appalling that the province is taking control of bike lanes which until now has been managed by municipalities.
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I live on the affected route. I have first hand experience of how effective the Bloor bike lanes are for me and my neighbors. This is an undemocratic removal of critical infrastructure.
I am an engineer in the Bloor/Annex area. It baffles me that proposals so contrary to current research on urban design and traffic management get proposed by the Ontario government.
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The bike lane is an essential to modern city. It provides a much safer ride for bike user, which is a mode of transit that can reduce the use of car in road and reduce congestion.
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The provincial government should have NO say in how cities build their roads. I see cyclists in the bike lane ALL THE TIME, and would rather them use it than be on the road with cars.
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposal to remove three main bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor in the name of improving car commute times.
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Bike lanes are incredibly important infrastructure that provide safety to both bikes and cars. It is easier for drivers when bikes are not on the road with them, but instead in dedicated bike lanes.
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When was the last time a bicycle was the cause of a traffic jam?
Roads were not built exclusively for cars and trucks. All people of Ontario pay taxes for those roads, not just car drivers. I ride a bike and I drive a car.
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I oppose the removal of bike lanes on Bloor Street in Toronto. The social and economic benefits that this infrastructure has provided are appreciable for consumers and business owners.
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We DO NOT need more car lanes. The only way to fix traffic congestion is getting more people out of cars.
KEEP BIKE LANES - add more protected bike lanes. To help alleviate car congestion, we need reliable public transportation and bike lanes that are ACCESSIBLE and SAFE.
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The plan to rip out bike lanes is an offensive waste of public funds by a provincial government that pretends to care about pocketbook issues.
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Bill 212 will negatively impact Toronto's competitiveness and tax base growth. Toronto is a world class, diverse city that drives the economic growth of Ontario.
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Ridiculous. Taking out bike lanes will not reduce congestion. Those bikers will either ride on the side of the road with cars or end up driving and increase traffic. Toronto was bumper to bumper before bike lanes, bumper to bumper with bike lanes and will be bumper to bumper post bike lanes.
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