This policy won't work to reduce traffic. There is absolutely no reason to believe that decreasing the number of bike lanes will reduce traffic congestion, or that adding bike lanes increases traffic congestion except during the construction process.
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Extra lanes never solve the issue of congestion. It has been proven over and over again that extra lanes only encourage more drivers to use said road and create the same level of congestion. This would also be dangerous as a completely straight and wide road encourages reckless driving.
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Gridlock is not from bikelanes. It’s from cars that stop in the middle of intersections without regard for pedestrians and disrupting flow of traffic. Also, commuters should be encouraged to take public transport on their way to work.
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Biking is a way to get to and from a to b in the city for SO many people. The few bike lanes that we have help to keep us safe while on the road.
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1. This bill is a blatant attempt to interfere with strictly municipal affairs on provincial level.
2. This bill is removing the freedom of choice from the people with regards of methods of transportation available.
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Please do not pass this bill.
This is significant over reach from a government that said four-plexes province wide was over reach.
Bike lanes are proven world wide to reduce traffic, and removing bike lanes will only induce more car traffic.
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This is a terrible idea for the general population, I don’t know the stats but from my experience a majority of the workforce does not have access to their own cars or automotive methods of transport.
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It seems like most people are talking about the proposed legislation as it relates to bike lanes, but whether or not there are bike lanes along Bloor Street in the Annex seems like a minor issue for the provincial government.
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Ford please, why are you doing this. All of the statistics are there, the business thrive more with bike lanes than without. If anything, the city should have the jurisdiction to implement or remove bike lanes. Please stay in your lane, as you have told other people.
If part of the issue is first responders being stuck in traffic wouldn't it make more sense to widen the bike lanes enough for these vehicles to be able to pass through?
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As someone living and working in Toronto, the University and Bloor bike lanes are crucial for my commute to work 5 days a week. Removing the dedicated bike lanes would detract me commuting by bike due to safety concerns and therefore increasing my commute time.
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As a resident and daily commuter in Ontario, I am writing on behalf of my family and myself to express strong opposition to Bill 212, which seeks to remove vital sections of bike lanes from key streets like Bloor, Yonge, and University.
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This is inhumane and unsubstantiated. I use bike lanes to commute every day and I need them for the safety of myself and my children. This bill would put them in danger.
This proposed legislation really shows that the government is not interested in governing for all Ontarians, since it inexplicably seems designed to effectively punish people using bike lanes in our cities (Toronto, Ottawa, Kitchener, London, etc.)--which perhaps tends to be people who do not vote f
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Take a look at other cities which don’t have bike lanes. Do they miraculously have no grid lock or traffic? No. Therefore, logically, adding an extra car lane won’t help us. You are a conservative government, I thought we were all about “common sense” policies, weren’t we?
As a frequent biker who lives in Toronto, I find this proposal very poorly thought out. This will make commuting much harder for many Toronto residents and greatly increase injuries to both bikers and pedestrians.
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