I bike to work and often with my kids to school. I also nearly got run over by a car 2 months ago - I have been looking forward to the Queensway street changes for about 8 years now. I was infruriated when I saw Bill 212. I want you to know that this puts my life and my families life at risk.
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I drive through downtown Toronto gridlock multiple times a week.
If anything, we need more bike lanes not less.
We need less bureaucracy not more.
Want to reduce gridlock? Give people more transportation options other than cars!
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This would be terrible for future congestion in the city. We should be encouraging less cars on the streets and more cyclists to decrease overall congestion. I enjoy that the cyclists are seperated and kept out of the way of drivers in their own protected lanes.
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I strongly oppose Bill 212, as it jeopardizes sustainable urban transportation and wastes taxpayer dollars already invested in essential cycling infrastructure.
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I am always cycling on Bloor and Danforth, these bike lanes help me safe for both commuting and recreational cycling.
If these bike lanes go away there will just be more cars on the road, which would cause more congestion, this whole act seems counter intuitive.
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Removing bike lanes is a very bad idea. Research shows they aid in reducing congestion (so even if you don't bike yourself, it's still good for you). Plenty of people can't afford a car but can afford a bike and still deserve to be able to get around safely.
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Eliminating bike lanes in Toronto is a vast overstep by the province in municipal affairs. Loss of bike lanes will endanger lives. I am a bike commuter. Cycling is one of the most reliable modes of transport in Toronto.
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I am not in support of the amendment that gives the ministry authority to remove or approve bike lanes. This should be a municipal responsibility only. Bicycles are not the problem. Vehicle drivers are the problem.
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This is an incredibly short-sighted plan. How can we reduce traffic numbers without offering viable alternatives to driving? Not to mention that the construction involved in tearing down the bike lanes will clog this area worse than the lanes themselves.
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We should be making an effort to reduce car traffic (and thus reducing emissions, reducing noise, and improving pedestrian/customer traffic to local businesses) by installing more bike lanes and public transportation, rather than increasing traffic, noise, and pollution by adding more car lanes.
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Dear Doug Ford, and anyone else putting forward this legislation:
I drive through Toronto constantly, from as far west as Etobicoke to the east end in Scarborough, downtown in the Financial District, North York, Dundas Street, the Junction, Queen West, the Beaches, the Golden Mile.
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Is there any proof or justification that removing bike lanes (or blocking their creation) improves car travel time? Even if there was, is it fair to remove a safe lower-cost option for the sake of saving a few minutes on the road?
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Keep the bike lanes and improve upon them!
Time and time again it's proven that congestion is primarily fixed through allowing the commuter to have OPTIONS like bike lanes...not ALL CARS. All CARS ALWAYS is bad, helps no one except the stubborn small minded.
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Regressing our province’s transportation network to cater to people who profit from fossil fuel production and car manufacturing at the expense of the public’s wellbeing and the planet’s long term ecological viability is really smart.
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What causes gridlocks? The answer is cars. Adding more cars to the streets won't slow the gridlock, it'll make it worse. We need more transit options, not stick to the one that doesn't work. Instead of adding more lanes or new highways, we need to priortize the public transportation.
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This is a terrible idea. Having access to safe cycling infrastructure is vital in the fight against climate change by reducing vehicle emissions, and it allows for a healthier community.
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This proposed legislation would be a gross overstep of authority by the provincial government. Democratically elected officials of the MUNICIPALITY impacted and in question are the ONLY ones who should be making decisions in regards to this.
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It is ridiculous to get red of bike lanes that have just been constructed, using the city’s budgetary funds. This bill unjustifiably overreaches the Province’s authority to take control of inherently local municipal matters.
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- The provincial government should not add red tape and bureaucracy to try to slow down local governments trying to increase transportation options for the city. I use the bike lanes every day. The removal of bike lanes will reduce safety of cyclists and pedestrians.
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I commute along Avenue Road/University Avenue to work, taking the bus or sometimes walking as the traffic can be agonizingly slow. However, the delays have nothing to do with cyclists or bike lanes.
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