I strongly oppose Bill 212. It represents a massive overreach of the provincial government's power. The province should not be stepping in and blocking construction of or removing bike lanes in cities, as they are valuable transportation infrastructure.
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while i think the city of Toronto has lacked strategy and commons sense when placing bike lanes in the city - i DO NOT believe it is a good use of resources to remove the ones that are already there unless there are SERIOUS issues ( i.e.
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I strongly disagree with both the intent and implementation of this bill. Getting to the point of removing individual bike lanes constitutes major overreach by the provincial government in municipal affairs, and tearing out built bike lanes is a terrible waste of money.
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Agree with Bill 212, Bike lanes on busy streets, like Main and King street in Hamilton, is a hazard,
it’s going to get worse when these two streets get converted to TWO WAY traffic.
Hamilton’s taxes are one of the highest in the country, it can be put to better use.
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I have long been a Conservative voter and admire Mr. Ford's premiership.
I also appreciate his concerns about traffic gridlocks and his attempts to solve them.
As a car driver and cyclist, I believe I have an objective assessment of Toronto's driving challenges and bike lanes' benefits.
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No.
There's no solution to car traffic except viable alternatives to driving.
Car-centric policies are counterproductive and will lead the province to a financial ruin.
Please keep the bike lanes, and improve public transit to high standard, because this ain't it!
Strongly opposed to this legislative overreach.
The provincial government was not given a mandate to interfere with good municipal planning. Business owners, citizens, communities and local politicians, who DO have a mandate to work on these issues, supports the bike lanes in Toronto.
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I am opposed to the entirety of the Bill 212 proposal in which "The framework would enable provincial approval for new bike lanes on municipal roads requiring removal of a traffic lane and for existing ones, where a traffic lane was removed; it also provides for the removal of the bike lanes on Bloo
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I agree with this initiative. I live in Hamilton and struggle with the increase in traffic over the past 5-10 years.
I live 15 km from my workplace, and it takes me over 30 minutes to get home every day due to the traffic congestion.
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To tear out existing bike lanes is lunacy. What a double waste of taxpayer money! I'd much rather have idiot cyclists in their own lane than doing god knows what in my lane. Also a party platform was to cut red tape and this sure seems to be adding a lot.
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Stay out of it! Don't over-step! Let the municipalities manage their own affairs and stop with the miss-information suggesting that bike lanes make traffic congestion worse!
The proposed Bill is a step backwards in improving traffic flow in Toronto and the rest of Ontario. Adding extra lanes to a road or highway does not improve traffic conditions for drivers and does not address the root of the problem.
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I live in Dundas, Ontario. The majority of citizens in Dundas are older people. The town is hilly. I drive down Hatt Street frequently and rarely see a bike rider on either of the 2 bike lanes . There are many condos in area and there is one lane each way on the street for cars.
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I strongly oppose Ontario Bill 212 (Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024) for several key reasons. The idea that removing bike lanes will alleviate traffic is flawed and lacks evidence.
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I'm a driver and a cyclist, living in core downtown Toronto since 2008. As a driver, I love driving on Bloor and have found it's actually less congested and traffic flows much better WITH the bike lanes. As a cyclist, I've found myself cycling more because of the bike lanes.
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please focus on provincial priorities and leave this hyper local stuff alone.
ripping up these bike lanes is a complete waste of taxpayer dollars which should be used for more pressing issues. how about the ERs that are closed?
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Here’s a comment draft for Bill 212 regarding the proposed removal of bike lanes:
Comment on Bill 212: Opposition to the Removal of Bike Lanes
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This plan has no serious democratic process backing it's conception. There has been nothing done study or research wise to conclude that this legislation is required. No justification as to why Toronto in particular is being targeted specifically for this bill has been put forward either.
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