This is a terrible proposal that will only make gridlock and traffic worse, and greatly endanger the lives of cyclists, motorists and pedestrians.
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I submit this comment as a resident of Toronto who lives along Bloor St West and gets around by walking, cycling, public transit, and driving. I'm incredibly disappointed to see this bill even be proposed. This is a serious overreach from the province and an absolute regression in city planning.
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Removing these lanes means I cannot safely bike to work. If I cannot safely ride my bike to work, I will drive, adding another car to the road. My partner will do the same, adding yet another car.
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Ford is not the mayor of Toronto and should not be able to wield control over our city planning, including bike lanes.
Bike lanes make our city safer - save the bike lanes!
If the government wants to reduce gridlock, why would they be effectively introducing more construction to the streets of Toronto by ripping up already built bike lanes?
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Really unsure why we have identified 3 lanes to remove without any research on analysis done to explain why those 3. The fact we have a premier who is being petty and picking random spots of Toronto to change shows how ridiculous this all is.
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I would like to be able to bike in this city, and this is just preventing me from being able to do that safely. I would save 30 minutes in my commute if I biked instead of walked, instead I'm afraid to do so because it is so unsafe.
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As a biker in Toronto this is unbelievably irresponsible. We need more bike lanes, not less, and cyclists need to be safe on our streets. Many times when I bike on streets with no bike lanes there have been cars almost side swiping me or coming dangerously close.
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I’m absolutely appalled by Ontario’s Bill 212. This isn’t just misguided; it flies in the face of everything we know about building healthier, safer cities.
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I love using my bike to go to work or with my children. I would absolutely hate seeing less bike lanes. We actually need more. I’m also very concerned about climate change and feel like the government is counterproductive if going forward with this proposal.
First and foremost, we need to dramatically reduce carbon emissions, and encouraging people to bike is an important part of this reduction. And, research has repeatedly shown that widening roads makes congestion worse so taking bike lanes away to reduce car congestion is not sound.
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This Bill seems to overstep the bounds of the provincial government by adding excessive red tape and bureaucracy to municipal governments trying to develop their cities to meet the demands of the people who actually live and work there.
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This is an egregious overstep of provincial jurisdiction that will create an inefficient and unresponsive system for addressing traffic issues within municipalities.
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Let me start by asking a question, have you guys ever heard of the phrase “none of your business?” Usually it’s used a way to get people to buzz off, so I shall employ it here, this is none of your business. This Bill shouldn’t have even been considered let alone be at this stage.
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I am pro for removing the bike lanes.
I live in Hamilton, Ontario. I live on the East Mountain, and work in the west end (12kms, one way). It took me an hour to get to work today, and an hour to return.
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I strongly oppose any efforts to remove bike lanes in Ontario. Bike lanes are essential for making our streets safer for all road users, reducing traffic congestion, and promoting healthier, more sustainable forms of transportation.
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This war on bikes and the…
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