I support bike lanes. I am a lifelong resident of Toronto and have been cycling to my work downtown since 2009. Although cycling is possible without bike lanes, the expanded infrastructure has greatly improved safety and decreased the number of negative interactions with drivers.
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Continually expand the reach and frequency of public transit so that people have more car-free options.
Follow the recommendations of your Housing Affordability Task Force report, so that you're not continually pushing people to live further and further from the cities they want to live in.
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Put in more bike lanes and let City's ans local governments decide where they are appropriate. Doug Ford should focus on improving health care and education in the province and stop pulling gimmicky stunts about ripping out bike lanes.
This proposal is dangerous and wrong headed. I used to be a cyclist in the city, but increasingly felt unsafe biking in Toronto. I hoped to be able to return to cycling with an increase in bike lanes, which would reduce congestion in the city. This policy is a move in the wrong direction.
Ontario is accelerating into the past with this terrible Bill. A modern city like Toronto doesn't need more lanes for traffic, we need safe alternatives like decent, reliable transit and a connected network of bike lanes.
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As a driver, cyclist and TTC user I can unequivocally say that my preferred format of getting around the city is on my bike. And I will ride my bike the majority of the year because the city has made that possible with bike lanes and through the expansion of bike share.
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Removing bike lanes when so many major cities have done the opposite with significantly positive impacts on health and commerce shows profoundly poor judgment.
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Keep your hands off the bike lines in Toronto. What we need is more transportation options, not less.
If Toronto is a gridlock is BECAUSE OF CARS, nothing else. Build rapid and efficient trains, subway lines and give the city the power to keep expanding the bike lane.
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I listened to Mr Ford's speech at the Empire Club where he proudly stated his government makes decisions based on data, not opinions or gut feelings or whatever way the political winds are blowing. So where is the data on bike lanes and congestion.
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Removing those bike lanes will only make traffic worse later on. The phenomenon is called "induced demand" and has been known for a long time.
This bill will ultimately do the opposite of what is called.. how's that for ironic.
Take that money and build another subway line instead
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An innefective plan that disregards all recent studies on what causes traffic. Ford even cited a statistic from 1991 to justify it, claiming that "1.2%" of torontonians bike to work, when todays statistic is actually 10%, with many more cycling for various other purposes.
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Why does anyone think removing bike lanes on a major street will reduce gridlock? Cyclists deserve a direct route to work and removing the bike lanes will not stop people from using these streets since they are the most convenient and that’s why bike lanes were added in the first place.
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The proposed act to remove bike lanes and require ministerial approval for new ones is like trying to fix your computer with a sledge hammer. We need collaboration to solve transportation and climate challenges. More road lanes create more traffic congestion, not less.
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Bike lanes are a serious matter, a key measure of public safety. I and thousands of other Ontarians should not have to risk our lives because of car traffic. Removing bike lanes would endanger all of us.
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This is an outrageous waste of money. And an a front to the people if the city that wanted and voted for a comprehensive bike lane network. And a power grab by the province.
Municipalities should make decisions regarding their roadways and traffic infrastructure. Councillors are elected to represent the views of the municipal residents and the provincial government ought not to be able to override their decisions.
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Removing bike lanes will not solve Toronto’s gridlock problem!! Having efficient public transit in and out of the city, ttc and service across Ontario, and safe options for travelling by bike will reduce gridlock and emissions.
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