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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.

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Thanks for this, I used it as a template and rewrote it as not to look like a copy-paste bot **Opposition to Ontario Bill 212: Prioritizing Safe and Sustainable Transportation** Read more

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The planning and other decisions related to bike lanes should remain under full autonomy of the municipality, who are charged with and best positioned to make decisions for their residents. Bill 212 needs to be scrapped!

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Do not remove any bicycle lanes. If anything, you should install more cycling lanes. Toronto should become more urban by focussing on public transportation with subways, busses, and LRT. And providing safe cycling lanes as an alternative to driving a car. Read more

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There is absolutely no evidence that suggests the policies laid out in this bill will reduce traffic volumes in any meaningful way. It is well studied that adding an extra lane to a road in a growing city does not improve traffic after people adjust to the existence of the new lane. Read more

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I use these bike lanes every day, it has made my commute so much safer. These bike lanes are utilized and necessary to make the road safer for both cars & cyclists, all year round.

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Lots of cities have failed to learn from their past mistakes, but if this proposal goes through Toronto would be rather unique in straight-up incurring in intentional self-harm: 1. It would lead to more road injuries and deaths ...this point should disqualify it right away Read more

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Removing bike lanes will result in an increase in cyclist deaths and will force cyclists to #takethelane in order to increase their own safety. This will only slow traffic again and cause even greater frustration for drivers and cyclists. Read more

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Small government, please. Leave municipal decisions to the municipalities. Take care of provincial public transit like expanding train and large-scale bus service in order to ease gridlock. Look up induced demand.

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I am extremely disappointed to see this proposal from the Province. It is not based on an objective data that I can see, and is contrary to the results of the published literature. Read more

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Removing bike lanes will not improve the flow of traffic because people will be biking regardless of a designated bike lane but the difference will be putting cyclist in danger and inevitably slowing down traffic to share the road. Read more

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I am commenting as a resident along Bloor Street West, who walks, cycles and drives to get around. I cycle almost every day to work in the Bloor bike lanes. I am also a parent of two young children who both walk along Bloor and ride their bikes in the Bloor bike lane. Read more

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Bike lanes should not be removed in Ontario. They are essential transportation infrastructure and help keep cyclists like me safe without impeding the flow of traffic. When driving, I would rather cyclists be in their own lane than slowing down traffic in my lane. Read more

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As someone who has, in recent years, easily and happily navigated the streets of Toronto, Hamilton, and New York City on foot, bicycle, and with public transit, I cannot fathom the logic of this Framework. Favour motorized vehicles over bicycles? Read more

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The proposed removal of bike lanes on behalf of more car lanes will not ease the congestion. However, the bike lanes have the potential to relieve congestion by effectively reducing the number of cars. Read more

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Eliminating bike lanes and cancelling planned bike lanes is a BAD idea. For two big reasons. First, because it puts the speed of automobiles above safety. I’m a cyclist, and I know how dangerous it is to ride on through routes without a bike lane. Read more

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