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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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Bike lanes and connected, safe cycling routes are essential to a world class city. We need more of them, not less. This is the right thing to do to discourage driving in the downtown core given the climate crisis. We should be using public transit and cycling NOT driving. Read more

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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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I object to this legislation. It is anti-democratic, running roughshod over local decision making. Removing existing bike lanes without installing replacement bike routes following the same level of public consultation as when they were introduced is particularly egregious. Read more

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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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Provincial government should not be hindering local governments. Bikes lanes have proven to be essential transportation infrastructure, alongside subway lines. Many are used in conjunction by cyclists using the bike shares to get to subway stations. Read more

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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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As someone who both cycles and drives in the city, I think bike lanes are necessary for the safety of drivers and cyclists. Removing bike lanes will force cyclists onto the road essentially blocking off lanes from drivers and cause congestion as drivers need to merge to avoid the cyclist. Read more

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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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114178

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The province should stay out of locally determined muncipal issues. Overriding towns & cities is anti-democratic. In this case an ideological decision done for partisan reasons with little evidentiary support for improving traffic & a waste of money. Read more

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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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This is a cynical, populist attempt that purposely misleads people to conflate bike lanes with traffic congestion. Studies around the worlds cities show that bike lanes improve congestion in the mid to long term, provide safe travel for cyclists, and promote healthier, greener travel. Read more

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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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This government is once again over stepping and inserting itself into the MUNICIPAL matters of the City of Toronto. These are MUNICIPAL roads paid for by the tax payers of TORONTO. The bike lanes that were installed were paid for by the tax payers of TORONTO. Read more

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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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It's ridiculous to take out the bike lanes and I will do everything I can to spread the word for who is responsible for making the city more congested and costing countless millions to do so. There are many reasons I'm against this: Read more

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It is not clear that any comments or facts will change this legislation but it is so wrong headed. I use Bloor, Yonge, and university bike lanes regularly and if they are removed it will force me to take more dangerous routes. Read more

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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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I am appalled and embarrassed that the government of Ontario is even contemplating the proposed changes to the Highway Traffic Act. You are supposed to represent the people of Ontario, not just a subset of the population who may be "inconvenienced" by congestion. Read more

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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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You need to reconsider this plan to remove bike lanes. It's dangerous and you're going to be ignoring the great work that cities and munipalities have done to make cities safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Read more

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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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As a lifelong Toronto 34y/o citizen, I am in support of safer biking conditions, but felt motorists gave more space to cyclists (who also behaved better) when there was NO dedicated bike lane. Read more

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The proposal to shift approval authority from the municipal level to the provincial is a gross mismanagement of public money but also demonstrates this government's inability to utilize data to prioritize the health and wellness of the general public and the safety of vulnerable road users. Read more

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