I strongly oppose Bill 212 and the Highway 413 Act, 2024. This project threatens Ontario’s environment by cutting through protected green spaces, farmlands, and wildlife habitats—undermining biodiversity and climate goals.
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I am, variously, a pedestrian, cyclist, TTC user, and driver in Toronto. I wholeheartedly support bike lanes in all of those capacities. When I’m on my bike, the bike lanes obviously make my trip easier and safer.
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As a Torontonian who relies on all modes of transportation—car, public transit, and bicycle—I strongly oppose the removal of any bike lanes and believe our city needs even more of them. Removing bike lanes is a waste of taxpayers' money.
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Please, please reconsider this anti-bike lane proposal! It sends us back to the dark ages...shame on your government for considering such a backward move😖
I think this plan is crazy for many reasons:
1. Why is the premier fiddling around with things that are in a common-sense way the purview of the cities?
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This is a waste of money that has already been spent. This is an over reach of provincial governance. As a citizen of the province who uses a bicycle in Toronto for my main transportation, I strongly reject this plan.
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Bad traffic is not a problem that is unique to Toronto, neither are the good and bad attempts to solve traffic.
Bike lanes around the world have been proven to reduce congestion, decrease the cost of living, and improve health. Even cities in colder climates have better bike infrastructure.
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I am a resident of Ontario and I oppose this bill. Bike lanes are an important part of transportation infrastructure and they keep people safe. Bike lanes should be promoted, but even when they aren't, that decision should be made at the local municipal level.
Reducing the number of bike lanes will not improve car traffic congestion! I will personally continue to use my bike on the shortest path to any destination, riding it in a vehicular traffic lane, regardless of any changes to remove bike lanes.
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Hello, it will be a big mistake. Having bike lanes save lives. I use the bloor street bike lane everyday, and the only thing that causes gridlock with cars is construction! And what about the economic benefits, i can stop anywhere at anytime to shop when I am on my bike! Not happening with cars.
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As a parent, neighbour and employee working and living along the Bloor St. W. corridor, I am devastated to hear that the province is planning to remove the recently instated bicycle lanes in my neighbourhood. My children use the bike lanes to visit friends, shop along Bloor St.
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Mr. Premier, I am an older adult, taxpayer and voter who has come to rely on cycling as the most convenient and inexpensive transportation for my neighbourhood. Bike lanes on main routes including those named in Bill 212 for removal have become essential to my safety, daily work and shopping.
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This bill enacts a death wish on cyclists. Anyone supporting this bill clearly does not believe that the lives of cyclist have any value, and you would rather see us dead under your cars than allow us to traverse the city with ease.
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We need environmental protections. The Ford government is trying to expand their powers with this bill and skip through necessary processes that keeps Ontarios wildlife safe. This bill isn’t for ontarians, it’s for Ford’s friends to get rich.
This is a short-sighted move not based on evidence or data, but rather on the angry shouts of an uninformed portion of the political spectrum. Study after study shows that bike lanes reduce congestion, improve liveability, and boost retail activity.
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The literal counter on Bloor street shows, in November, there are still over 1000 cyclists a day and more than 300000 so far this year. Your bill will force many of these people to drive. That will be money diverted away from local businesses into auto companies (many foreign) and more traffic.
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I respectfully submit that bike lanes are not a provincial issue, and should be left to the municipalities to decide. I know Mr. Ford is a Toronto resident and has a personal interest, but this should not be a political football or become a victim of the notwithstanding clause.
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This is an undemocratic, overbearing decision. Where is the legislation to block the condo developers from taking up lanes and blocking traffic from their trucks--a constant in Toronto. The Ontario Line has taken out a lane on the Danforth and elsewhere throughout the city.
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This proposal reveals how radically out of touch our provincial government is. Urban bike lanes relieve traffic congestion, as proven in many international case studies: New York City, London and Paris have transformed and improved urban grid lock with intelligent urban planning.
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