The city's own historical data from the 2011 removal of bike lanes on Jarvis shows that removing bike lanes will result in:
- more accidents
- more fatalities
- increased costs for the city and province in healthcare, emergency and legal services
- longer commute times
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To ensure the road is equitably shared between active transportation users and vehicles, ensure there is an existing alternate route with bike lane wherever bike lanes are removed or not included in design. That means specifying the alternate route as part of the process.
I do not agree with this. City traffic management should not be a provincial matter, the majority of MPPs elected do not live in Toronto and have limited or pigeonholed experience as to traveling in it.
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The proposed Bill 212 is an affront to local democracy, sound planning, and represents an intention on the part of the provincial government to reduce affordability and quality of life in the City of Toronto. It reflects a large, inefficient, and wasteful government.
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I am extremely unhappy that the Ontario Government thinks removing bike lanes in Toronto will improve traffic. I believe most statements and gestures are made to procure votes in the next election instead of for the greater good of the general public.
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The Ontario government would be up in arms if the federal government encroached on affairs under the purview of the province, but has no problem doing the same to municipalities, undermining the years of expertise municipal government workers have brought to designing cycling infrastructure.
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As a resident of Kitchener, ON, I am completely against this proposal. My wife and I rely on our bicycles as our primary mode of transportation, and the expansion of the cycling network in Kitchener has directly contributed to our safety every day.
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I appreciate that some cycling lanes are underused and as a result, should be decommissioned.
But this has to be done carefully.
Not every underused cycling lane should be taken out, as some serve as links to create a region wide cycling grid.
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Safe and connected active transportation links and well-functioning and affordable public transportation are two proven methods to reduce congestion. When people have a safe, affordable and convenient option it has been proven over and over again that they will change their habits to take it.
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As a resident of Toronto who regularly cycles, walks, AND drives to get around, I do not support the removal of bike lanes as listed in the proposal or providing the province with the ability to review and propose other bike lane removals of other streets.
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I oppose Bill 212 on the grounds that it is both unfair and unwise.
First, the government should not be playing favourites with the type of constituents it makes infrastructure for - it should be working to help everyone not just those who can afford a motorized vehicle!
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Once again we have a bill that undermines the importance of developing mobility options for everyone, in favour of temporary wins for drivers.
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Data from the EU has shown that while collisions involving cyclists or pedestrians where deaths occur are rare, thousands of pedestrians, thousands of cyclists, and thousands of other drivers are killed every year by drivers. Making the road more dangerous for cyclists is a terrible idea.
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The new and old bike lanes make such a difference when trying to commute. Since they've updated the ones on college and university I actively choose biking over driving to work 80% of the time, even when the weather is poor, vs before when I would do it maybe 20% of the time.
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The extra lanes will likely induce demand and make things worse or will just be neutral (but with more honking traffic).
The Province should look for solutions that reduce the total number of cars travelling through these congested corridors.
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposal to remove recently installed bike lanes in Toronto. As a careful cyclist who has experienced close calls with vehicles, the presence of protected bike lanes has been crucial for my safety and well-being.
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If there are more cars on the road, there is more traffic. Because the additional cars take up more space and break more often. More cars means less room for everyone. They are crowded together (congestion.) If some people are using bikes instead of cars, there are fewer cars crowding the roads.
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I very strongly oppose the proposed legislation. Deciding where to build cycling facilities, and getting the subsequent Complete Street design as part of a complete network, is a complex task.
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