I am writing to express my concerns regarding the recent legislative amendment that mandates Ministry approval for bicycle lane designs in specific municipal situations, as outlined in Bill 212.
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None of the bike lanes currently in Toronto should be removed. These bike lanes take up a fraction of space in a city whose streets are almost entirely devoted to cars. Most streets in Toronto do not have bike lanes, so removing them will not open up an appreciable amount of lanes.
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This Bill flies in the face of all common sense, evidence-supported policy-making, and modern standards for street design, and It is yet more ideologically and politically motivated overreach by the province.
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I am strongly opposed to Bill 212. As a daily cyclist and a Toronto resident, I rely on bike lanes to commute safely and efficiently. By choosing to cycle, I’m helping reduce congestion and pollution, making the city more livable for everyone.
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First, I am driver, a cyclist and a pedestrian. We need solutions that work for everyone.
Second, I think everyone agrees that traffic congestion in places like Toronto and Ottawa is a major issue that deserves thoughtful deliberation to achieve real solutions.
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I am strongly opposed to Bill 212. As a daily cyclist and a Toronto resident, I rely on bike lanes to commute safely and efficiently to work as well as to various businesses along Bloor. By choosing to cycle, I’m helping reduce congestion and pollution, making the city more livable for everyone.
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These bike lanes were definitely not planned properly. I have barely seen any bikers in summer and I'm sure there will be barely any in winter. For the added congestion and traffic added to everyone living in this area this was definitely a failed project.
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I am disappointed that this piece of legislation is so disjointed from evidence and studies.
1. Congestion is more caused by parked cars and construction occupying the right lane, limiting lanes of traffic and causing more lane changes
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Bravo!
Finally some common sense with the removal of these seldom used lanes.
I invite Olivia Chow and all the city councilors to come down to Royal York and Bloor and count the number of cyclists that ride their bikes in the lanes on a given day. Even on a weekend.
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I live in downtown Toronto. I cycle to work, for errands and for pleasure. I have a car that I use for travel that is more then 100km distance. I am able to cycle and keep my car off the streets because of bike lanes.
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As a Tax Payer, Driver and Cyclist in Ontario, I an very concerned with this proposed legislation and the negative impacts it will have on the progress that has been made to date on integrating greater cycling infrastructure into the Ontario road system.
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Bike lane approval has always been a municipal decision and not a provincial decision. Adding provincial red tape hinders the ability of municipalities and local communities across Ontario to make their own decisions.
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Hello. I am a resident in Bloor West Village and would like to comment on the proposed changes which will remove the recently installed bike lanes.
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Proposed Bill 212 focus on removing bike lanes and requiring municipalities to get provincial approval to install new bike lanes. This unequivocally, wastes tax payers money, increases red tape and bureaucracy, and will negatively affect public health and safety.
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I ride a bike to get around the city. If we lost bike lanes, it would make it more dangerous to ride. I was ran off the road by a truck and would have died if I didn't jump off the bike. If there was a bike lane, that would have never happened.
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The bike lanes on bloor west since being introduced has significantly impacted traffic in a negative way. A commute to take my daughter from bloor west village to the Kingsway for swimming lessons was once 5 minutes now takes upwards of 20 minutes while we see no cyclists using the bike lane.
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The bike lanes on Bloor west from high park through Etobicoke have been a disaster. They are not well used, cost way too much where those neighbourhood could have better used the money for other capital investment and have closed so much traffic gridlock as pollution from idling cars.
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This is such welcome news…
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