As a Toronto resident who cannot drive due to a disability, the provincial government has not made transit accessible or safe. Instead, we have culture war crusades against bike lanes, that make pedestrians and bikers feel like second class citizens and that our safety does not matter.
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I have biked in this city for 8 years and have never felt safe on the roads. I have drove for 3 years for work and always wished there were less cars in my way and more bikes. Reducing bike lanes is a blatant disruption of progress in this city. Hands off our city Doug Ford!
In Canada we respect the freedom of choice. Removing bike lanes is a stupid waste of money and the Ontario government should be Ashamed at even considering it
I strongly oppose Bill 212 to remove some existing bike lanes and slow down the progress of creating a well thought out bicycle network around the City of Toronto.
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Research has shown that bike lanes don’t significantly increase congestion, and im some cases can actually reduce congestion and ease the flow of traffic. The proposed changes will make things worse, not better.
The proposal to remove bike lanes is pretty backwards. If you want political points, talk about how you'll improve education, healthcare, affordability. Transit via personal vehicle is a fools errand because the moment you make more people drive, it'll just go right back to being a clogged mess.
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This is so irresponsible. Such a waste of money to do harm to our cities.
First off, stay in your lane! Let cities decide for themselves what they need. Don't sit in Queens Park and pretend you know our neighbourhoods better than we do.
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Modern cities around the world are improving routes for alternative transport that reduces cars. Doug, don’t be medieval. Don’t go backwards. Make cycling appealing for more people. Keep bike lanes. Add more. Toronto was in the dark ages. Don’t take us back Doug.
Thanks!
As a regular cyclist, I use my bike to get to downtown for chores, to do my groceries and to stay fit. The solution to the traffic problems in Toronto downtown is not removing bike lanes en masse, but to have constructive discussion with stakeholders who live in that area.
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This bill aims to “move drivers faster.” The province should be concerned with moving people faster, however they choose to travel, and wherever they choose to travel to.
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My wife uses the bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue to get to class at the University of Toronto and I use these bike lanes to get to work. In the evenings, we use these bike lanes together to get groceries, go to the gym and visit friends.
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Hello,
There is strong support for action from the provincial government on cycling
• 66 per cent of Ontarians believe that their government should allocate funds towards cycling infrastructure in order to make cycling a safer and more convenient mode of transportation.
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I bike to and from my child’s daycare each day on Bloor. It is an essential option for weekday commuting. Removing sections of the Bloor bike lane threatens to make this commute significantly more dangerous. Every morning and evening this bike lane is absolutely full of cycle commuters.
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It is reckless to make a proclamation on the value of bike lanes without data to support your decision. I see zero pertinent data about the three bikes lanes you propose to remove. Furthermore it is not the job of the Premier to make decisions about municipal infrastructure.
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Please do not remove the bike lanes on major streets like Bloor! Cyclists are vulnerable road users and we should be ensuring we have safe infrastructure for cyclists.
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I find it absurd that this proposal even considers the removal of bike lanes on the busiest and most accessible, I get that you want votes, and the best way to do that is to go all right, however using bike lanes is not the way to do so.
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I use the bike lanes on Yonge and Bloor street every morning and evening for my commute and see hundreds of people in Toronto using these bike lanes. If we remove these lanes it will only make traffic worse as all these people using lanes will have to use cars for their commute.
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I am strongly opposed to the removal of bike lanes. More people on bikes means fewer people in cars and therefore overall less traffic congestion in our very congested city.
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