Bike lanes reduce congestion and encourage commuters to take alternate modes of transportation. Are you going to rip up the streetcar lanes? Tear up the subway? Shutdown all the buses? This is policy that’s at extreme cost to the tax payer and not in our best interests at all. Why do this?
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This proposed bill misses the mark on many levels and must be rejected and the process started over with a clear objective on improving transportation systems into the future.
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Adding more lanes for cars, whether in the city replacing bike lines or in the form of suburban highways will only increase the traffic and gridlock via induced demand.
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As a motorist, I think this is a bad idea. It will make driving less safe. Cyclists will be merging with car traffic. Driving will be more stressful. At least with the bike lanes, you don't have to worry about cyclists interfering.
According to studies, implementing this plan will:
- Cost $75 million in direct costs and sunk costs.
- Make traffic much, much worse for at least nine months during construction to remove lanes
- Have minimal long-term impact on car travel times.
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The decision to remove existing bike lanes is foolish and pandering to a select few who are able to afford a private motor vehicle. For those of us who rely on public transit, our own two feet and most enjoyably, our bikes, many of these bikes lanes are our main ways of commuting into work.
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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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I am a driver and bike lanes are needed to make the roads safer. Too many people are injured or die from bike accidents in the city. Many drivers do not know how to drive around cyclists, especially those who don't usually drive in the city. Removing bike lanes is a major public safety issue.
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Density requires multiple modes of safe transportation and good infrastructure to support diverse modes of transportation. Bike lanes are an integral part of that.
On streets which have two lanes of traffic, street parking prohibits the use of both lanes and also inhibits safe cycling.
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I'm 100% agains't the removal of the bike lanes on Bloor St., Yonge St., and University Ave. in the City of Toronto. Do not allow Doug Ford and his corrupt government to make our city more car centric!! Bike lanes are necessary to keep riders safe!
I oppose the following aspect of the bill: “A provision prohibits registered owners from applying under the expropriations act for the adjustment of the date of possession for land that was expropriated by the Minister for the purposes of priority highway project."
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This proposal is complete garbage, there is no evidence for it's ability to reduce traffic congestion or protect the lives of commuters in dense urban environments like the city of Toronto which has studied bike lane safety, traffic volumes and accidents at length before creating every single bike l
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This bill is made with bad-faith arguments in mind. Like many of Ford's ideas, this bill is not though out with facts but "common sense". People need other choices, bikes are one of the best choices people have. Removing and preventing bike lanes takes away that freedom from people.
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I think it is shameful that a 'conservative' government that is supposed to care about minimizing government overreach and allowing local levels of government to make decisions based on the needs of their communities is proposing a bill such as this.
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I am a driver and am horrified by the potential for bike lanes to be removed. I commute through the city everyday and bike lanes have given me significant peace of mind.
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This is a policy that we know will get cyclists killed. Will cost tens of millions of dollars. Will cause worse traffic for months. And will not result in faster drive times. Especially once cyclists start driving in the middle of the lanes.
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If toronto wants to be a world class city we NEED to stop designing it around cars. CARS ruin cities. If you want to own a car or use one everyday live in the suburbs. Suburbs are a paradise for car owners. Keep your hands off our bike lanes.
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