This is a terrible proposal and a waste of public funds. Adding lanes does not reduce traffic, it just induces more people to drive, maintaining the same or worse traffic problems with lower quality of life for people living in the city due to the wasteful removal of vital cycling infrastructure.
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Protected bike lanes are essential to the safety and convenience of Torontonians. I own a car and a bike, and I almost always choose to bike if I'm going anywhere south of St Clair because it is the fastest and most efficient way to get around this city.
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As a Toronto worker, I oppose this decision. 1. This decision should be made by the municipality. 2. Bike lane removal itself will cause significant congestion and cost. 3. While a small percentage commute by bike, many others bike for recreation and for work itself.
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Please keep existing bike lanes! Bike lanes keep people safe. Not just cyclists but pedestrians. It encourages drivers to be more mindful when turning and it some area it is a physical barrier.
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Bike lanes as a political wedge issue?
I try not to be cynical when it comes to politics but it seems like this bill is a way to win votes and not based on sound social and environmental policy.
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As a resident of Toronto, an avid driver who owns a car as well as a cyclist, I am extremely disappointed in the Ford governments decision to remove life saving bike lanes. Although I supported Ford in the past this may be the last straw.
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I live downtown and commute by all forms of transit: walking, biking, transit and driving. My work moved it's office recently and I along with probably a third of my coworkers now commute to work daily using the Bloor bike lanes.
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Please keep the bike lanes. They are handy and help make cycling safer. Removing won’t help traffic enough to make a difference and you will impact those who don’t own, or can’t afford to own, a car. Plus the cost of uninstalling is wasted money
The Bloor and Younge Street bike lanes are an essential for my commute to work. I rely on them to feel safe and secure while traveling via bike. Even when driving I would prefer to have cyclists in their own lanes.
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This act is a gross overstep of provincial government into municipal affairs and decision making. It's wasting time and money from both levels of government.
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I would like to see Ford provide data to prove that bike lanes slow traffic. They don’t. I don’t believe there is any - in fact there seems to be data proving the contrary.
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NO!
Do not let this pass! Stealing away land so Ford can make his buddies richer by giving him these roadway development projects.
Plain and simple, this is an infringment on our freedoms!
Please reconsider this legislation. There is no evidence to suggest that removing bike lanes will improve congestion and will cause safety issues for both cyclists and drivers.
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Building more vehicle lanes, whether in cities or new highways, will never alleviate traffic. Please stop sacrificing a better future for short-term "more cars" thinking.
Stop interfering in municipal affairs and wasting tax payer money on work already done. We are drowning in homelessness, a health care crisis and affordability issues. Focus your attention there. And finish the Eglinton crosstown while you’re at it.
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I’m writing to request a reconsideration of Bill 212, specifically regarding provincial oversight and restrictions on the installation of cycling infrastructure like bike lanes.
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I am strongly against this proposal. To require provincial approval for new bike lanes that reduce a lane of car traffic would add a layer of bureaucracy to the process and make it less efficient. Also, any addition to the number of lanes that are open to car traffic will not reduce gridlock.
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I belive this to be a waste of taxpayers money. The costs are colossal and the gain minimal. It is poorly thought out and I truly think the province should let municipalities make their own decisions and answer to their taxpayers in an election.
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The cost of ripping out bike lanes ($48 million -- almost twice as much as installing them!!) is a terrible waste of taxpayer money. And highly unlikely to be worth the "investment". Leave Toronto city planning to Toronto City Hall!
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