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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.

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• REMOVING BIKE LANES WILL ENDANGER MY LIFE AND THOSE OF MY LOVED ONES • RESEARCH HAS REPEATEDLY SHOWN THAT WIDENING ROADS MAKES CONGESTION WORSE • WE NEED TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO BIKE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS REDUCTION Read more

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Bikes will be on the streets no matter what. Having designated bike lanes is safer, decreases congestion by removing slower moving traffic from the car lanes and encourages more people to use bikes and public transit instead of driving everywhere (if feasible), helping the environment. Read more

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Yes! Get rid of the bike lanes, especially on Bloor Street! It's a major artery to and from downtown that needs to be kept clear not only for drivers but for Emergency Vehicles. I've seen them stuck in the gridlock. Read more

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I would like to comment on the part of the proposal that involves removing existing bike lanes in Toronto specifically. It is a foolish and shortsighted proposal. The $48 million cost is not worth it and the city study indicates that the removal would not actually improve traffic times. Read more

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Creating more lanes will not fix our traffic problem. Bike lanes encourage other modes of transportation that is safe and accessible. Invest in public transportation that is reliable and fast to encourage people to use, not encourage more cars on the road. Read more

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Ripping out these bike lanes would be a disaster and will not do a thing to ease traffic congestion. These streets were not built to support the population influx that Toronto has experienced over the last few decades. Read more

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Removing bike lanes is a massive waste of public funds, time, and creates more problems than just leaving them. The city is already clogged enough with cars and, as a driver, I don’t need more of them on the road! I would rather 1000 more cyclists than 100 more cars. Read more

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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.

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By reducing lanes of vehicular traffic by 50 % on major arteries has significantly increased the number of vehicles that are now using residential streets to avoid the congestion on the major arteries. Read more

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Is this really the most urgent issue in the province? The price tag for removing the bike lanes in Toronto is estimated at $48 million. Can that money not be used for health care, education, homelessness and so on? Read more

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There are many reasons why removing the bike lanes is a bad idea: 1. It is a waste of tax payer dollars, millions of dollars. 2. It puts cyclists' lives at risk. Read more

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The bike lanes should stay. People will still bike on the roads and they will weave in and out depending on the situation. These bikers need to be protected against cars and trucks. People need to get used to the bike lanes and need to be encouraged to use them. Read more

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This proposal will do nothing to resolve gridlock, it will tear out recently developed and expensive bicycle infrastructure that is both desired and effective by urban populations. Please reject this proposal.

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I against removing bike lanes on major arteries in Toronto including Bloor street. The bike lanes on Bloor street are my everyday bike lanes from home to work. On the one hand, bike lanes provides a relatively safety zone against vehicles. Read more

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I oppose this proposal. Aside from being a waste of taxpayer dollars, removal of the bike lanes is a reversal of efforts to encourage citizens to choose alternative modes of transportation to automobiles. Read more

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The way I see it we have 2 choices: Toronto can become just like any other large North American city that caters to drivers and makes everyone else feel unsafe on the roads or invest in our infrastructure and make people realize that there are other options. Read more

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