A provincial over reach by a group of people who appear they have never touched a bicycle let alone ridden one. I feel this bill endangers my and other peoples safety who choose a method of transportation that does not use electricity or fossil fuel.
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I totally disagree with Ford's intervention on bike lanes. Bike lanes are a critical way for us to move forward and have BETTER movement of people through the city. Without bike lanes, cyclists are at risk of injury and death.
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This is absolutely ridiculous. How does the provincial government have authority to override municipal governments and force them to remove bike lanes?
I do NOT support this legislation.
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Can the Province please fund one study to determine whether the removal of bike lanes, disincentivizing a form of clean transportation, and the resulting addition of more internal combustion engine cars to the roads lead to beneficial outcomes for the environment?
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I would like to submit my utter disappointment in this bill. I am a regular cyclist and driver in this city. I feel safer on my bike in a bike lane. As a driver, I also feel safer and don’t worry as much about killing anybody on their bike.
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The removal of existing bicycle lanes on Bloor Street, University Avenue and Yonge Street is *not* common sense. Responsible management of the finances of the Province of Ontario would dictate that spending taxpayer dollars to removal these lanes is inappropriate at best.
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It seems ridiculous to have to reiterate this in 2024; Bike Lanes are essential transportation infrastructure for a major city like Toronto, and protect the safety of citizens who choose to use a bicycle to commute to their end destination.
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We need more bike lanes not less. As an avid cyclist and environmentalist I am against this bill. We do not need to create a world centered on automobiles any more than we already have. Transportation is the key and the less carbon produced the better. Bikes are part of that solution.
The proposal of bill 212 to restrict bike lanes on major roads will make cycling less safe and less popular. Cycling helps reduce the need for road infrastructure. Cycling encourages people to adopt healthier lifestyles.
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I live at Yonge and college and regularly use these bike paths. I can confidently say, I have felt much safer riding down university to work than any other street. I have nearly gotten into many accidents on roads where there is no designated bike paths.
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Cities requiring approval from the province to make changes to their transportation infrastructure is ridiculous. Adding hoops to jump through slows the process of making cycling safe and accessible for all.
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The provincial government should not be add red tape to local governments and restricting their ability to make meaningful changes to the lives withing their area.
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Removing existing or blocking well-thought out planned bike lanes will do nothing to reduce congestion, it will cost lives, waste taxpayers' money, dissuade people from considering alternatives to driving, hurt local businesses, and undermine local democracy. Nothing about this makes sense, and the
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Bike lanes are NOT the issue with gridlock right now.
Poor urban planning and extended construction areas, coupled with a bursting 905 population all have lead to this.
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We need more bike lanes not less.
I travel to many large cities and in every city either ancient or modern they are integrating safe bike lanes and getting people out of cars through public transportation that also allows bikes.
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Cycling is an economical method of transportation for students and others who cannot afford a car. Removing bike Lanes caters to the elite who can afford cars and will increase congestion and air pollution.
I ask that this proposal not be approved or pursued further. The body of research evidence demonstrates that bike lanes reduce, not increase, traffic (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtst.2024.06.002). They additionally have a traffic calming effect.
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