if bike lanes are removed, then I assume there’ll be a lot more cars on the road. Will one extra lane be enough to accommodate that? I believe cyclists are actually already mitigating the gridlock problem because they can use bike lanes/infrastructure.
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Bloor St is better with bike lanes. This bill unfairly prioritizes the needs of people living outside of Toronto over those who live and work here.
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I believe bike lanes are so important! I don’t bike every day but I see many young people (the majority)
using bike lanes, I leave in north Beaches, I see every day the huge amount of bike riders commuting to downtown or anywhere else morning and early evening!
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Im both a driver and cyclist. I don’t want yet another round of construction to take out these lanes and I don’t want the streets crowded with cyclists again. I’ll be watching to see who votes for this
This proposal is not only a step backwards in efforts to address climate change and public health, but is legislative 'over-reach' by the province, as the Municipal Act otherwise provides communities the authority to regulate - or not- bike lanes within the purvue of public safety.
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This proposal is deeply upsetting to me and I feel I must speak up as it affects me personally because I am a cyclist. I've only been cycling since the start of the COVID pandemic and have fallen in love with this method of transportation since I have found it to be liberating and empowering.
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Please don't spend money to remove our existing bike lanes. Bike lanes don't automatically increase car congestion and can do (and has done) the opposite when implemented well.
This policy endangers me and my friends and family who use these lanes. It endangers the independence of local government. It endangers all citizens, as emergency services have confirmed their response times as well as accidents on these routes have reduced since the lanes' introduction.
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I do not support this bill. Spending millions on removing bike lanes will cause cyclists to bike elsewhere and cause more congestion in the surrounding areas. I am not going to vote for this administration if they continue to propose bills such as this.
The only way to make cities more livable and reduce pollution and increase activity in our very sedentary population is to make bike riding safe for people to do on a regular basis.
We need more bike lanes and safer lanes properly designed to balance motor vehicles and human powered vehicles.
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Induced demand means the more traffic ways you build of a particular medium, the more of that kind of traffic you will encourage. This means the more car lanes we build, the more car traffic there will be. This also means the more bike lanes we build, the more bike traffic we will see.
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I am very saddened by the provincial government's proposal to remove Toronto's bike lanes with Bill 212. I am a 5', 66 year old woman who travels by bike daily in the city. I am constantly in danger, it feels, and have been hit by cars twice this year.
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As a car driver and business owner on Bloor Street, I strongly oppose Bill 212 and the removal of bike lanes in Toronto. In my experience, bike lanes have been a positive change, not just for cyclists but for everyone in the city.
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I do *not* support this bill. At a time when we're facing increased congestion, global warming from carbon emissions, and a need for affordable transportation (i.e. biking) -- this seems like a backwards step.
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I think the provincial government should get out of municipal affairs and leave city planning to city councils. Climate change is real and we need to reduce car usage in our cities. I am a driver and am thankful for bike lanes. It’s so much safer for cyclist and drivers also
I rely on the cycle path network to get safely to and from work. I also use a bicycle to carry out multiple errands since it is far quicker and easier to link multiple trips together by bicycle or by transit than by car.
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This is a terrible idea. It will accomplish very little and destroy a lot. More and more people are cycling in Toronto as the effects of climate change become more and more apparent. It is vital that we stop relying on fossil fuels as much as we do.
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Research shows that bike lanes improve road safety and increase number of bikes reduce the number of cars, which will improve gridlock; there is no evidence to support the removal of bike lanes in Toronto.
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