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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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This bike lanes conversation breaks my heart. I don't understand why this is even open for discussion. I've been riding my bike to the downtown central part of Toronto since 1972 for university + then work + as a means of transportation generally. I have only recently become nervous + apprehensive. Read more

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I am a recreational cyclist, group ride leader, and member of an Ontario Cycling Association affiliated club. For our members "Share the Road" is not a slogan but a core value grounded in safety for both Read more

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I am not someone that usually comments on legislation, but I feel very passionately about bike infrastructure, and the specific mention of ripping out the new(ish) bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor in Toronto doesn’t seem to make sense. Read more

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It is absolutely atrocious that the provincial government believes it has the authority to bypass any opinion or rule of the city and spend taxpayer money to rip up bike lanes that are keeping vulnerable cyclists alive and actually reducing traffic by providing alternative transit options. Read more

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I object to Bill 212 for every possible reason, but let me outline my top objections: a) It is a firm case of provincial overreach, governing that which is within the City of Toronto and governed by the City of Toronto Act. Read more

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Bike lanes are important. The more people who feel safe riding a bike in the city, the fewer cars will be causing congestion so people who need to drive are unable to get where they're going. It's better for the environment to facilitate non-polluting forms of transportation. Read more

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I'm very concerned about the idea of removing bike lanes in my neighbourhood (West end of Toronto). With higher density housing in local neighbourhoods (related to new condo and housing developments, which are important and needed), the number of people on the streets is ever-increasing. Read more

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I strongly oppose this bill, as someone who commutes regularly by bike. I try to cycle year-round. In Hamilton, the construction of bike lanes has proved the idea of "build it and they will come". Read more

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Hello, I'm writing to state my opposition to Bill 212 which proposes ripping out stretches of bike lanes along several Toronto streets, namely Bloor street. I'm a Toronto resident; I live along Bloor St. West and work on the Danforth. Read more

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I'm both a car commuter and an avid cyclist from Guelph and I'm concerned bill 212 will endanger me without leading to any noticeable improvement in congestion. It is not true that eliminating a driving lane in order to free up space for bike lanes causes congestion. Read more

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Last year, I was biking down Front St. outside Union Station during the morning rush hour, and fell off my bike fracturing my arm. Being a road without a bike lane, I was trying to avoid car and cyclist traffic by staying close to the curb, but instead hit the curb and fell onto the sidewalk. Read more

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I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed amendments to Part XII of the Highway Traffic Act contained in Bill 212, and any related proposed regulations, both of which contradict the stated purpose of the City of Toronto Act to allow the City to determine what is in the public interest of Read more

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