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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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Busy, highly developed cities the world over have extensive dedicated bike lanes alongside roads to manage traffic flows. As the population of Toronto, especially the city core, expands, many people rely on the bike lanes to safely get to and from work, out to events, and for deliveries. 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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This legislation is a deliberate attempt to cause harm, serious injury, and death, to cyclists across our city. This government’s obvious contempt for the lives of our citizens is not only morally reprehensible but is a violation of human rights against vulnerable road users. 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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116495

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I’m a former bike courier and I find riding in Toronto terrifying. I have a friend who was struck and killed by a truck a number of years ago while riding his bicycle. My wife was hit by a car while riding her bicycle and is still off work. I have had more close calls than I care to remember. 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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116497

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I strongly oppose Bill 212, especially the removal of bike lanes on Yonge and Bloor. These bike lanes make commuting safer, reduce traffic and pollution, and support local businesses. Read more

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116498

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This bill is a provincial overreach that will add red tape and bureaucracy that will waste taxpayer money. Municipal road design is the municipality's responsibility and burden. If their design is bad, locals will complain, and it's up to the municipality to fix that, not the province. 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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116501

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I am strongly opposed to this proposed legislation, specifically the provision to remove bike lanes and to establish provincial oversight on future installations. It is well established that bike lanes significantly reduce the injury rate for cyclists. 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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This is such a waste of money, of our tax dollars. It's dangerous to lives, bad for the environment, and makes our city less pleasant to live in. I would be for the opposite of this legislation; ban private vehicles within the city core. Delivery vehicles, public transport, and taxis only. 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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Every developed city in the world has safe bike lanes for its citizens. Ontario and Toronto infrastructure is archaic and frankly an embarrassment to the global community. Celebrities and tourists have even complained about our horrible grid locked traffic. Read more

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Removing the bike lanes would only result in biking, which is a great alternative to driving, being more dangerous and life threatening. Don’t do this, it’s expensive, going to result in construction and road closures and is unsafe for drivers and cyclists.

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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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I am deeply concerned and critical of the province's proposal in Bill 212 , to prevent new bike lanes and even REMOVE existing bike lanes that require the removal of a traffic lane. This is provincial overreach and will not help congestion. 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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Leave our bike lanes alone. We need them. They do not disrupt traffic any more than the street parking ever did. It doesn't change anything significantly for drivers to have safe bike lanes for cyclists. Cyclists need access to the regular streets for shopping and direct routes like drivers do. 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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116510

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Please do not move forward with this. It's an infringement on municipal jurisdiction, it will make traffic worse, and will make our already car-dependent infrastructure even worse.

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If you are to move forward with this plan, at the very least do what Laval did; open bike lanes during the summer and then turn the bike lanes into car lanes in the winter. It is a reasonable compromise.

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Removing bike lanes is a short-sighted reaction to gridlock. Year over year, more commuters are cycling and adopting e-bikes, as the cost of living and car ownership continues to escalate. Leave the lanes in place and put the funds towards improving transit coverage and reliability. Read more

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As a voter who supported this government in the previous provincial election I strongly disagree with this bill. My disapproval of this bill includes but is not limited to the following: Read more

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