Horrible idea based on personal preference of individuals, instead of uniform and standardized policy. Not based on any scientific or sound policy analysis. Essentially a ban on bike lanes as it will be based on the whims of an individual and will make it impossible to have a connected network.
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As a parent with two small kids, this policy really upsets me. I rely on bike lanes to transport my children safely around my community. We use bike lanes to run errands and get to school.
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This is the stupidest and most pointless bill I've ever seen. Leave it to the conservatives to waste taxpayer money and time while people suffer because they can't get healthcare. Why do you hate bikers? Why do you hate Ontario?
I am opposed to parts of Bill 212 affecting bike lanes. This legislation is an overreach of provincial authority and strips away local democratic decision making.
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This is a fundamentally flawed piece of legislation on a number of levels. It overreaches into an area of municipal autonomy, and it furthers the misperception that bike lanes are a reason why there is heavy traffic. Please reconsider this foolish action.
I think the Province should stay out of municipal affairs, like where bike lanes are installed, and should be directing its energy at improving Provincial level issues like Education, Healthcare, Daycare, all of which appear to be failing under this government.
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This act will result in fewer people being willing to choose a bike for short trips, and instead use the car, leading to yet another car on the road.
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This proposal seems to be an overstepping of provincial boundaries that fails the address the issues it states concern over. It would need a complete overhaul to properly address the issues facing Ontarians today.
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Bike lanes have been an important part for all my life and I value them dearly here in Toronto. I've lived in cities around the world where bikes are simply a part of transportation and daily life, not a political debate.
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I'm a daily driver. However, this is due to the fact that public transit is not accessible enough between where I live versus where I work and the roads don't feel safe biking.
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I cycle from East York to my workplace in Downtown Toronto, five days a week, for a least 8 months of the year, and cycle most days during the winter with warm clothes and studded tires.
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Please! Bike lanes help traffic congestion. Please look at the evidence.
We need more bike lanes, many more, and protected lanes at that. The more people on bikes, the fewer are in cars. This legislation is an ill-considered overreach, and will aggregate the problem in the long term.
Why is the government wasting Ontario taxpayer money on removing existing municipal infrastructure that allows commuters to avoid driving to work?
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Keep the bike lanes. One more lane won't improve traffic but will endanger cyclist and add more cars from people who can't bike safely. Leave municipal affairs to municipalities
This is a dumb idea. Why are we ripping up bike lanes? Those cyclists will just be forced to drive (making congestion worse) or ride in the road making things more dangerous for everyone.
Requiring provincial approval of bike lanes is not only wild over-reach into municipal affairs; it is also entirely unproductive. There is abundant evidence for the phenomenon of "induced demand": additional lanes on roads lead, over a period of a few years, to more traffic.
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In order to fix gridlock, we need to MAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BETTER. This includes (but is not limited to):
- Proper funding to busses/trains/subways/etc
- Giving people an incentive to take other modes of transit by making bike lanes SAFE
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