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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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Please do not get rid of bike lanes. Protected bike lanes protect me and my family from cars and keeps bikers off the main road. It also means I don’t have to drive my car, which would take up a lot more space

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I am writing to express my strong opposition to Bill 212, the "Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act." This bill, which could require municipalities to seek provincial approval for new bike lanes and potentially remove existing lanes, is deeply concerning for several reasons. Read more

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Bill 212 will make it massively unsafe to cycle, which will lead to higher fatality rates of vulnerable road users, and will discourage folks from using active transportation, which is crucial given how we need to be reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Read more

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I strong oppose the provisions of Bill 212 regarding bike lanes. As both a cyclist and a driver, I appreciate the proven reductions in motor traffic that the lanes have provided. Any measure that reduces greenhouse gasses is to be welcomed in the fight against climate warming. Thank you. Read more

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Adding more car lanes only increases traffic as it induces more demand. Bike lanes are good for local businesses as people are more likely to stop into stores as they bike past. It also makes it more likely the people will bike to a local store if they feel there's a safe route to do so (i.e. Read more

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In 2017, Doug Ford said that when he wasn't riding in a bike lane, he didn't feel safe. Why do I even have to ask what he's now thinking as he plans to threaten the lives of other cyclists, who have grown in numbers since he made that remark? Read more

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Despite its name, this bill will neither reduce gridlock nor save anyone time (or money). By reducing the number of safe and accessible bike lanes, it will increase the number of people driving, which will actually worsen gridlock. Read more

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Every person on a bike is one less person in a car by themselves which improves the flow for cars or buses. People need safe cycling lanes and the more safe lanes means more people will cycle. Read more

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I am entirely opposed to this Bill. First because it represents ridiculous overreach by the Provincial Government into City affairs. City affairs should be run by the elected city government. The government should focus on it's own complex mandate, and not waste time in someone else's. Read more

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Opposed! This is the time to invest our tax dollars in saving our environment, our healthcare system, and supporting our struggling communities, not expanding urban sprawl and creating car dependant infrastructure right at the time when we so desperately need to shift away from using fossil fuels

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I feel this is an overreach of the Ontario Government into something that local governments are much better able to assess. It is also incorrect that removing bike lines will reduce traffic congestion, except perhaps in the very short term. Read more

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I use the Bloor Street bike lane to get to work every day and I am strongly opposed to this bill. The bike lanes along Bloor Street, University Avenue, and Yonge Street took many years of study to implement and made cycling through the city much safer, more pleasant, and more viable. Read more

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I am writing to express my concerns regarding Bill 212, the Reducing Gridlock Act, and the implications it may have on the existence and expansion of bike lanes within our cities. Read more

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I strongly oppose Bill 212, not on the basis of politics, but on the basis of facts supported by decades of established transportation policy research. This research has repeatedly shown that cars and trucks cause traffic congestion, not bike lanes. Read more

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I oppose this proposal. My children rely on the Bloor Street bike lane to commute to school. Without it, their safety will be compromised. College Street is not a viable alternative due to streetcar tracks and parking, and there are no other east-west through streets in this area. Read more

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As a resident of the Bloor west area, I am thrilled that sanity has prevailed and bike lanes installed on one of the busiest streets in the city - will finally be removed! Thank you Doug, Christine Hogarth and Stephen Holyday to fight on behalf of Etobicoke's constituents! Read more

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