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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 bill is extremely misguided and a distraction from real issues in the province. Municipalities have the resources to make local decisions, and this represents an egregious overreach by the province to legislate something that is simple not required. Read more

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This is an illogical bill. Bikes will not disappear without bike lanes, they will simply enter the flow of car lanes and slow traffic. Worse, it will increase accidents and put cyclists at risk. This isn’t a theory, this is evidenced by a multitude of studies. Read more

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Bike lanes reduce traffic fatalities and benefit local economies on main streets. I use the bike lanes every single day and have vastly improved my commute time, productivity, and happiness. Grid lock is on accoutn of too many cars not too few highways. Read more

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This is a ridiculous, regressive and shameful proposal. It goes against all scientific research, and it will cause more congestion by rendering alternative methods of transportation unsafe and unviable in the city. Read more

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The proposed Bill 212 is simply outrageous! A Bill can't discriminate one modal of transportation over others. The streets need to provide room for all modals and car lanes shouldn't be getting it all. Read more

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I moved to Toronto a year ago precisely because of it's walkability and cycling lanes. Progressive legislation in installing bike lanes is what reduces traffic congestion among other things like investment in public transit. Read more

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The prioritization of drivers with this bill is ridiculous and deeply frustrating to me, as a pedestrian and transit user. Bike lanes are desperately needed in major cities, and Ontario is home to some of the largest cities in Canada (and, in the case of Toronto, North America). Read more

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As someone who rides my bike to work everyday, I rely on cycling infrastructure installed in the last 5 years to get to work safely. Additionally, by cycling, I reduce the number of cars on the road by 1, while reducing my carbon footprint. Read more

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Good day, Not sure how it will help. Cities have bike lanes,infuture to put them ,study environmental impact etc more taxpayer money will be spent. First money spent to make those lanes,signs,paint etc cost taxpayers and if removed more tax payers money. Read more

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As someone who drives around bike lanes regularly (I live in downtown Toronto), this is one of the worst ideas I've ever seen. People bike anyway. This way, they are in their own lane instead of right in front of me. And most bike lanes do not remove traffic, they remove some of the parking.

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Unlike many European cities that I have visited that have successfully integrated bike lanes with sidewalks, Toronto instead has been removing key traffic lanes in an already incredibly congested city. This is ridiculous. Read more

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This act is a severe violation of the norms governing the separation of provincial and municipal powers. It is the municipality's responsibility and right to design throughways. Read more

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1. Biking is the main method of transportation for many, especially the low income bracket. 2. There is no supporting research proving bike lanes increase traffic. 3. Without bike lanes, all these new E-scooter and E-bikes would end up on the sidewalk and crash into people. Read more

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I am writing to express my strong opposition to Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024, which seeks to impose provincial approval for the construction of municipal bike lanes that involve the removal of vehicle lanes. Read more

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I disagree that removing bike lanes would alleviate traffic. Without bike lanes, bikers would share the lane with cars, which would slow cars down. Without bike lanes, some people may switch from bikes to cars, leading to more cars on the road, leading to more traffic.

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