Please review the COUNTLESS studies that have been done on how bike lanes reduce traffic congestion, increase traffic to local businesses, encourage people to find alternative methods of transportation, and contribute to healthy communities.
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These decisions are not based in the evidence that exists surrounding bike lanes and their impact in traffic. This will only increase gridlock, while endangering the many people in this city that rely on the (already limited) bike lane routes of the city.
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If Bill 212 is passed it not only jeopardizes future developments of safe and protected bike lanes in Ontario it is also a step back in sustainable, community consulted infrastructure.
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The tagine says it all "saving you time". This is literally a prioritisation of commute times for people who drive compared to the literal LIVES of people who cycle. I am completely opposed to this bill.
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I live in the GTA and travel abroad extensively. Bike and walking paths are proven to reduce emmissions and are a necessary requirement for our children's furture. The province should not have an opiniion about, only Toronto.
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Removing bike lanes that are already in place is a terrible idea. The millions spent to remove bike lanes in Toronto would be better served in expansion and support of public transit (Toronto Transit Commission) rather than promoting car travel.
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I keep seeing how mean spirited some torontonians can be. I started to be concerned when safety of bike lanes on Jarvis were traded away for the convenience perceived by a few car drivers. I biked and drove Jarvis, before & after bike lanes. The real difference is at best "perceived ".
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Please retain the existing bike lanes in Toronto. They provide necessary safety for cyclists. It would be an unnecessary expense and dangerous to remove them.
Working in Ottawa over the past two decades, I have seen the benefits of bike lanes to commuters and communities. The integrated of bikes with transit reduces pollution and congestion in the city.
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Cities have already surrendered too much to cars. Car centrism is bad for our health and well being through increased pollution, noise, and traffic. Ontario should be ashamed for limiting non-car transportation options.
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I have lived in Toronto for over 50 years and have always believed that bikes deserve a safe space for travel including on main arteries like Bloor Street and University Avenue where other safe alternatives do not exist.
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We don’t need a highway through prime farmland. We don’t need bike lanes removed. We don’t need the province overriding the decisions of municipal governments.
This act goes against all sensible strategies to mitigate the negative effects of climate change. It is a vehicle-friendly proposition and does the opposite of what we should be doing. We should not be supporting the use of cars on our roadways.
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Bike lanes do not cause gridlock; cars do. If you build more roads, or remove the bike lanes to add another, more cars will drive on them. We have seen this with how many lanes on the 401 now? And the majority of cars carry ONE person. The amount of space a car takes up for ONE person is ludicrous.
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As a resident and tax payer of Toronto, I strongly oppose the removal of bike lanes in Toronto. Evidence consistently shows that bike lanes benefit safety, the environment, local businesses, and urban efficiency.
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As a bike rider for decades, living downtown Toronto, I have felt considerably more safe with the installation of bike lanes. I move back and forth along Bloor St.
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This will not decrease congestion. Creating public transit infrastructure that's easy and reliable will help the gridlock. And bike lanes will help to reduce carbon impact and gridlock. Removing bike lanes is moving backwards in terms of progress
I am familiar with transportation research. This proposed policy tells me you have not done any research in the area, because if you had you would know about concepts like induced demand.
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