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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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Bike lanes make it safer for my children to bike in Toronto, and help support a green and liveable city. The city of Toronto is better for them. We are also the ones to decide about our transportation options, not the province.

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I think this is a terrible idea. The city has already spent a lot of money installing these bike lanes and they protect bike riders from getting doored and hit from frustrated angry drivers. The destruction of bike lanes that already exist is incredibly redundant and could risk lives. Read more

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It has been repeatedly shown that seperated bike lanes and safer and allow all ages of users to access the road. It has also been shown that cyclists spend more money at shops when they visit. Read more

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The provincial governments significant overreach of municipal policy will not ease gridlock in Toronto, or any other municipality across Ontario. This bill targeting specifically bike lines on Bloor, Yonge, and University, seeks to override the will of the people in the city of Toronto. Read more

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I'm strongly against this bill. The entire thing demonstrates how little this Conservative government actually cares about law, democracy and government overreach. Let me ask the following: Read more

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I’ve been cycling in Toronto for 50 years, through my student years at u of t and then to work every day in midtown. I cycle year round and regularly go to appointments downtown and back. Downtown bike lanes on Bloor, University and Yonge provide a safe, direct and fast route for me to cycle. Read more

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Please do not remove the bikelanes. It won’t reduce traffic congestion because more cars will just fill the extra lane. Additionally, bikes will then have to share the lanes with cars which is more dangerous and will actually increase congestion and slowdown. Read more

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In my opinion the removal of existing bike lanes does not make any sense. We would be faced with additional costs, and for what purpose? The number of cars would just increase, without any time savings, but with more accidents involving cyclists, more pollution and noise. Read more

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Please do not waste money to reverse the little progress in bike infrastructure that's been achieved. Human lives are always more important that the commute times of the driving rich

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Removing bike lanes is not going to speed up traffic. Consider this: bicycles are bound by traffic rules and alloud on city streets (unless the laws are changed to prohibit bikes on these streets: good luck with that). If you remove bike lanes, riders will be forced to ride in lanes with cars. Read more

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Removing bike infrastructure will lead to a marked increase in injuries and death amongst cyclists. Safe biking infrastructure reduces vehicle traffic. Investing in transit reduces traffic. Adding bureaucracy to the already overwhelmed provincial government is a horrible use of public funding.

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The proposals put forward by this are without basis in fact, or for the benefit of most Ontarioans. This bill serves only to cause harm to vulnerable road users, stifle the cultural development of Toronto, raise living costs for people, and make rich associates of our corrupt leaders even richer. Read more

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Re:ERO #019-9266 This proposal is poorly thought out and could be damaging for many Folks in Ontario. The responsibility for bike lane location and management should Not be under the jurisdiction of the Province but only the individual municipalities. Read more

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Bike lanes are vital infrastructure in our cities, especially Toronto where I live. I use bike lanes and without them do not feel safe. I also strongly believe that having bike lanes reduces traffic congestion. I use multiple forms of transportation including TTC, bike lanes and cars. Read more

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There would be much less gridlock if people travelled together. Almost all of the cars I see in rush hour contain one single person. I suggest charging drivers a fee to use downtown roads if they are not carrying passengers. Read more

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