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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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I ask you to PLEASE reconsider this bill. Road congestion is caused by too many cars on the road, not by too many bikes. The bill will discourage even more people from using alternative transportation for short trips and will ultimately increase congestion via induced demand. Read more

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Removing bike lanes to reduce traffic does not work, period. Improving public transit services and infrastructure is by far a better way to reduce traffic. More cars cause more traffic, plain and simple. Blaming bike lanes for traffic is just an illogical as blaming sidewalks for traffic. Read more

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I used to battle the bumper-to-bumper traffic on Bloor Street every morning, frustrated as cyclists whizzed by in the dedicated bike lanes. Tired of the gridlock, I switched to taking the subway and cycling through the Bloor and Yonge bike lanes. Read more

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The bike lanes are what keeps the city flowing during rush hour, and contribute to more accessible commutes. Taking them away wouldn't save any time on the major roads and would only invite more cars onto the city's roads. Read more

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I encourage the government of Ontario to retract and rethink ‘Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024’ and find other ways to decrease traffic that does not close bike lanes, in particular in bike friendly Ottawa where I live, which SAVES me time. Read more

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I am writing in strenuous objection to the proposal that would require provincial approval for the creation of certain bike lanes and permit the removal of existing bike lanes in Toronto. Such actions would constitute an expensive and reckless step backwards. Read more

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Blaming congestion on bike lanes has no evidence or factual backing. Bike lanes provide a safe alternative to car transportation. If Torontonians do not feel safe to bike, they are more likely to take a car or ride share service leading to MORE cars on the roads, and contributing to congestion. Read more

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This Bill seems Sneaky to me. It presents as a way of getting more bike lanes in ontario cities but then also explicitly approves the expensive and PERSONAL proposal to remove the bloor west bike lane. I don't know a single person in toronto who thinks this is a good idea. Read more

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God this is the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard. If the Ford government had two brain cells to rub together they’d realize that more bike lanes are the solution to gridlock, not the problem. Read more

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Not a single public speaker at the committee hearing supported tearing out bike lanes. By wasting tax dollars on destroying infrastructure, you are putting everyone on the road in danger and disregarding scientific evidence and community inputs. Read more

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Once again the government of Ontario is pushing its “Must Go Faster” agenda without acknowledging the following realities of today’s world: 1. CO2 levels are continuing to rise at an ever alarming rate. Gas-powered vehicles are a major contributor. Read more

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I don’t own a car and I bike to work, I would like to keep the bike lanes so I can get to work safely. Since installing more bike lanes I have personally found it more fun to bike to work than when I had to be next to the cars and I have also seen a lot more people enjoying biking as well. Read more

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A connected bicycle network is absolutely necessary to increase cycling and reduce car usage. Removing cycling lanes will lead to more fatalities of vulnerable road users. This bill is an over step of the provincial government into a municipal decision. Read more

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If Doug Ford’s government take out bike lanes they are willingly and deliberately putting cyclists at risk of injury or death. Read that again. That’s the bottom line. There will no improvement in car congestion on the streets in question. None. Read more

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