As a registered planner with OPPI and a former resident of Toronto, bike lanes are important for safety. I was nearly killed 2 times while riding my bicycle in Toronto on my daily activities because there were no bike lanes.
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As a person who has worked in the city of Toronto for over 9 years, the bike lanes have kept me both safe and alive, getting from home to work.
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1. Removing existing bike lanes against the will of the municipalities in which those bike lanes are present is an abrogation of the democratic will of those cities, seemingly targeting Toronto in particular out of sheer spite.
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Hello,
Although I'm not a cyclist, I still sometimes use a bike to commute to work. I prefer this alternative when the TTC is slower and driving is even slower. The bike lanes provide a safer avenue to use the bike than riding next to a metal vehicle that has many blind spots for small objects.
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HI -- I'm writing to comment on the removal of bike lanes. I'm sure I have nothing new to add -- businesses claim they do better with bike lanes, drivers feel safer with them, climate & pollution issues are addressed by bike lanes, though obviously not solved -- & so forth.
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I bike everyday, I want to feel safe, we must reduce cars to build a sustainable city, every other large city is introducing congestion pricing. we’re going backwards. More Bike Lanes please!
Please remove these horrible bike lanes. The city has come to a stand still. Businesses are losing money as there no longer is parking. First responders can't even get to hospitals with people that are dying in the ambulances.
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I do not support this bill, and I oppose the plan to remove bike lanes from main streets in the City of Toronto. I believe these bike lanes are important and essential to protect cyclists. I do not believe that bike lanes cause gridlock. I am a cyclist and I cycle all year round.
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This bill is not well thought out and in complete opposition to the strong mayor powers given to municipal mayors earlier in this governments term. Give mayors the powers to address these issues locally without the province stepping in.
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I am against the removal of bike lanes. I am both a cyclist and a driver who lives in Toronto and I see bike lanes as a benefit to me either way I travel. When I'm in the car, I know that cyclists are safe in their own lane and when I ride I feel protected. Gridlock is not caused by bike lanes.
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While bike lanes have stolen most of the spotlight in this bill, I'd like to bring attention to a concerning provision tucked in:
SCHEDULE 2 BUILDING HIGHWAYS FASTER ACT
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Keeping cities moving requires an intermodal means. That includes travel by all modes. Driving is time consuming and expensive. Removing bike lanes won't change that, but it will create unnecessary costs, and put the City of Toronto back into the 1960 urban planning mindset.
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The bike lanes on Bloor St., Yonge St., and University Avenue should not be removed. There is absolutely no evidence this will reduce any of the perceived gridlock in Toronto. Traffic jams are reduced by reducing the number of vehicles in the road.
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Removing bike lanes is a step backwards in the race to address climate change. Removing bike lanes creates barriers for alternate methods of transportation. Removing bike lanes creates barriers to fitness and wellbeing, as cycling is an excellent wellness care way to move about.
I run a Toronto-based consultancy with 50+ employees, paying $1 million in taxes each year with a payroll of $7.9 million. I have many employees who commute daily on the Bloor and Yonge protected bike lanes to go to work and to take kids to day care and school.
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I can’t say I’ve ever provided feedback on a proposed Ontario legislation, but this one hits different. I’m a driver, taking Bloor street daily, but first and foremost I’m mobilized (and vote alongside) matters of the planet. How could I not?
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I fully support this proposed framework to enable provincial approval for new bike lanes on municipal roads requiring removal of a traffic lane and grant the authority to establish a review process on other existing bike lanes (where the removal of a lane of traffic took place), but even more import
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HI -- I'm writing to comment…
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I bike everyday, I want to…
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Please remove these horrible…
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Bike lanes make cities…
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While bike lanes have stolen…
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This is not Ontario's…
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