That the province is undertaking this entire exercise, in the face of regularly-provided evidence supporting expanding bike-lanes and in clear violation of the norms around the separation of municipal and provincial responsibilities, all because of one bike lane in the Premier's riding that some tin
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This is an extremely regressive and uninformed policy. Requiring provincial oversight into bike lanes is an overreach of the provincial government's authority and increases red tape for municipalities that know what is best for their communities.
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Please do not do this. I cannot afford to travel to work safely and quickly without the protected bike infrastructure. Please do not remove them. I beg you.
I do not approve of this. I think this is very stupid and doesn't solve the issue of traffic congestion. This is actually idiotic and unfortunately, the people of Ontario are very dumb to vote Dog Ford into offic witha majority.
As a cyclist and a driver this bill seems actively dangerous to cyclists and useless for drivers. Cycling in Toronto is already quite hazardous, to the point where many people I know have been afraid to bike for years, only willing do so recently with the construction of more protected bike lanes.
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I strongly disapprove of this bill. The only way to reduce car traffic is to give people alternative options to the car, that is, bike lane infrastructure and better transit.
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Removing bike lanes means fewer will feel comfortable cycling, fewer will cycle, more will see driving as an option, more will drive, and congestion gets worse. This is simultaneously a plan that will not work, and a plan that pushes us away from the kind of city we want to be.
Leave municipal matters to municipalities. Cars cause traffic for cars, and I support any measures that reduce the number of cars on the road because less cars means less traffic.
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This is an incredibly backward, short-sighted move and an incredible waste of time and resources. It will not alleviate congestion but instead generate new demand as cyclists are forced off the roads. Alternatively, you'll have cyclists in traffic - are you going to ban that as well?
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BIKE LANES REDUCE CONGESTION THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN WITH SCIENCE. There is a plethora of scientific evidence supporting this. This is a FACT, this is not a "feeling".
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I am strongly opposed to the proposed requirement for Ministry approval before municipalities may construct bicycle lanes. I live in Ottawa, I highly doubt that Ministry staff know this city better than my local city councillors and mayor.
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Removing bike lanes would likely increase traffic congestion since many cyclists also own cars (such as myself and many of my coworkers). If bike lanes are removed, those cyclists would be forced to use their cars instead, adding more vehicles to the roads and increasing traffic congestion.
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The opposition to bike lanes often comes from an uneducated and emotional place, ignoring the clear benefits backed by peer-reviewed research. The fact is, studies consistently show that bike lanes reduce traffic congestion by promoting cycling over driving, thereby taking cars off the road.
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We should be ADDING bike lanes, not removing them. This is a terrible idea and it will cost lives. What seems to be ignored is that people on bikes are doing the exact same thing as people in cars are doing: trying to go places!
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I have a difficult time processing that this is the grand solution the provincial government is proposing to fix gridlock. I live in the City of Toronto and commute to Mississauga for work every day.
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I am a loyal conservative voter and I use these bike lanes to commute to work every day. If they are removed and I am forced to drive it will double the length of my commute. I do not feel safe cycling on roads without protected bike lanes.
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These are my concerns regarding the proposed framework that would grant the provincial government approval authority for the installation of new bike lanes on municipal roads, especially when it involves the removal of bike lanes.
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I vehemently oppose this legislation. The idea that the provincial government should have the ability to control and tell municipalities what’s best for their communities should be out of its purview. Instead, this government continues to wade through controversial and shady deals.
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