Bicycle lanes not only protect cyclists but provide a much needed buffer for pedestrians on dangerous sidewalks. I feel much safer now when I walk on the sidewalk on Avenue Road between Davenport and Bloor due to the bike lanes protecting me from cars.
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This policy is bad on so many levels…
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Gridlock
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The constitutional rights of municipalities
This government seems to only be interested in supporting Ford’s billionaire buddies…he’s not interested in the citizens who pay his salary…
I urge the government to utilize actual data and best practices from around the world to combat congestion. The removal of infrastructure designed to encourage transportation options that are outside of private automobiles will not only fail to reduce congestion, it will very likely make it worse.
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Please preserve and expand bike lane networks in Ontario.
They save lives, promote clean transportation, and reduce the use of internal-combustion vehicles.
More car lanes means more cars. It's called induced demand.
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Removing existing cycling infrastructure would be dangerous and tragic. It will not alleviate traffic, more likely it will do exactly the opposite. What an expensive major step backwards this would be. It can't be allowed to happen.
I’m a cyclist in Toronto. I use the city bikes multiple times a day and find it to be the best way to get around Toronto. Having safe bike lanes is really important to me to choose biking over other modes of transportation. Drivers are not always aware of bikes.
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I, a tax paying, working, Ontarian, am dumbfounded by this bill. The astronomical cost of removing bike lanes, and the cost of the unavoidable law suits that will ensue are not costs I want my taxes to be used for.
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Stay out of municipal issues! Bike lanes are essential for getting us moving and reducing gridlock- not more lanes! Let municipal planners and councils decide what they think is best for their citizens- not what some bureaucrat at the Provincial government thinks.
Removing currently existing bike lanes on Bloor St., Yonge St. and University Avenue is short-sighted, neglectful of the residents of Toronto who use it as an affordable and convenient method to get to places of employment, study, etc. as well as a huge waste of taxpayers dollars.
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to Bill 212, the “Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act.” This legislation represents a significant overreach by the provincial government into the powers and responsibilities of municipalities.
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The bike lane stuff is already infuriating. It 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
The metrolinx construction creates most of the congestion
We, once again, are becoming the laughing stock of progressive cities. Premier Ford, you were elected not just to support suburban voters but all Ontarians including those of us who live in the city of Toronto. What we need are a safe interconnected and protected series of bike lanes.
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I've been a resident of Mississauga for 26 years, and recently became a homeowner. I have seen first hand how narrowing Rathburn Road and introducing bike lanes over the past year has made the area safer.
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I am against this proposal. I want more bike lanes, not fewer. I don't think it's fair that only those who drive should feel safe. If it's so difficult to drive, then just don't drive! Take the train or bus, or walk or bike, or use a wheel chair, scooter, or your favourite mobility aid.
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We are counting on our politicians to provide safe biking routes through our cities. Far to many people have died on the streets of Toronto when their bicycle have been hit by cars.
Public transit, car alternatives, remote working are the answer to traffic chaos.
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I am writing to express my concern regarding recent discussions about removing bike lanes within our city. This decision appears not only shortsighted but counterproductive to the larger goals of environmental sustainability, efficient urban mobility, and economic growth.
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This is a step backwards, not to mention overreach by the provincial government. You were not elected to interfere in municipal affairs. I do not support this legislation.
I do not bike to work, I drive and take public transit within the City of Toronto. I am against the supposition to remove the control of bike lane infrastructure from the City of Toronto.
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