I am a professional architect and longtime Toronto resident, car owner, regular driver and a commuting cyclist. I value the ability to get around the City efficiently when I am driving. However, I will accept increased travel time if it means that I have not contributed to the death of a person.
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Cycling is a fantastic way to get around the city; you can see the growth of this method in every European city.
It is construction and road work that causes the most traffic problems; also those outdoor “ cafe” setups that take a lane up.
Blaming cyclists is wrong
Bike lanes are crucial to short-distance commute in downtown. Removing them will add load to the already crowded and burdened TTC network. Many students or low-income individuals who couldn't afford transportation costs and chooses to bike would also be affected.
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I strongly oppose Bill 212. As both a driver and cyclist on Bloor Street, I've witnessed firsthand how bike lanes have created a SAFER, more PREDICTABLE environment for all road users.
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The logic behind limiting installation of and removing existing bike lanes to improve traffic flow is legitimately garbage and nonsensical, not to mention a giant waste of taxpayer money. Stop testing our patience, we've had enough.
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We need more safe cycling infrastructure not less. More people on bikes will help to reduce traffic. The ability to commute without a car safely is invaluable too many vulnerable populations.
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The proposal to remove bike lanes in our city is not just shortsighted—it’s outright dangerous, wasteful, and counterproductive to solving the broader challenges we face as a growing urban center.
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The trend is talking about green transit and return the streets to pedestrians. I have no idea why we have to spend millions of our tax for going backwards. Isn’t fixing the traffic issue is to make less people drive their car?
I live in Toronto, near Casa Loma. I own a home, but have never owned a car. I use the cycling lanes/infrastructure for exercise and commuting. I used the Bloor between Jane and Royal York corridor frequently this summer and fall. It is much safer than it used to be.
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Please do not proceed with this Bill. It has many unintended consequences and as City of Toronto taxpayer, I cannot fathom the amount of unnecessary energy and cost it will take to do this on Bloor, Yonge and University Ave.
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First and foremost, you should understand that by removing bike lanes you are increasing the risk of danger, injury, and death to Torontonians who choose to bike. This demonstrates your lack of compassion and empathy toward citizens of the city.
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Please leave the bike lanes and save the lives of those who care about the environment and the future of our poor mother earth! Bike lanes are a step forward, it is well understood in the European countries. Please! And thank you.
Taking away the bike lanes in Toronto is a terrible idea. Bike lanes are a safe and reliable way for those who cannot use a car to travel the city. We should be encouraging a more sustainable, healthy, quiet and reliable form of transit.
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CONSTRUCTION is the culprit for traffic snarls and gridlock, not bicycle lanes. New subways, new buildings, and renovations reduce street size and make a mess of TTC too, with routes and schedules always changing.
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Please safe bicycle lanes!!!
We need more ecological and efficient way to transit on the streets. Cars, bicycles, pedestrians all have the right to circulate in a safe way.
I use my bicycle every day as well as my husband and many friends. We are helping to the environment.
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Prior to the installation of dedicated bike lanes in Toronto I have been hit twice by cars, once on Yonge Street and Crescent Road (Rosedale Subway Station), the other on Bloor Street and Bellair Street (Yorkville), in both cases by drivers totally unaware of cyclists.
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Under no circumstances would I support this proposal. Bike lanes save lives and are a fantastic way to promote non-car ways of getting around.
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