As an owner of 2 cars, and living in the City of Toronto, I don’t believe this proposal will alleviate road traffic issues in the city. It will also take away a useful resource to (more) safely traverse the city on a bicycle, which is an effective way for me to move around Toronto.
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Roads are not just for cars and other vehicles but also for bicycles. Separate the bicycles from vehicles to keep cyclists safe since in an accident it's mainly the cyclist who suffers - injured or worse. There is room for both types of transportation.
Bike lanes help to reduce congestion by providing a safer alternative to cars; suggesting their removal is absolutely ridiculous. All that will result from this is higher instances of cyclist injury and death and more cars on the road creating more pollution.
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed removal of bike lanes as outlined in Ontario Bill 212. This proposal represents a significant misallocation of taxpayer funds and poses several critical issues.
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I am opposed to Bill 212. It will not change the gridlock. The province should work with local governments/ mayors to address this situation not be a bully imposing a ludicrous non solution
The province should not be focusing on municipal road construction or bicycle infrastructure projects. Municipal governments are in the best position to implement and identify road infrastructure development in conjunction with local communities and citizens.
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This is so clearly not going to help anything. You say you want to help make things easier and all this is going to do is make more construction and slow things down more. Focus on what actually matters: affordable housing and improving transit infrastructure.
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If we want to reduce the amount of traffic in the cities we need to increase access to other modes of transportation. Bike lanes are a necessity and need to be increased rather than decreased.
it appears Doug Ford has an axe to grind because of when his anti cycling motions were defeated when he was a counsellor 10 years ago. This is another reason why Toronto should become its own province. I for one I’m tired of Doug Ford sticking it to the people of Toronto.
Re Bill 212,
in a time when we are trying to get our planet back from the precipice of desaster, making room for more vehicles as opposed reducing polutents i feel that Bill 212 should be rejected.
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Please do not give in to election war mongering.
A world class city requires a world class traffic plan. This includes lowering speeds and installing bicycle infrastructure.
This is a ridiculous proposal. Bike lanes are clearly a public good, which is why every other leading city in the world is working to make active transportation better. We should be looking to cities that people want to live in - Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich for example - for inspiration.
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I oppose this bill in the strongest possible terms. Removing these bike lanes is a callous, wasteful, and utterly reprehensible decision that will put Torontonian lives at risk, lead to a rise in accidents, and cost millions of taxpayer dollars.
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Bike lanes are an essential part of the transportation system in Toronto. As someone who occasionally drives in Toronto, I am much more comfortable driving on roads that have good, safe bike lanes, rather than on roads with shared lanes.
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Today I drove the Don Valley Parkway. A trip that should have taken five minutes took half an hour. There are no bike lanes on the DVP.
My drive up Woodbine in my car is regularly smooth and just as quick as it always was. I also frequently use its bike lane.
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The overreach of this bill into city affairs is absolutely astounding, that alone should be enough to stop it.
2nd, the cost at 800million when our healthcare, schools and transit are significantly under funded is disgusting.
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Firstly, this is a false solution to a problem. Bike lanes are not the reason for traffic congestion, and removing them will only create new issues. People (namely, cyclists) are going to die. Secondly, this is a waste of money.
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