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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.

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I have built my life around Toronto's bike lanes. I am a musician and commute to all of my teaching, performing, and recording via the Danforth/Bloor bike lanes. The designated lanes, though still dangerous due to cars turning and delivery bikes, make me feel significantly more secure and safe.

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I have been living in Toronto for seven years. I am gainfully employed and pay my taxes, vote, and I am strongly against any bill that advocates for the closures and removal of bike lanes in Toronto and surrounding areas. As an avid cyclist I use bike lanes regularly, when available. Read more

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I think that where to build bike lanes should be a local decision. It doesn’t make sense for the Ontario government to block decisions made by the local government on where to build bike lanes. Read more

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I am very much opposed to this bill. In fact, it scares me. Is it legal for the province to threaten the lives of vulnerable road users by removing bike lanes? This is just Ford fuelling a culture war to help the Tories in an early election. Read more

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Removing bike lanes will not make people who use bikes as transportation disappear. It will certainly not make traffic less congested, since bikes will be forced into traffic lanes. Removing existing lanes will put cyclists in danger and make traffic worse for drivers. Read more

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I feel we are starting to severely stray from the path of taking care of eachother and the planet. It is repulsive to me that citizens are allowing greed and short sightedness to rule.

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As a Toronto resident who relies on bike lanes for my daily commute, I’m deeply concerned about this proposed bill. Bike lanes on major streets like Bloor, Yonge, and University have made cycling safer, reduced traffic congestion, and encouraged more sustainable forms of transportation. Read more

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This legislation is beyond ridiculous. It is absolutely egregious and a complete overreach of Provincial responsibility. The province is not in a position to know what is best for each municipality and local communities. Read more

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This bill is detrimental to the safety of cyclists and I can tell you that with lived experience. I cycle throughout the fall, spring, summer, and some of the winter and I can tell you that every time I ride on a road without bike lanes I encounter immense risk. Read more

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Dear Elected Representatives, I am a resident of Toronto, a small business owner, and a daily commuter who rides a bike in order to take the subway across town to her workplace. I also happen to be a car owner who is happy to leave her car parked. Read more

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Bike lanes are the best! The safer I feel, the more often I will ride my bike to commute. I use the Yonge and Bloor bike lanes regularly, and so do some of my students to travel to and from school. Please do not take away our bike lanes.

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I am a resident and taxpayer of Toronto and Ontario I find it wasteful of taxpayers hard earned money to destroy bicycling infrastructure that has been installed over many years after much consultation with the general population. Read more

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Decreasing access to forms of transit other than cars only serves to increase traffic issues. More bike lanes means more people can rely on bikes, means less cars on the road means less traffic. Removing bike lanes is short sighted to say the least. Read more

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I'm writing as a mother and as an urban planner to implore the provincial government to take a longer, evidence-based perspective on the matters addressed by Bill 212. Read more

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Bike lanes are an important resources to ease girdlock by creating alternate channels to commute downtown and allow cyclists move through the city. Reducing bike lanes will just put cyclists at risk. Increased mass public transit will do more to reduce gridlock and be safer than fewer bikelanes!

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Removing these bike lanes is a terrible idea. It will not result in the desired impacts and will negatively impact safety. This is a complete waste of money. Do not move forward with this plan. I write this as a car owner who would ride my bike more often if there were MORE bike lanes.

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