This is a terrible proposal.
Its purpose is to split the voter base and stoke division amongst an already-divided population, to distract from the horrible decisions being made by the current administration.
Environmentally speaking, it's also obviously a huge issue and will cause:
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I commute and do errands by bicycle every day. This law will negatively impact my life substantially by increasing my risk of dying on my way to work, school, and the grocery store. Keep your hands off our bike lanes and focus on provincial issues.
Bike lanes are the purview of municipalities. Offering commuters more options makes the city run smoother for everyone. Short trips completed by bicycle means folks travelling further distances have less traffic to compete with. Bike lanes keep everyone - including drivers - safer.
While it is appreciated that the province is trying to find solutions for gridlock for vehicles, biking is a valued mode of transportation for many individuals.
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I cannot think of something more obviously in the interest of municipal government than where to put the bike lanes. I don't see why Queen's Park needs to stick its nose in, adding more red tape to something that's the purview of city planning departments.
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This is absolutely ridiculous. Removing bike lanes will only further increase traffic as those bikers will instead just be in the rightmost lane, slowing down all traffic.
Doug Ford needs to prioritize data and facts when making decisions—removing bike lanes is a mistake. At a time when we need more funding to address homelessness, addiction, education, and healthcare, it's baffling that money is being spent on dismantling bike lanes instead.
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This proposal is going to achieve the opposite of the intended effect, and is far overreaching in terms of provincial powers. I would hope to see this not go through.
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Please don't waste my tax money by ripping out perfectly good infrastructure. The streets mentioned like Bloor, Yonge and University have all been made safer and more pleasant for cars, bikes and pedestrians.
This seems like an awful policy decision. I was under the impression we were going to move towards a small government, this seems like the opposite! Why should big government decide what we do municipally. There also seems like a big safety aspect being ignored here.
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This bill is just a sneaky way for highway 413 to get rushed in without any environmental research into impact. We are at a time where we need to be protecting the environment that we have, not adding to the sprawl.
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It is bewildering to me on several fronts that the province is choosing to interfere in municipal affairs such as local road design. It is even more bewildering that the province is ignoring its own data as well as those of municipalities to drive these decisions.
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I oppose this proposal on multiple grounds.
Firstly, it is a gross overreach for the Premier to micromanage municipal affairs when there is no critical issue that the municipality is not able to address.
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I don't believe removing bike lanes will reduce traffic. It will simply make it unsafe for cyclists, and increase congestion more when cars need to coexist with cyclists in their same lane. Create safe cycling infrastructure, and you will have less cars on the road.
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Not only will limiting bike lanes do nothing to reduce traffic, cyclists who now have to drive will increase traffic. This is an incredible example of big government overreach. Just let cities and town decide for themselves what to do with their streets.
The removal of bike lanes would increase the risk of injuries or worst for the cyclist who uses those lanes daily. The cyclist are not going away, taking the bike lane away. Puts both the drivers and the cyclist.
Removing the Bloor and University Bike Lanes will greatly inconvenience my life in Toronto. I am 25 years old and recently moved to the city from Richmond Hill. The city is expensive to live in, which makes biking to work a very great way to save money and stay in shape.
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