The news of getting rid of bike lanes that already are in place and have worked for years is beyond terrible.
As a cyclist and member of society there is value in safety. There are more cyclists now than ever before and it is due to the bike lanes.
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Bill 212 is dangerous and not fit for purpose. It has been proven time and time again that adding active travel measures reduces traffic overall, and makes travelling safer for pedestrians and for cyclists. Please listen to the experts.
I started cycle commuting to my work place in the last year. A big part of the confidence and safety I have been able to build as a newer cyclist has been due to the protected cycling routes along Bloor Street and University Avenue.
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The PC government in Ontario has done a fantastic job at removing red tape and bureaucracy - and getting great things done as a result. However, this is not that.
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I am writing to express strong opposition to the proposal for the province to remove bike lanes in Toronto. I have been cycling in Toronto for over 20 years, and I have found the bike lanes to be of great use in improving the safety of my rides to work and elsewhere.
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As a graduate urban designer at an Ivy League school, the bike lanes in Toronto are a great accomplishment.
To get rid of them would be embarrassing.
It says “Toronto doesn’t know the basics. Toronto can’t calculate simple traffic reduction.
They’re regressing.”
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Bike lanes save lives. Full stop. If that is not enough of a justification, consider also that more bikes on the road means fewer cars. If we really care about traffic and congestion, we should be embracing well-designed bike lanes as a way to improve traffic flow.
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I am very disappointed in this bill and all that it stands for. It would be a giant step backwards for the province in every way that it proposes to address gridlock.
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This Bill is a blatant attack on environmental protection and responsibility driven by nothing but ideology and greed. Stripping residents of their fundamental rights and legislating "your way or the highway" with no evidence is autocratic and juvenile.
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If the Ontario Government was actually concerned about traffic congestion, then more effective and safe bike lanes are the most efficient and cheapest way to do so.
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I am extremely displeased with this proposal for numerous reasons. If the objective of this act, is to "fight gridlock and get drivers where they need to go faster," as stated, then the proposed legislation is going about it all wrong.
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It is important that we have all types of ways of getting around--cycling, public transportation and driving. Countries and cities that have bike lanes are held up as examples where people have a higher quality of life. Planners can work to make bike lanes less intrusive on cars.
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The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, the people that design and build things, think that this is a dumb proposal. I hope you take their considerations seriously about multi-modal transit options
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Although the city of Toronto is experiencing a tremendous amount of congestion and gridlock it is not caused by the existing bike lanes. I commute two days a week through downtown find that construction is the major issue impacting our roads.
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Please do not get rid of bike lanes. Cyclists use them and they help prevent cycling accidents caused by motorists. Bike lanes help to promote healthy and active lifestyles and help to reduce one’s carbon footprint by cycling rather than driving.
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I support Bike Lanes. I believe that removing bike lanes forces bikes onto the road and ultimately leads to more congestion and puts lives at risk. It is a huge waste of tax payers money to remove already established bike lanes.
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I am writing to express my deep concerns about Bill 212, which, if enacted, would require municipalities to seek provincial approval for adding new bike lanes that involve removing existing car lanes.
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This proposed legislation risks reinforcing a car-centric approach to urban planning that prioritizes vehicles over pedestrians and cyclists. Limiting bike lane installation and removing environmental assessment processes for major highway projects does nothing to reduce gridlock.
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