Bike lanes help keep cyclists safe, and keep more cyclists on the road and cycling. Cyclists are human beings. Cars have enough of the road. Cars are the problem with gridlock and traffic, not cyclists and not bike lanes. Removing the bike lanes puts cyclists lives at risk.
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People from Scarborough need effective public transportation. That means subways. Instead of putting time, money and workers into removing bike lanes, put the effort and money into completing the long delayed Eglinton crosstown. Also complete the Sheppard subway.
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I've been cycling to work for the past 14 years. Over that time, I have felt more and more safe as the cycling network has been expanded and more separated lanes have been installed.
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Bill 212 puts drivers and cars first - ahead of pedestrians and cyclists. This is a mistake. Bike lanes encourage cycling. We need more people biking and walking or taking transit to get around the city.
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I, and many others like me - people who bike to work or have loved ones who bike to work, do not agree with this proposal. First, it won’t work. It’s been shown reducing bike lanes will not improve traffic gridlock. Think of all the people who will now drive to work if they can’t bike.
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I am disappointed by the proposed legislation. It appears very Toronto-centric. It ignores the priorities identified by communities outside the GTA and in accordance with their local planning and consultations.
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This proposed legislation will put us back so far in terms of progress for the planet and the safety of cyclists. You really want cars to go back to having to share the same lane as cyclists? Isn’t that more annoying?
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Bill 212 does NOT outline how the removal of safe biking infrastructure will address the chronic issue of distracted driving AND distracted passengers by fellow road users in: cars / SUVs / trucks.
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Government policy must be based on evidence.
There is plenty of evidence of gridlock in Toronto where I live. Taking away bike lines will not reduce gridlock.
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This is a terrible idea. Removing bike lanes will not reduce congestion - that is not how congestion works. As more capacity is created (e.g., new vehicles lane), more people will choose to drive which will bring congestion right back to where it was. This is a well-researched field.
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I strongly oppose this plan.
I am a graduate student and researcher in urban planning, and the concept of removing bike lanes to improve traffic is fundamentally flawed.
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The real reason for the gridlock it is the fact that too many people are relying on cars to commute. Removing bike lanes or adding more car lanes are not going to solve gridlock. There are too many cars in the GTA for this problem to be solved by widening roads.
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I understand that Toronto’s traffic is terrible. I drive, both in the city and out of it. But, this proposal will not help with traffic. The data is in - bike lanes do not make traffic worse. Bike lanes help reduce congestion.
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The Bloor bike lanes are one of the best improvements the city of Toronto has made to cycling infrastructure in recent memory. They make cycling across the city both more convenient, and safer.
It is frankly repulsive that you want to tear them out. You should be ashamed.
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As a commuter within the city for years, as well as a leisure cyclist, these bike lanes are imperative.
-Bike lanes allow safety for cyclists. There is an increasing number of cyclist deaths in the city
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Do not remove any bike lanes. We need to address global warming by continuing to take actions towards reducing green house gas emissions. Additionally, bike lanes keep cyclist safer out on the roads.
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Allowing the Ontario government to removeg bike lanes in Toronto is a very short-sighted and dangerous practice. It takes time for people to become familiar and comfortable biking in their neighbourhoods and communities for both recreation and transportation purposes.
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The removal of these major bike lanes would make the city less safe, less accessible, and would not decrease traffic. It is essential to keep these bike lanes - and to build more.
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