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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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The bill as framed is harmful to transportation efficiency, safety, and fiscal responsibility. These harmful elements include: Increased Traffic Congestion: By discouraging cycling as an alternative mode of transport, the bill could lead to more cars on the road and greater congestion. Read more

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I agree with removing bike lanes on major thoroughfares. In particular the Yonge St ones. How are emergency vehicles to get by when there is only one lane of traffic each way. Don’t whatever you do have an emergency during rush hour!! Read more

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I see grid-locked traffic on all the streets regardless of whether there is a bike lane. So clearly it is NOT the bike lanes that are the cause of increased congestion. The source is that there are too many cars and the majority of the cars have only 1 occupant. Read more

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Data has shown the bike lanes make a positive difference. It is safer, and more fluid for traffic. Tearing them out will cause more construction. Thr parking is on the outside of the lane, which makes getting hit by car doors less likely. Read more

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My daughter is a professional cyclist who has represented Canada on the national team for years. She just quit at only 22 years of age and despite being Canada's top ranked domestic pro racer and I couldn't be more relieved. The greatest catalyst was the impossibility of training in Ontario. Read more

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Bike lanes help to protect my life, the lives of my family and friends, and help toronto to be a vibrant and efficient city. We need more bike lane protections not less.

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I am a cyclist who relies on the wonderful bike lanes throughout the city, particularly on Bloor, to commute safely, quickly and in an economical and ecologically sound way to and from work every day. Read more

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- In dense urban areas, cars are limited by space they take up - a 3.5m wide lane can only carry 1500-2000 people per hour. To reduce grid lock, we have to shift the amount of space allocated to cars to other modes of transport. (see TUMI link). Read more

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The removal of bike lanes is going to be a waste of time/money and overall a detriment to the city. I urge the Ontario government to use their resources on something else that will help benefit the province, not just Toronto.

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This may be the worst idea any government in Ontario has ever had. I am deeply opposed to this potential waste of money and gross overreach into municipal jurisdiction. Read more

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I feel it is a waste of time and money to remove the already standing bike lanes; just don’t build any more on those major arteries and focus on providing future bike lanes on alternative adjacent roads in the future. Read more

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This bill and what it suggests is unhinged. The words “safety” and “health” do not appear anywhere in the bike lane sections of Bill 212, and the only consideration to approve or remove bike lanes would be “the orderly movement of motor vehicle traffic”. Read more

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I am a suburban voter. I believe it is important to protect all users of the roads, including cyclists. The removal of infrastructure prior to actually evaluating its impact seems short sighted at best. Read more

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Bill 212's provision requiring provincial approval of municipal bike lane installation and permitting the province to remove bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue in Toronto is wrong for many reasons: Read more

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This is a poorly thought-out proposal. Bike lanes within a city are municipal jurisdiction. Quite hypocritical of the premier to want to remove bike lanes when he has previously commented on the usefulness and safety of them. Read more

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You're putting millions of biker in danger by removing dedicated lanes where they have safe access to travel. We are suffering from a climate crisis and you want to add more cars to the road? Why mot invest in a high speed monorail? Read more

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