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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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As a student at the University of Waterloo, I depend on the cycling infrastructure in Kitchener/Waterloo and it has given me more affordable housing options. I would not feel safe cycling without seperated bike lanes and I strongly oppose this framework.

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Framing and publicizing this as a bike lane bill is repugnant. Putting aside the fact that bike lanes are a benefit to cities (and Ford is AGAIN wasting our money on unnecessary things by removing bike lanes he has no business interfering with) this bill is an abuse of power. Read more

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Please do not remove bike lanes. I recently lost a friend to a hit and run on a street with no bike lanes - Karl Mann, of Ottawa. In fact, make MORE designated places for people to ride their bicycles. As a driver I also appreciate it when cyclists have a designated lane. Read more

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Do not remove bike lanes! As a cyclist and driver and pedestrian in Toronto I do not support this overstep of the provincial government into municipal issues. Bike lanes are good for our city.

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Removing bike lanes will not reduce gridlock it will increase it. A prime example is to observe the number of people biking to work in the morning. On my own short commute i will easily see nearly 100 people biking to work. Often there are herds of 20-30 bikers on each block. Read more

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I don't like the way that bike lanes are being used in this bill as a wedge issue to distract from its main intention, which is to jam through another expensive highway, skipping environmental review. Read more

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This is an absolute waste of time and resources. You provide no evidence that removing bike lanes will improve traffic flow. Please invest in more public transit rather than ripping up recently built quality infrastructure.

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My issue with Schedule 4 is the Ministry of Transportation, a provincial body, is requiring information from municipalities to prove the benefits of bicycle lanes to ensure drivers are not negatively impacted and it will approve what the municipalities can and cannot do. Read more

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Removing bike lanes or making it necessary for municipalities to get provincial approval is simply wrong-headed and blantantly political. The government seems intent on making cars the king in cities and towns everywhere under the guise of very questionable logic and research. Read more

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I urge you to reconsider the proposed “Bike Lane” Bill. While it is presented as addressing multiple issues, its true impact is alarming and counterproductive. Read more

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Removing bike lanes to add more car lanes will induce demand, undoing whatever benefit is realized by the new lanes in the short term. The solution to road congestion is not more roads. Read more

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I am not in favor of this initiative. Governments should be encouraging active forms of transit - both to reduce carbon emissions and to promote physical activity. This proposal will make it more difficult for the province to achieve any progress on these fronts.

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I am a commuter here in Toronto who commutes via bicycle from the downtown area to the West End. Living near Hyde Park and having an accessible and safe bike lane has reduce my stress and anxiety of my safety on the road. Read more

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I, and other members of my household, use separated bike lanes because they are safe. If they are removed, we will drive because it is unsafe. Adding more cars will not reduce gridlock.

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Why would you remove bike lanes that are relatively freshly built? It is literally going backwards in terms of progress. Invest in better public transit solutions rather than wasting public funds on unnecessary construction. Read more

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