I am writing to oppose Bill 212.
As a driver, it won't save me time to have the streets that have been torn up to put in bike lanes clogged with construction again, to remove them. This is a waste of money and other resources that could be put towards other traffic solutions.
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Complete waste of taxpayer dollars that could be used to expedite public transit projects within the city. This will make bikers and pedestrians less safe, spend more money on a task that has already been completed, and add more cars to the streets. Makes zero sense.
Every single study on bike lanes proves that they help reduce congestion and gridlock. But Doug is too petty and closed-minded to bother reading studies because he openly admits he doesn’t believe them. It is deeply embarrassing to have a Premier that does not believe scientific studies.
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The provincial government needs to stay out of municipal politics. Bike lanes save lives and removing them isn’t going to make traffic better. The data doesn’t support what the government is proposing, this is just a distraction so Ford can get away with doing whatever he wants.
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Please reconsider this short-sighted strategy, which will not solve gridlock, and will have the immediate impact of making conditions LESS SAFE for pedestrians in neighbourhoods.
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It is with great dismay that I heard about the Provincial Government's proposal to remove existing bike lanes in the city of Toronto. I live in the west end of the city, am retired, and use my bicycle for much of the year when there isn't snow on the streets. I regularly drive Bloor St.
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Gridlock and traffic are getting worse in Toronto. That requires innovative policy solutions that consider how to maximize affordable mobility.
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I am appalled about this proposal to remove bike lanes in the City of Toronto, and for the increasing red tape this proposal would put on the development of new bike lanes in the city.
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This will not help improve grid lock. With the reduction of the bike lanes we will see more people being injured by having cars and bikes on the same road. These lanes provide safety to bikers, drivers, and pedestrians and they need to be maintained and improved, not demolished.
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Traffic in Toronto is an urban planning issue that has nothing to do with bike lanes. Removing bike lanes does not remove the cyclists. Without the bike lanes, you will have cars, trucks and bikes together on the same narrow road, causing cars to move slower in and around the individuals cycling.
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I am a cyclist in Toronto. Removing the bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor and University is a terrifying and dangerous prospect as those lanes are used quite frequently and sharing a lane with car traffic opens more opportunities to get hit or injured.
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Removing bike lanes will endanger my life and those of my loved ones
Research has repeatedly shown that widening roads makes congestion worse
We need to dramatically reduce carbon emissions, and encouraging people to bike is an important part of this reduction
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Eliminating bike lanes will not solve the grid lock challenge of the city. Instead, it will put more cyclists in danger - danger that they are already put in with our poor bike lanes. 70% of Toronto residents ride a bike, and riders took 4.7M trips via Bike Share Toronto in 2023.
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I would like to convey my personal experience regarding riding a bicycle not only in Brampton, where I live, but also in Toronto, where I cycle many times during the year for pleasure.
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Ontario is projecting to add 6.1 million residents over the next 23 years, with the GTA expected to absorb 3 million of those (Ontario’s Long-Term Report on the Economy 2024).
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We need more data to understand what happens if all the cyclists decide to drive instead.
Ten years ago, I would have been fully a driver. And now, because of the safety of the cycle lanes, I have reduced my driving considerably in going downtown.
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Vote NO on Bill 212.
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