I have children who frequently use bike lanes to get around and to school. I often bike to work and for errands. Removing bike lanes will endanger my life and those of my loved ones.
Research has repeatedly shown that widening roads makes congestion worse
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TLDR: Disgustingly undemocratic, please stay in your lane province by focusing on issues of your scope. Keep local input, local. Calculate the costs here properly.
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed Bill 212, which seeks to remove bike lanes in Ontario. This proposal undermines the safety of cyclists, the sustainability of our transportation system, and the well-being of all Ontarians.
Safety Concerns:
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I am absolutely against this bill. It is a waste of time and money to remove newly installed bike lanes that are only just starting to have an effect in making this city more bike-able.
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The bike lanes have become a dangerous addition to my neighbourhood at Yonge/Summerhill. Not only can emergency vehicles not get through, but the gridlock 24/7 leads to constant congestion, gas fumes constantly, and not a single bike in sight.
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I am deeply disappointed by this bill and strongly disagree with it. It includes things like expropriating land from people to build highways and avoiding all environmental protection checks and balances for building highway 413.
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I oppose all of Bill 212. The only purpose of this bill is to strip land owners of their rights and freedoms under the law, and to strip municipalities of their independence to handle municipal affairs according to their own constituents needs.
I have am very happy with the city of Toronto bike lanes – I have been cycling year round in the city since 1992 and many of my natural cycle routes are now dedicated bike lanes. Bill 212 needs to be rejected!
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Thank you for looking at the big picture. Our city has become way too difficult to navigate due to the gridlock resulting from empty bike lanes and ongoing construction. We have few cyclists when the weather gets cold and icy yet the lanes stay in place.
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This is obscene. Why on earth should the Province have a say in municipal bike lanes? This is a major overreach of power.
If the Province really wants to help reduce traffic in Toronto, INVEST IN TRANSIT. Downtown transit, not just in the suburbs.
This is the most regressive bill I've ever read about in recent months.
This is absolutely absurd. The construction to remove these bikes lanes alone will cause more traffic. We don't need more construction on busy streets.
WE WANT A BIKEABLE CITY!!!
WE WANT A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY CITY!!!
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Get rid of them. Waste of money. Kills travel times for all other road users. We live in Canada. You can’t use them many months of the year…just wasted space that snarls traffic. They need to go.
Thank you Ontario Government for bringing some common sense back to this issue. The Toronto bike lanes create massive traffic gridlock, it's not debatable. This leads to idling cars and excessive greenhouse gas emissions - something the environmentalists claim to be trying to solve.
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Get rid of the bike lanes and improve transit please. I personally will never ride a bike in the city and carving out bike lanes on already congested roads is not intelligent.
More cars on the road is not the answer. This is not how congestion is solved, traffic will persist. Removing bike lanes is a step backwards, please see reason. We should be encouraging our citizens to cycle and reduce carbon emissions.
I am writing to strongly oppose Bill 212.
The proposed changes are deeply concerning, particularly regarding bike lanes, taxpayer money, and broader implications like environmental impacts and provincial overreach. Here are my key concerns:
Bike Lane Removal Jeopardizes Safety
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As a resident of Bloor West Village (near Jane and Bloor) I whole heartedly support Bill 212. Since the bike lanes were installed in our neighborhood traffic and congestion on residential side streets has increased.
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