The bill is too vague on when Ministry approval for bicycle lanes is required.
Definitions (taken from the text of the bill) such as these (see below) apply to virtually every case.
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"Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024" would negatively affect the future of mobility in the Province of Ontario. Slowing or reversing the installation of bike lanes will have an adverse impact on children’s health and the environment.
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As a resident of Mississauga I fully support any legislation that will prevent the removal of car lanes to construct bike lanes. I was shocked and disappointed in our city council for approving the Bloor bike lanes which would have removed car lanes.
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Cars are not owed primacy of the road; bikes are a valid form of transport and should not be treated as second class citizens.
I'd like to add I've only ever been hit by cars, never hit one. Cars are the problem, not bikes.
I’m highly against the removal of bike lanes, where will cyclists safely be able to ride their bikes? Taking away bike lanes for parking and extra traffic lanes is a ridiculous use of our tax payers money.
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I am wholeheartedly opposed to Bill 212. As a daily cyclist and a Toronto resident, I rely on bike lanes to commute safely and efficiently to my healthcare job at Mount Sinai Hospital. I use the Bloor and University bike lanes daily, and often with my young children on the bike with me.
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Big thank you to the provincial government for putting some governance around the installation of bike lanes that slow or impact traffic. The current set up was not strategically thought through and has been a pain point for drivers and safety issue for cyclist and pedestrians.
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Regarding Bill 212, specifically, Schedule 4: Amendments to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
Bike lanes move people more efficiently and do not increase congestion, more people on bikes means less cars on the road.
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Roads are not only for cars. Bicycles are vehicles also and a cyclist is just as valuable as an automobile driver but takes a whole lot less space on the road. Keep bike paths and make public transit a more attractive alternative to drivers.
Bill 212's plan to close bike lanes is not supported by any evidence that bike lanes negatively impact traffic. In fact, the opposite has time and time again been proven to be the case. This bill is idiotic and not led by data. It's not going to reduce vehicular congestion on Ontario roadways.
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Since I was in my late teens I’ve biked around the city to commute, to play, and for exercise. I’m now 39, and I’ve never felt more safe commuting than I do now.
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I don’t see this as a logical strategy. The cyclist will still be sharing the lanes and cars will have to go around, making it that much more dangerous. There will therefore be many more accidents, and much more traffic due to cops, ambulances and accidents blocking traffic.
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As an Ontario citizen who is both a driver and a cyclist, I am writing to express my opposition to Bill 212. I have significant concerns about the effects this bill will have on the environment, local communities, and cyclist safety.
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I wholeheartedly oppose this bill. I was born and raised in downtown Toronto and have lived here all my life, and have seen as the addition of bike lanes have improved the safety an liveability of the city.
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I am completely against any bike lanes that are on the roadway and reduce a lane of car traffic. I would support bike lanes if they were off the road only.
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Bike lanes are essential to daily travel through our city. Cars are getting larger and more powerful (aka deadlier to cyclists and pedestrians) every year.
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