I am strongly against this proposal, especially as bike lanes are being reduced. To combat congestion, bike lanes and other forms of transit must be supported.
Adding more lanes of traffic does not help ease congestion, studies have constantly shown this. Having safe and reliable infrastructure for alternative transportation is very important.
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With the brief mention of maintaining environmental impacts only mentioning community and not the wildlife and natural resources, are there going to be overrides to those as well?
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Below are Peel Region Staff comments on Bill 212 – Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 – Building Highways Faster Act 2024 (ERO 019-9265).
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I strongly oppose this bill. I am both a biker and a driver. As a biker, I regularly used bike lanes to commute and get exercise around Toronto. As a driver, I do not want the additional traffic that would come from forcing more people to drive.
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I oppose Bill 212 in its entirety, for the following reasons. I am opposed to any fast-tracking of the proposed highway 413 or hwy 427, hwy 410 extensions through exemptions from a full Environmental Assessment process.
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The plan to remove existing bicycle lanes is truly a sign of government overreach. Let the City of Toronto and all other municipalities decide their road use planning, the province has no business getting involved. Research has shown time and again that more lanes does not reduce traffic.
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Stop the removal of bike lanes. It is expensive and not necessary. Bike lanes are fiscally responsible investment by the city and the province does not have power to regulate what the city does with its roads.
Bike lanes are important! Saving lives is move valuable to me than a few minutes in traffic. Has the city done a real analysis of how much travel time bike lanes actually save or is this just a ploy for Doug ford to distract voters from real issues?
Save the bike lanes, save the bike lanes!
I like riding my bike to work and i like not being roadkill.
I agree that traffic is terrible, it's part of the reason why i leave my car at home and bike to work.
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Supporting private vehicles over other transportation options is a sure fire way to ensure traffic and gridlock continue.
Giving people safe and reliable bike lanes is the main way to support people getting out of cars and reducing traffic.
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Destroying (expensive) infrastructure doesn't fix the very real problem of gridlock it will in all likelihood make it worse. Getting rid of bike lanes will not get ride of bikes on the road, it'll make 2 lane roads with bike lanes, into 2 lane roads.
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As a proud Torontonian, wife and mother of 2 young girls, the protected bike lanes in the city keep me safe during my commute to the office downtown. Please do not remove any bike lanes. I use the Bloor bike lane at least twice/wk round trip.
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My daughter and her boyfriend who live in downtown Toronto use the bike lanes year round .It is safe , convenient , environmentally conscious, saves money ,quicker commute and they don’t have to take time looking for parking spaces .When I was visiting my daughter in June , I was so happy to be ab
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Do not remove the bike lanes. This reduces traffic and is better for the environment. I use the bike lanes 5 days a week for commuting for work. Removing them is targeting low income individuals who use bike lanes for safe transportation. Removing bike lanes will put more people in danger.
This bill is not supported by data. Before proceeding with passing this bill, thorough peer reviewed data should be collected and studied, independently analyzed to weigh the relative wider network benefits of bike lanes.
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As a paramedic, seeing the bike lanes being removed makes me extremely concerned for the citizens and the dangers this will impose on the population. Please reconsider this and keep the bike lanes
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