November 20, 2024 - Time to act as Wednesday, Nov. 20th (today) is the deadline to submit comments to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) for Bill 212 – Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act.
Did you know…
Mayor Chow and Toronto City Council formally expressed their opposition to Bill 212, and asked the province to withdraw the proposed amendments and work collaboratively with cities to address congestion and road safety?
Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario Professional Planners Institute, Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, and Ontario Traffic Council have all come out against Bill 212?
120 physicians and researchers wrote a joint letter opposing Bill 212?
The words “safety” and “health” do not appear anywhere in the bike lane sections of Bill 212, and the only consideration to approve or remove bike lanes would be “the orderly movement of motor vehicle traffic”?
It is false that only 1.2% of people bike to work in Toronto, and according to the province’s still confidential data nearly 10% of all trips in the city that end in downtown Toronto are taken by bike or other micromobility vehicle?
For bike lanes on Bloor, University, and Yonge, there are no feasible parallel alternate routes that wouldn’t also result in the conversion of motor vehicle lanes?
The estimated financial impact is $48 million in additional costs to provincial taxpayers for the removal of bike lanes on Bloor, University, and Yonge?
You don’t need to be a public health expert or transportation policy wonk to understand that Bill 212 will not solve congestion and will put lives at risk. Speak from the heart about why a network of safe and connected bikeways is important to you:
Submit Comments here and sign the Cycle Toronto petition here.
