Petition to remove bike lanes from arterial streets…enough of the insanity!

The bike lanes on Toronto’s arteries are impacting businesses, the ability for emergency vehicles to arrive quickly to emergencies and preventing traffic flow. Remove these, and assess alternatives on slower non-arterial streets.

Signing for the removal of bike lanes and the review of upcoming bike lanes in Toronto.

It's absurd to have any bike lanes in winter months as well

In a big city like Toronto, you do not take away car lines, on the contrary, make much more for traffic ease.

As someone who doesn’t own a car, biking is my primary mode of transportation, and it’s essential for my daily commute. Doug Ford’s proposal to remove bike lanes at Bloor St and University Avenue is not only baffling but also a step backward in making our cities more sustainable and accessible. These bike lanes are crucial for safety and mobility, and removing them would make cycling more dangerous while pushing people back into cars, worsening traffic congestion and pollution. I can’t fathom why we’d dismantle infrastructure that promotes a healthier option of transportation. It feels like a betrayal of the progress we’ve made toward building a more livable city for all. Instead of removing bike lanes, we should be focusing on improving the quality of public transit and active transportation options like cycling. Investing in better transit and cycling infrastructure is key to reducing congestion and making our cities more livable. Quality public transit should be the priority, ensuring that people have reliable, efficient, and accessible alternatives to driving. By supporting these modes of transportation, we can reduce car dependence, cut down on emissions, and create a more connected, sustainable city. Going backward by removing bike lanes ignores the bigger picture of what our cities need to thrive. It’s hard to imagine Doug Ford truly understanding the importance of bike lanes when it seems like he doesn’t personally experience what it’s like to navigate the city by bike. Biking requires safe infrastructure, and without it, people are forced into cars or unsafe situations on the road. If more decision-makers regularly relied on active transportation like cycling, they’d see firsthand how vital it is to create safe, accessible spaces for all modes of transport—not just for those behind the wheel.

And I’m a cyclist!

Bike lanes on busy streets are far less used than car lanes. And bike lanes are only used in good weather, leading to further waste of space.

Bloor never had any traffic in Etobicoke pre-covid. Now with these bike lanes, Bloor is gridlock from Royal York to Prince Edward, from Jane/South Kingsway to nearly Old Mill. A 5 minute drive is now 20 minutes, and for what? In Etobicoke I regularly count 50 bikes per car. Bloor and Kipling is a complete disaster, a 1 minute drive north on Kipling is now 10 minutes. This new intersection is a disaster, Bloor needs a bridge over Kipling. I live 2km from Bloor, but I regularly commute on Bloor and I have never been consulted during this study. Public consultation meetings for something that affects traffic in the entire area needs to include everyone, not just those who live in the immediate vicinity.

I fully support the Ontario Government's proposed legislation.

Get rid of the morons who make stupid rules in this city. Bike lanes so badly planned. Kindergarten kids could have come up with a better plan.

Remove ALL bike lanes in this city. Please and Thank you! It is time that the cities war on the automobile is brought to an end.

We've managed to achieve the worst of all worlds: - We've created dedicated uber eats traffic lanes that are rarely used - We've introduced more idling cars that harm the environment - We've destroyed businesses by preventing access to them - Prevented people from accessing their homes as the lanes prevented safe access - Slowed down emergency vehicles All this so that 1% of the population can bike for 4 months of the year.

Way do we have bike lines in city? Terrible government decision. Jut to make people miserable when they go to work.

I don’t remember a public vote. It was snuck through by council the day before the mayoral election.

Bring back accessibility to ALL who want to use Bloor Street

I fully support removal of bike lanes on Bloor in Etobicoke and do not agree with the use of tax dollars for anymore of these bike lanes to support a small minority of cyclists in the city.

I support removal of the bike lanes on major roads. Keep Toronto Moving!

Please add Danforth to bike lane removal list.

All major streets should be two lanes at all points for emergency vehicles.

Get rid of the bike lanes and have Toronto the financial capital of Canada moving again. The bike lanes in front of retail stores hurt business as no place to park. Also very dangerous to drive with bike lanes, restaurants and parking on the roads. Too much activity on the roads and dangerous for fire trucks and ambulances to move. In emergency situations.