Toronto Cyclists Deserve Better
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"Toronto Cyclist Deserve Better!"
The Cyclists of Toronto Demand Safe Passage and Respect!
The Transportation Association of Canada recommends a width of 2,0m for marked bike lanes on major urban roads. The minimum acceptable width is 1,5m. That is the national standard.
On May 19th, City Council voted in favour of a 'reduced width' bike lane on a 1.6 km section of Royal York Road. How it will be marked is not yet decided. A majority of councillors felt that 1,25m was sufficient, and that the "margin of safety" for cyclists was not significantly different between a 1,5m and 1,25m bike lane.
This decision sets a precedent that puts at risk all future proposals for 1,5m bike lanes on major roads, and makes it possible for any local community to demand reduced space for cyclists.
Cyclists deserve better. Cyclists deserve respect. Our lives depend on having safe passage on city roads. We need space to make Toronto a better place to live and breathe.
Therefore, the we request that 1,5m be established as the minimum width for bike lanes on major roads in the City of Toronto.
The Cyclists of Toronto Demand Safe Passage and Respect!
The Transportation Association of Canada recommends a width of 2,0m for marked bike lanes on major urban roads. The minimum acceptable width is 1,5m. That is the national standard.
On May 19th, City Council voted in favour of a 'reduced width' bike lane on a 1.6 km section of Royal York Road. How it will be marked is not yet decided. A majority of councillors felt that 1,25m was sufficient, and that the "margin of safety" for cyclists was not significantly different between a 1,5m and 1,25m bike lane.
This decision sets a precedent that puts at risk all future proposals for 1,5m bike lanes on major roads, and makes it possible for any local community to demand reduced space for cyclists.
Cyclists deserve better. Cyclists deserve respect. Our lives depend on having safe passage on city roads. We need space to make Toronto a better place to live and breathe.
Therefore, the we request that 1,5m be established as the minimum width for bike lanes on major roads in the City of Toronto.
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1,000 signatures
Goal: 1,000
Latest Signatures
10 December 2015
1000.
Patrick M
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Address, City
302 Clendenan Ave
more cyclists will get themselves killed in the darn city
3 December 2015
999.
Raj Yu
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Address, City
2606-155 Beecroft Rd Toronto,ON
let's encourage and facilitate alternative modes of transportation!!! decrease smog and traffic congestion for everyone!!!
29 November 2015
29 November 2015
21 November 2015
996.
Michael B
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Address, City
627 Queens Quay West, Toronto
Imagine being able to ride from Mississauga border to the border of Pickering in a continuous bike lane...How about from the foot of Yonge Street to Steeles? Imagine streets filled with cyclists, pedestrians, r
16 November 2015
16 November 2015
14 November 2015
993.
Anya G
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Address, City
200 Jameson Avenue, #1209, Toronto
A 2,0m bike lane would be better! I am so sick of risking my life every time I need to get from point A to point B on a bike. Smog reduction should not come at this kind of cost.
1 November 2015
992.
Jean Michaudpe
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Address, City
417 Millwood Road, Toronto
Safety standards are designed by professionals for safety. This is not something to be tampered with by the political winds of convenience.
28 October 2015
991.
James G
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Address, City
1600 victoria park ave. north york
tired of drivers missing me by inches as they shake their heads.
28 October 2015
26 October 2015
23 October 2015
988.
Janet S
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Address, City
42 Everett Cres
We are in the middle of another smog day and still we are not as a city taking this seriously. We continue to plan for transportation around the single use occupancy vehicle and pay lip service to the many other modes of mov
22 October 2015
21 October 2015
986.
Curtis B
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Address, City
580 Sandcherry Dr., Burlington
It is important to keep the lane at 1,5m wide, other cities will begin to follow your descision, this is not an example Toronto wants to set. It is unsafe and unjust.
15 October 2015
985.
Alexandra K
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Address, City
27 Glen Rush Bvd. Toronto, ON M5N 2T4
As a work commuting cyclist I appreciation your attention to this issue
14 October 2015
14 October 2015
9 October 2015
2 October 2015
981.
Jacqueline S
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Address, City
1502-410 Queen's Quay West, Toronto
Cyclists are helping to keep Toronto's air cleaner - by making bike lanes more dangerous you will lose cyclists back to cars, and we will all lose!
30 September 2015
30 September 2015
26 September 2015
978.
Pascal L
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Address, City
2714-77 Huntley St.
I bike everyday to work and anywhere else for that matter. It's my mode of transportation. More than often, I do feel unsafe due to the fact that the lanes are too narrow and car drivers are insane. I strongly disagree t
25 September 2015
20 September 2015
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