There is no scientific or…

There is no scientific or expert evidence that removing bike lanes or requiring their implementation to not remove a car lane will improve congestion. In urban infrastructure there is a proven concept called "induced demand" which basically means that people will use whatever infrastructure is built for them. If you build car lanes, they will use cars on car lanes. If you build bicycle lanes, they will use bicycle on bicycle lanes. It often takes a few years for people to adjust to new infrastructure (I've heard 3 years thrown about), so there will be a bit of lag between when a bike lane is completed and when its effect is felt. Ultimately bicycles are a lot more efficient and PROVEN to reduce congestion, so much of this bill's premise is nonsense.