Restricting bike lanes is…

Restricting bike lanes is the opposite of what we should be doing to reduce grid lock and traffic jams. More people on bikes greatly reduces traffic, and we should be encouraging and enabling bicycle traffic whenever we can.

Adding more bike lanes encourages people to get a bike and ride it whenever they can instead of driving. If people know they can get to their destination without having to navigate regular road lanes, they can feel safer and more confident choosing a bike.

Removing or limiting bike lanes means those who still choose to ride a bike will end up slowing down traffic in the car lanes - where they now have to ride.