I don't believe that…

I don't believe that removing bike lanes will do anything to ease congestion. Is there any proof it would? Any studies? Has this worked in other cities? Construction is a major contributor to city traffic. Will you be banning construction sites from taking up lanes on major arteries? How about the 401? No bike lanes, but it's always slow. It's been suggested that allowing big rigs and commercial vehicles to use the 407 without charges would alleviate traffic on the 401. Have you considered that?
The fact is that bike lanes save lives. Where do you think the bikes will go once the lanes are gone? They're gonna be in traffic. The world is moving beyond a car-centric model. Why should Ontario move backward?
Also, the cost of removing the lanes, and the traffic it will cause, is far worse for drivers than just leaving the bike lanes. This decision makes no sense and will be a tremendous waste of money. I for one don't want my tax dollars going toward moving backwards.