Safety - cyclists deserve…

Safety - cyclists deserve safety, and are statistically the most at risk of death - the lack of safe bike lanes is not only a constant threat, but a major reason which deters more people from choosing cycling for their trips, or even trying it. Drivers also don't want the risk and anxiety of intermixing with cyclists.

Health - increasing activity for our population is critical to improving physical and mental health, reducing obesity and associated conditions and health care costs

Fairness - people who choose to cycle should have access to safe, efficient and continuous routes to connect to their destinations and public transit

Effectiveness - removing a few bike lanes to add to the existing thousands of car lanes is unlikely to significantly improve the severe congestion problem which is complex and requires deeper thinking and larger solutions - look to examples such as the Netherlands which managed a societal transformation improving safety, health, congestion, happiness...rather than regressing to car-centric design which got us here in the first place.

Efficiency - most cars are mostly empty, unnecessarily consuming energy and space which should be better-allocated. Managing bike (and scooter) traffic smoothly enables cost-effective transport options for many.

Availability Bias - bike lanes are an easy (but not necessarily appropriate) target as they are constant and visible, whereas most lane obstructions are caused by vehicles inappropriately stopped or parked, and inefficient construction closures where work is not being expedited - targeting these issues will yield far greater effect and also allow for revenue generation.

Give people the choice of safe, clean, effective and efficient cycling, walking and rapid transit options and these will be the choice for many more trips while reaping these benefits. Delaying, avoiding or undoing such solutions has gotten us to this point - execute on overdue transit plans to push through to a better future.