It was my understanding that…

It was my understanding that bike lanes can increase bike use which could lead to a reduction in congestion. Supporting this are several international (e.g. Paris, New York) as well as domestic examples of bike lanes growing in popularity and reducing travel times on roads. Further support is seen in the increase in usage of bikes from Toronto's bike share program. Anecdotally, I have several colleagues who use these bike lanes to get to and from work, with other co-workers suggesting that increasing bike lanes would lead them to using bikes to get to work as well. It would be unfortunate if this decision was made without ample evidence suggesting that removal of bike lanes would decrease congested roadways while also ignoring some of the benefits of bike lane usage. I would oppose this Bill given that it would reset some pretty significant progress on increasing the usage of greener and potentially more efficient modes of transportation.