If there are more cars on…

If there are more cars on the road, there is more traffic. Because the additional cars take up more space and break more often. More cars means less room for everyone. They are crowded together (congestion.) If some people are using bikes instead of cars, there are fewer cars crowding the roads. This means there is less traffic and less congestion. Additionally, construction slows traffic and increases congestion.

Ripping up bike lanes both puts more cars on the road and slows traffic through construction. It creates two new problems where there were 0 problems. the only way to further decrease congestion is to create MORE non-car public transportation options like trains/subway systems, busses, and bike lanes. To remove more cars from the road. The change proposed here will make congestion significantly worse. it’s a terrible idea.