In my opinion the removal of…

In my opinion the removal of bike lanes is a step backward with respect to encouraging the use of alternative transportation strategies and forgoing the use of personal motor vehicles within the confines of urban areas. Time spent in Amsterdam, Netherlands has proven bicycles alone with foot and public transportation is a solution to gridlock in densely populated urban areas. I’ve seen the same apply in Dubrovnik, Croatia and Edinburgh, Scotland. In essence we do not have space to store all these vehicles in densely populated areas. I personally have a room, the size of a one car garage. I can effectively store/park over 20 bicycles in that space. Money should be spent on expanding public transportation networks and not making any further accommodations for private motor vehicles.