Cyclist are consumers,…

Cyclist are consumers, commuters and citizens. By using a bike, public transit or walking, we are all making the city, healthier, safer and less congested for people who do need to drive to get around. We have waited decades for these bike lanes and are still years behind other cities. The bike lane system has been a great success. If all of those people now on bikes, get back in cars because they no longer feel safe, then the congestion will get worse.

The idea of removing existing infrastructure, at great cost, in order to promote car usage is ridiculous, wasteful, and backward looking. Instead spend that money improving public transit and extending the bike lane system, and we will need barely any parking at all.