There are countless reasons…

There are countless reasons that installing bike lanes should be prioritized and made easier, but here are just a few:

Space:
Bike lanes take up half the space as traffic lanes, but move 6x as many citizens within the space. Most cars on the road, especially during rush-hour traffic, only hold one passenger. 6 passengers on a bike would take up the same amount of space.

Environmental impact:
Our atmosphere is heating up at an insurmountable rate, and making biking to work easier and safer for citizens is an economically sound way to encourage carbon-free transit. The proof is in the pudding: when biking is safer, more people do it.

Cost:
A bike costs a fraction of the price of a car. It does not require a license, fuel or battery charging, or insurance, making it infinitely more accessible to low-income citizens and the youth. The growing expectation that one’s $60,000, 2-ton death-machine made of metal gives them more right to the roads than a small, inexpensive bicycle is entirely convoluted. A car is a luxury, not a right. Just because one buys a fancy and unnecessary toy, does not mean that they are more entitled to getting around town than someone who has chosen not to buy one. If anything, the extravagance should come with restrictions.

Safety:
A collision between a car and a pedestrian= death
A collision between a car and cyclist= death
A collision between cyclist and pedestrian= injury
A collision between cyclist and cyclist= injury
We should not be prioritizing a more dangerous method of travel.

Summary:
Bike lanes are completely necessary to the progression of our cities and municipalities. They allow everyone to get around safely without a massive cost. If it takes a car longer to get somewhere than a bike, it is not the cyclists fault. A car is big and therefore harder to manoeuvre; Impediment of speed within small city streets is a natural consequence. It does not matter how many lanes you put in. If the place drivers are going is only so big, they can only get there so fast. If they want to be faster, they should become smaller.
Drivers are entitled. Cyclists deserve safe routes.