The removal of bike lanes…

The removal of bike lanes has been clearly shown in several studies not to reduce congestion. This is a known phenomenon called Braess' paradox and will substantially worsen areas of already bad congestion if bike lanes are removed from major streets in the city. Furthermore, thousands of riders use these lanes daily for commutes, transiting children, and personal use. Without bike lanes, they will be significantly more in danger or more likely to use already crowded and unreliable transit or cars that many do not have room for. Bikes alleviate much of these issues already, and further bikes lanes, better funded transit, and more robust safety mechanisms for riders must be the solution.