My first comment would be…

My first comment would be about spending so much to remove existing bike lanes. What a total lack of foresight because without encouragement to cycle, there will not ever be an increase in cyclists. Removing these lanes makes it much more dangerous and thus less likely that people will cycle.
Secondly, have any of these politicians noticed how much people cycle in Europe? Yes, it’s different but at least let’s study their situation. Why do we want to encourage a car culture in cities particularly? So instead of randomly removing cycling lanes, let’s give it some thought.