I rely on our protected bike…

I rely on our protected bike lanes to keep me safe while I cycle to work and take my young daughter on errands and to swimming class. Removing bike lanes will not help ease congestion. There is congestion all over the city, and there aren't bike lanes all over the city. The problem is too many people driving. This will not go away if you remove bike lanes. All that will happen is our roads will get more dangerous, and more people will die.

A just-released City report tallies the initial total cost to taxpayers of removing these bike lanes at $75 million in direct and sunk costs, and notes increased ridership of up to 600% in some of the lanes planned for removal, with minimal impact on car travel times.

We need this money to help our schools and hospitals. Let our city make its own decisions about our infrastructure.