There is no evidence…

There is no evidence whatsoever that removing bike lanes and increasing lanes for cars will reduce congestion. In fact, major studies show the opposite: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c0e5848e5274a0bf3cbe124…

Bike lanes have a greater passenger capacity than lanes for vehicular traffic. The average single lane of private motor-vehicle traffic has a capacity of between 600 and 900 vehicles per hour, representing between 600 and 1,800 people (and it’s closer to the lower end of that range because most cars have but a single occupant).

By contrast, the average two-way protected bike lane (which typically occupies less space than a single lane of traffic), has a capacity of 7,500 people per hour. (source: https://nacto.org/publication/transit-street-design-guide/introduction/…)