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Ahhh, so it's not actually the bike lane causing problems - it's the backed-up traffic, and they want to expand to use the lane again during rush hour.
Missing, of course, that even if they use that lane for cars, soon enough even that lane will be backed up as well. Missing, of course, that cyclists and pedestrians also want to use the lane during commuting hours. And, that the other potential solution is to encourage people to use other ways of commuting, like by trains and buses. OR, to enforce automative standards that have engines shut down when they're stopped for more than a few seconds, then autostart the engine when resuming - as European cars often do.
But no, let's kick cyclists out to expand the waiting-in-place-mobile.
All those cyclists would now have to drive. Wonder how much congestion that would add