I'm not denying what you've seen, but it just doesn't match what I've seen at all.
> Several cities have opted to remove their protected bike lanes for exactly the same reasons.
Sure, but many cities are rapidly _expanding_ their network of protected bike lanes because of how widely they're used.
I don't have data to back this up, but I suspect that many more miles of protected bike lanes are being added each year than removed. For example, NYC [1]. For another, here's a compilation of many cities. [2]
I've literally never seen it on any street that has a proper bike lane, and I've driven in many places with proper bike lanes. Cyclists pretty much universally prefer safe proper infrastructure to sharing lanes with cars and painted bike gutters, for entirely obvious reasons. You're literally the first ever person I've encountered claiming otherwise, so I'm sure you'll understand why you're getting incredulous pushback here.
> Several cities have opted to remove their protected bike lanes for exactly the same reasons.
Sure, but many cities are rapidly _expanding_ their network of protected bike lanes because of how widely they're used.
I don't have data to back this up, but I suspect that many more miles of protected bike lanes are being added each year than removed. For example, NYC [1]. For another, here's a compilation of many cities. [2]
What cities are removing bike infrastructure?
[1] https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2023/dot-expand-bike-inf...
[2] https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-best-new-u.s.-bike-l...