Re Cycling?

In the UK, cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) were introduced to improve general health as well as to reduce dangerous emissions from vehicles. Some local councils seem to be removing these provisons, often as a result of noisy objections by a few people. Cycle lanes and LTNs have been popular with majorities of residents. In some locations, these introductions even appear to reduce road traffic accidents. Sometimes, cycle lanes or LTNs are ripped out, before they have even had a chance to prove their worth and/or evidence has been gathered to prove they are not working (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/bike-blog/2021/jul/30/hastily-abandoned-low-traffic-schemes-could-cost-councils-funding). Government is threatening that councils doing this will be risking future government funding. So long as this is done fairly and consistently, it seems a reasonable development.