> Instead of chopping down trees to build a bike lane, they should simply take lanes away from the road and make those into protected bike lanes. Most of the r

> Instead of chopping down trees to build a bike lane, they should simply take lanes away from the road and make those into protected bike lanes. Most of the roads this happened on are 2 lane roads in Eastside Portland. They're expanding the road for "bus lanes" which are hybrid turn lanes and lanes for buses to travel in as well as protected bike lines that are usually joined with a sidewalk and bust stop. Point being, there's no lane to take away.