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Some of the streets where those bike lanes were installed actually saw reduced travel times for cars. Not to mention that "just put them on side streets" does not really work since destinations are found on the main streets and side streets usually don't run perfectly parallel to main streets.
I used to drive to Toronto every day, usually down University Ave, but sometimes down Bay St. I can tell you for free that traffic got much worse on University as a result of those bike lanes.
The destinations argument doesn't really work, since you can easily bike on the road for a short distance to get to where you're going, or have a short walk.
They can't safely bike on the road for a short distance without a lane for them.