The funniest thing is seeing bike lanes in Newark in areas where nobody would dare to ride a bike - or walk alone. Too funny!
My building installed 20 bike racks to fulfill some requirement.
We didn’t bolt them down because we didn’t want the pavement destroyed when they were stolen.
We set them out, snapped a picture to prove we did the work, and walked away. Next morning, they were gone.
They install bike lanes to get some badge or level of prestige from the League of American Bicyclists. They usually include them in some big project where they are already grabbing more land. They are dangerous messes that are more about motorist convenience and less about cycling safety. Always some half ass attempt to say they tried instead of making it actually safer.
Inevitably people on bikes will use the sidewalk showing that they also recognize the danger.