I'm a big fan of bike lanes, especially what's happened in NYC over the last few years. Only "glaring" issue is that not all places are great candidates for bike lanes. Generally, the construction requires that some existing function/provision/capability is sacrificed. Now, if it's lane four of a one-way road, probably not a big sacrifice. If it's converting the parking in front of my house to 'no parking,' then I likely have an issue with it. And if the bike lane provides some direct connectivity that serves many users, OK. But if it doesn't really "get you somewhere" then it's just a lane for the lane's sake. The hate? Well, that comes with "who moved my cheese?" Paying for it? I pay enough in real estate taxes to certainly cover that infrastructure. When I see what happens to a lot of my tax dollars, it's not bike lanes that make me angry.