How can a bike lane in northern Europe be prioritized in winter?

For transparency and my own agenda, I strongly dislike our previous government, the Social Democrats with the support of the Green Party and the tacit acceptance of the Left Party.

The city of Stockholm was governed during 2014-2018 by the Social Democrats and the Green Party with the tacit acceptance of the Left Party.

Winter is not coming, it has arrived in Stockholm. Today it snowed a lot. Large amounts of snow cover sidewalks and roads. Even the bike lanes are covered in snow.

In 2015, the city of Stockholm changed the priority regarding snow removal. It was decided that bus streets, bike lanes and sidewalks would be prioritized. Snow banks would be avoided on the pavements, as they are used by walkers and prams.

Because women more often walk and bike while men drive, the priority has come to be called equal snow removal or feminist snow removal.

During the last 7 years, bike lanes have had the highest priority in Stockholm. For example, the bicycle paths have always been completely free of both snow and ice, while the pavements have not been plowed for several days.

Today was the first time in many years that the bicycle paths were not completely free of snow and ice.