I often express concern about how well new bicycle/pedestrian facilities will be maintained. This is a picture of part of one of the most popular trails in the state, that just happens to be here in my fair city. Lack of maintenance has narrowed it to barely half its original usable width (that's my helmet set out for scale), and has driven most runners and wobbly-cyclists to use the nearby roadway (often running, walking and cycling in the wrong direction... doubly confusing because the law requires pedestrians to walk facing traffic). But because the City relies on federal funds to build "enhancement" facilities like bike trails, there's never additional/sufficient budget provided to the responsible department for maintenance.
So pardon me if I don't believe the city will maintain its sparsely populated bike lanes... the ones you'll be required to ride in if present, and will be told (loudly) to get in if you ride on a street without them.
It's also why I insisted that concrete be used for multi-purpose trails instead of asphalt (properly designed concrete trails last three to four times as long as properly designed asphalt ones).
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