Originally Posted by
kickstart
Wasn't the parking lot actually posted and marked as the bike route before they put in the walkway?
Whether it was marked as a bike route or not, I'm sure it was a popular choice.
Lot hopping (as I call it) is a very common way of riding parallel to a busy road.
I wonder at the city's intent for this bicycle path. If intended as a thru route, it seems a poor choice. But it might be intended as a service route so give bicyclist better access to the stores and waterfront. Or it might be intended to bring some order to what is now a chaotic pattern with lot hoppers, drivers backing out of parking spaces, and pedestrians crossing back and froth to their cars.
Just as all streets aren't highways, I don't have a problem with bike paths that aren't optimized for thru traffic. **** As long as there's no must use mandate****