Originally Posted by
noimagination
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Where I live, there are no paths that are intended solely for cycling. All paths are explicitly multi-use. They are short (5 mi max) and are intended for recreation, they are not intended as infrastructure for cycling transportation.
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An interesting exercise for you, would be to look up the funding for your recreational MUPs. If any of the funding came from TEA, TEA21 or any of the related/follow on funding bills of the federal government, then your local government that build the path, certified that the primary purpose of the path was for transportation and not recreation.