Originally Posted by Machka
However, IF a city built a MUP (or prefereably a Bicycle Path that banned all other uses) that went straight from one end of the city to the other, bypassing traffic lights and all that sort of thing, and through the downtown so that downtown workers could use it ... I might actually use them. They'd be a quick way to get through a city and back onto the country roads where I like to ride.
You should come visit Denver. We have the Platte River trail that runs North to South through most of the Metro Area, C470 trail that runs around about a third of the perimeter, the Cherry Creek trail that runs from Downtown into the South Eastern portion of the city, The Clear Creek Trail from North Denver to Golden, the Bear Creek trail that goes from the Western portion of C-470 trail across to the Platte River... these are all almost exclusively off street trails with few to no intersections with roads. The Cherry Creek trail has a portion where peds and bikes are on opposite sides of the creek (You still run across a couple clueless peds, but for the most part, they stick to their own side of the creek)
In addition there are a lot of on-street routes and lanes for bikes, as well. I enjoy riding around here!