first post. sorry, had to. The money being spent is tax money from gasoline purchases. I can understand not wanting to spend that money on a bike path. If property taxes or sales or some other sort of tax is being used to fund the bike bath, then good on the govt. But the gas tax is meant to repair and build roads and "infrastructure" used for vehicles that use gas.
Don't be upset about the DOT's comment. The govt. has many pools of money that get budgeted. This is one that bikers/commuters should not be upset about losing.