I'd just be happy if the city, (Colorado Springs, CO.) could get enough funds to "FINISH" the bike paths here. We have several nice bike paths that just "end", they've never connected with another path or even bike lanes so you can truely get North/South or East/West. Why not design, build and finsh a trail before you make more that end in nowhere??
The bike lanes are a lot like that too and some roads marked with "Bike Lane" signs have been totally taken over by cars and the sign's should be removed as riding a bicycle in that traffic with no or broken up edging is not safe. Ya that intersection seems kinda stupid, if they do that, there should have been a "bike only" lane within the "straight/left turn" lane so you don't interfere with traffic. I prefer bike lanes and paths, I don't ride with much bravdo and we have a zillion idiots that for the life of me I can't figure out HOW they passed a drivers lic. test!
