I honestly think you are confused about shoulders, bike lanes etc.
like randya points out, little of what you pine for is even relevant in a city like New York.
a shoulder is
always marked with a stripe so removing a shoulder stripe isn't in the playbook no way no how.
They put in bikelanes for riders like you, high roller, with your natural aversion to high speed narrow laned roads.
and to go West on Ustick you'd be okay choosing Ustick with its bikelane to satisify your desire for a more pleasant riding experience than a narrow laned 45 mph arterial.
youre bluster about 'wide shareable lanes without paint' is transparent in its self deceit.
Originally Posted by high roller
....(I choose alternates to high speed narrow roads when available)....Where did you get the idea that facilities minimalists must also be masochists?
'facility minimalists'
can't admit to themselves that riding conditions are empirically improved by adding bike enhancements that do not contradict the rules of the road, are vehicular by design and improve a cooridor for cyclists
like high roller that have an aversion to fast busy traffic on narrow high speed roads.
Like Ustick. Now, high roller
doesn't have to look for that alternate route!
once you've admitted to yourself your self delusion and deceit perhaps the thread can move forward about David Byrne's perspective on accommodating human scaled transportation in the big apple.