On-Street Bike Lanes More Important Than Off-Street Bike Paths

From Google Maps Bike There
That is, if your goal is to get more people on bikes more often for more reasons — daily commuting, errand-running, socializing, etc. — you should spend more of your dollars on on-street infrastructure rather than off-street infrastructure. Several studies, however conflicting, suggest the same – “More specifically, provision of good quality separate cycling facilities alongside heavily travelled roads and linking to everyday facilities that people need to use…”. In other words, cyclists and would-be cyclists are human beings that have places to go and things to go, and they sometimes/often want to be able to do them quickly and conveniently.
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https://googlemapsbikethere.org/2012/02/24/on-street-bike-lanes-more-important-than-off-street-bike-paths/