an unfortunate incident

[shootingstar]

Where I live I can't totally ignore multi-use paths sine it sometimes involves going on one for less than 1 kms. to switch onto a road route.

We live in a high rise building amongst a forest of more high rise buildings with some pleasant green space areas with ...several paths for pedestrians and walkers.

And in this highrise density area (not that horrible, believe me. Touted as an example within international urban planner designers as an example of livable, walkable and bikeable neighbourhood) ...there are ALOT of dog owners/walkers. Must be dog cabin fever that brings them and owners out too.

Visiting cyclists to our area would be amazed by the number of dogs prancing through our area.

HMMM...one day a dog count on the path might be worthwhile..

Quite scary to me as a cyclist are inexperienced roller-bladers. ANy area with alot of tourists renting roller-bladers and bikes can add to the chaos on MUPs.

Certainly the MUPS in Stanley Park and Coal Harbour Area, are scary during day because there are alot of tourists/inexperienced roller-bladers wobbling along.

I do use the entire length of MUPs in our area....very early in the morning. Or during colder seasons. Very pleasant when no one is around and rolling by the waterfront on bike.

Right now there is a MUP that runs through the Olympic athletes village that's being built for 2010. It's fine now but one wonders after construction what will happen.