Live far or near cycling infrastructure?

[Crankin]

I don't really live near any cycling infrastructure. One path is 8 miles away and the other is 5 miles away. The first one is the busiest bike path in the country; I didn't even ride it until last year. It is impossible, except mid-week, midday. It does go places I might want to shop or go out to eat, though. The other one is brand new. It goes along a good part of the route I drive to my internship. It is supposed to go through my town, but I have doubts it will ever get here. A lot of dissent about this, even though there are thousands of cyclists. The main gripe is that it will ruin a currently dirt trail that runs a long a pond by being paved. The abutting homeowners think cyclists (and joggers) will pee in their yards . The people complaining want the path to be crushed stone in Concord, but that would eliminate use by people with strollers, wheelchairs, etc.
The only cycling infrastructure I would like has to do with workplace stuff. I ride mostly on semi-rural country roads or suburban roads. There are tons of cyclists around here and drivers are mostly used to us. I don't need a bike lane. You can take your bike on the commuter rail that leaves from Concord during non-peak hours. We don't have bus service.

[shootingstar]

A lot of dissent about this, even though there are thousands of cyclists. The main gripe is that it will ruin a currently dirt trail that runs a long a pond by being paved. The abutting homeowners think cyclists (and joggers) will pee in their yards . The people complaining want the path to be crushed stone in Concord, but that would eliminate use by people with strollers, wheelchairs, etc.
The only cycling infrastructure I would like has to do with workplace stuff. I ride mostly on semi-rural country roads or suburban roads. There are tons of cyclists around here and drivers are mostly used to us. I don't need a bike lane. You can take your bike on the commuter rail that leaves from Concord during non-peak hours. We don't have bus service.

Peeing cyclists.....OMIG...are we all really that uncouth in civilized, highly surburban areas?

If given a choice, I would rather have path pavement type to include wheelchairs and strollers. There's no real rationale anymore, to limit many different users in this type of manner. None. Otherwise it's dinosaur thinking.