I think that you gals have a lot of guts to ride on multi-use or bike paths. In my experience - most of my experience that is - they feel much more dangerous than riding on the road. I might consider using a bike path if it is an extremely low-use path, but when there are bikes, walkers, roller-bladers, people of all ages ignoring any semblance of common sense and courtesy, let alone following the rules of the road - well, I'd rather not be there at all.

Good luck on your project to improve the use of the paths!

--- Denise