Has the concept of "extending the bike lane so it leads to something" crossed your mind, or have you been huffing too much gasoline for that kind of radical thinking?

Do you not see that this is exactly the point? What good is a new bike path if it doesn't lead anywhere? I'm not sure how you see this as a problem of too many bike paths and not too few bike paths Genuinely asking if you can see the merit of this point — as I 100% agree with your premise, and 100% disagree with your conclusion.