Bet there's some kind of psychological trick you can play on cyclists, distracting them with pictures of people walking in bicycle paths.

Everyone else in that scene could be raw-fucking mid-sized Gumby sex dolls and I'd still be like "Get out the damn bike lane!"

I can understand.
We have some new dedicated cycle lanes in our city (I mean, they are a few years old now. But fairly unique in our country).
I feel bad for the cyclists. They have a dedicated path, which pedestrians are super ignorant of (they are better marked than this picture).
My parents think they are a menace when they visit, because they are unaware of them and get menaced by cyclists.
Except, that's literally what roads are. They just grew up with roads and (even faster) cars.

So, I am understanding of the transition.
And everyone needs to call everyone out over it. It will make everyone safer

Leave it like this (well replace the asphalt for nice tiles) and you'll actually get more people to come by and stay for a coffee, use the stores, etc..

Don't look up parking lot rules in america, dead space like it's going out of style just so crowds can shop on black Friday and Christmas.

https://youtu.be/OUNXFHpUhu8

https://youtu.be/IgA4FJWIjI8

In my experience cycling in London, it wouldn't be a bike lane without some doofus walking on it 😅

All is bit of a stretch. Oakland’s budget is in rough shape right now. They’re doing a few roads here and there, and they usually start with some low cost experimentation in areas with plastic cones and paint to test first.

A study in my hometown found that shopkeepers are mostly concerned about their own commute, not decrease of patrons.