I'd say the bike path has been a success. There have alot of people using it since its completion. I've seen kids on bikes and people walking on it, you almost never saw that before. If it were raised, then the wing plows would just scrape it up and ruin it for sure. If they paved across dirt driveways, then it would most likely be damaged when those driveways were plowed. I know alot of the rocks on there have come from trucks and cars that drive off the road and onto the dirt and rock section loosening and spewing rocks as they do. I think some are doing it for kicks and just don't care. I also noticed that some cars and trucks are driving on the buffer when passing a turning car, this is the reason for the cones at the turn for Shaker Jerry Rd. I think this section was done differently because of space constraints that they didn't have on the lower section.
It is a shame to see all that "stuff" on there, hopefully things will get packed down a little more as time goes on.
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