Bike Paths

Our local utility cyclist listserve has been discussing dedicated bike paths- not lanes- of late and I'm very intrigued, even jealous. I read all the tales of those many cyclists in Minn./St. Paul and am regularly amazed by the options they seem to have.

As of you out there who sometimes read this blog (All 4 of you), please feel free to give me your 2cents about your experiences with off-street dedicated bike paths. I would like to enrich the local discussion as to their efficacy and popularity elsewhere.