City updating master plan for bike trails

I was quoted in the Press Enterprise about the city updating its plan for bike trails/lanes. My comment was that the city could do more by adding simple amenities for cyclists -- buttons at stoplights mounted where cyclists can reach them, adjust the sensors so that they are triggered by bicycles, add some bike racks or push for businesses to add them, train police to respect cyclists' rights, educate youngsters about bicycle safety, add more on-street bike lanes -- rather than spend millions of dollars to build off street bike trails that you can't use to get anywhere around town, like to the supermarket to buy a few Cliff bars. My whole comment was condensed to "the city could do more," but all of the above is what I meant. You can read the whole story below. Cyclists need to contact the city about this plan. If you love off street trails, you should tell them so. If you think they are a waste, and would like to see more bike lanes, you should tell them. The city, as far as I know, didn't receive any input from cyclists on this plan. Maybe they should.