LoneLocust, 
Nasty little secret about #Phoenix: They claim to have 700-800 miles of bike paths, and while I don’t doubt the number, I do doubt the value of them.
There are many, many demarcated bike lanes that go a couple blocks and then end.
I’ve started a little project to write up and highlight a number of the useful bike paths — the ones that can get you some distance reasonably easily.
Today’s ride (as was yesterday’s) was Maryland Ave.
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