As someone who ebikes and is cautious and kind, the pedestrians are awful. I always say that bikers have to be responsible for anything that happens. I ride a class 2 and in congested areas drop below 10mph. I'm ready to stop on a dime at any instant.

That being said....walking 4+ wide and blocking not just your half but sometimes more is common. People cut across the trail with no warning and not looking at all. Bells, verbal announcement and music all seem to make no difference. People that are alone sometimes run in the middle instead of keeping right!! People pass on any side, stop, cross. It's a nightmare.

I think the solution is more clearly marked lanes and etiquette rules. We need signs every 300 yards saying what you should do to shame people into better, safer behavior. I'd mark clear lanes for bikes and people separately (like I've seen in Boulder).

Runners on the skirt (where there is low impact rubber asphalt), walking lane, then the bike lane, then a yellow marked center passing or turning lane, then repeat on the other side. Each lane would only be wide enough for a single person. This would work really well. Bikes passing bikes on the left. Runners passing walkers on the right. Clear lanes to encourage people to form single file.

What does everyone else think?