The roads have been pretty good, but

I can't help but think that it is a shame that we can afford to invade a new small country every decade - but "we can't afford" to make it safe(r) for Americans to walk and bike. As George W Bush said, we're addicted to oil (and the motor vehicles which guzzle that oil).
There have been occasional short stretches of path for pedestrians along Hwy 1, and they seem really...weird; out of place. It's all cars, cars, cars otherwise.
I keep thinkin' "it'd be REALLY beautiful if it weren't for all the dang motor vehicles".
If you build your infrastructure to ONLY serve motor vehicles, making it unsafe to walk and bike - pretty soon everyone is going to be fat, out of shape - and angry.
Imagine that?