Shared-use path

A shared-use path typically has a surface that is asphalt, concrete or firmly packed crushed aggregate.

[4] In the UK, cyclists are legally permitted to cycle on bridleways (paths open to horse riders), but not on public footpaths.

[10] The UK Department for Transport advises local authorities that cyclists and pedestrians should not be expected to share space on or alongside city streets.

[4] Sustrans gives advice for cyclists, walkers and runners using shared-use paths on the National Cycle Network.

The network consists of over 200 miles (320 km) of shared-use paths that avoid the city's busy and fast grid roads (which run between neighbourhoods rather than through them).

[12] In the US, the 1999 AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities defines a shared-use path as being physically separated from motor vehicular traffic with an open space or barrier.

A shared-use path in Budapest , with a typical European shared use sign
Cyclists are often permitted to use rail trails and bridleways , such as this rail trail in Germany.
A segregated path in Birmingham , England. Note the tactile pavings to delianate the pedestrian and cyclist sections of the path.
Part of the Milton Keynes redway system runs along the disused track bed of the former Wolverton to Newport Pagnell Line , now a rail trail .