I didn't know much about bicycle paths in the Netherlands in the 1930s, so I googled around a bit. It turns out that creating an organization of people campaign

I didn't know much about bicycle paths in the Netherlands in the 1930s, so I googled around a bit. It turns out that creating an organization of people campaigning for bicycle paths, like the Kickstarter described in the article, is a quintessentially Dutch thing to do. In the early 20th century, bicycle path associations popped up all over the country, some just campaigning, others also (partially) funding paths. In the 1950s interest waned, as constructing bicycle paths was seen more as a duty of the government. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijwielpadvereniging https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijwielpadvereniging (Dutch)