Another alternative is to attempt to get federal funding (local politicians love padding the budget): https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/f

Another alternative is to attempt to get federal funding (local politicians love padding the budget): https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/funding/funding_opportunities.cfm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/fund... This explained a number of dumb bike lanes (which lead to nowhere) in my 'hood.