I don't think unfinished portions will have any kind of real negative impact(though I would love to see it fully connected). Who is inconvenienced if the trail

I don't think unfinished portions will have any kind of real negative impact(though I would love to see it fully connected). Who is inconvenienced if the trail is only, say, 95% connected? 1) Cross-country bikers. There are so few of these kinds of people that they aren't even really worth thinking about (note: I am one). 2) Local bikers who live near the unconnected portions. Usually the unconnected portions will be either in a) extremely rural areas, or b) extremely built-up areas. If it's (a), then there naturally aren't many bikers for that section anyway, since the population of the area will be low. And if it's (b), there will be more bikers, but also there will generally be alternate routes that are bikeable if you can't go on that exact route. So, all in all, this project is nice regardless of whether it is fully connected.