Edinburgh City Council has built a split-use path across Leith Links (a park, not a golf course) using machine-laid bitmac. The surface of this will be good for decades. Why does Birmingham City council insist on messing about with spray and chip, which is hell for cycling for two years, and then becomes a patchy, bumpy mess? The path has been sensibly and clearly split, and internationally recognised signs erected along its length. This will reduce conflict as pedestrians learn to avoid the cycle track, but it wont be as good as a dedicated cycleway.
