Originally Posted by
GlennR
A MUP is NOT a sidewalk.
It can function the same way. There is one by house that is used
far more by pedestrians than bikes. It goes along a road. It is indistinguishable from a sidewalk.
Take a virtual stroll up and down the path and count the number of pedestrians vs. cyclists. What you will see is a representative mix. Far more of a sidewalk than a true MUP. And there is a big, fat crosswalk across a public street as you get closer to the museum.
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9695...!7i5504!8i2752
That aside, the OP said nothing about sidewalks:
"When I was a kid (about a thousand years ago it seems) we were taught to get off our bikes and walk them when crossing a street at a marked crosswalk. Is this still a thing?"
I know of one cyclist who was hit while riding through the above-mentioned crosswalk, so it's germane to the OP.