Our family own a dog, but we are not "those people" trying to take over the planet with our furry friend. Dogs have their places, but I feel like off leash near a road of any kind is asking for problems. Bikes, cars, otherwise.
It wasn't enough that there are huge fields most places but it feels like people want it off leash everywhere these days. I've been on runs on the greenway while kids ride bikes and kids almost hit an off leash dog. That owner got an earful (breaking law here). Then they act all bewildered and like they're the victim.
I don't know what's happened with dog culture in the last 20 years, but it isn't what I grew up with whatsoever. Fido never went to Home Depot, the brewery, the grocery, the restaurant, the plane whenever I was growing up.