Wrong Way MUPpies

I take the Freedom Park Multi-Use Path (MUP) most afternoons on my way home from work. Although it isn't crowded, there are a good number of cyclists, runners, and dog walkers taking advantage of this amenity.

After the start of the new year, I noticed a sharp increase in the number of pedestrians who were in the left lane instead of right lane. On the street this would be appropriate, but this is a MUP with a centerline and all traffic moves on the right hand side.

Yesterday morning, I think I learned what is going on.

From wrongWaySignage

When the MUP was first built, it had signage indicating that pedestrians used one side of the path and cyclists used the other side. This had been blacked out, but the black paint has been peeling and fading and the white is starting to show through. The markings here have recently been spray-painted white.

The "regulars" that I see on the trail still walk on the right side of the path. I'm guessing that many of our neighbors have listed "Get More Exercise" as their New Year's resolution, are new to the trail and have noticed the old markings.