I think I can help you to understand people being hostile to amenities for cyclists. It's the sense of entitlement we non-bicyclists perceive bicylists to have. It is a rarity for me to see a bicyclist stop at a stop sign, ride fully within the established bike lanes, properly yield to other vehicles and follow rules of the road as per California vehicle code. As for trail riding in Folsom, bicyclists more often than not want to claim the trails as their own, failing to recognize the speed limits on the trails (max 15 mph) and yield signs posted that require them to give way to pedestrians and equestrians. For every single bicyclist I see that follows the rules, on-road and off, I see ten who don't. You really need to do some education of your fellow bicyclists so that they aren't their own worst enemies in the "image" department.
Anyone else want to chime in on their perceptions?
First, I'll stipulate that the bicyclists you see flaunting the law are a major public relations (and safety) problem for those of us who don't and for those of us promoting bicycling for all the good it does. And yes, we at FABA and SABA do educate cyclists on a regular basis (I taught two lunchtime bike commute safety classes just last week). We teach bike safety at schools, through employers and in a 9-hour Traffic Skills class.
That said, I still don't see how that has anything to do with providing adequate bike parking in the Historic District? Should we not provide any automobile parking in the HD because the vast majority of motorists exceed the speed limit on Hwy 50, Iron Point Rd and most residential streets? Should we not allow cars to park on the street because many drivers flaunt the cell phone law or completely ignore the right turn restrictions from Folsom Blvd. when pedestrians and bicyclists are in the crosswalk along the Folsom parkway Rail Trail? And I would contend that the number of bicyclists who don't stop for stop signs almost rivals the number of motorists who make right turns on red without stopping.
Yes, there is a problem with scofflaw cyclists, but before y'all start throwing stones, take a look in the mirror. Oh, and BTW, last time I checked, cyclists killed on average zero motorists each year, while motorists kill about 700 cyclists every year (and, I know, the motorists are not always at fault) in the US (and that's not to mention the 5,000 [looked up the number and corrected it] pedestrians and nearly 40,000 other motorists they kill). Do cyclists have a sense of entitlement? Perhaps we do; we feel that we have the right to safely use our city streets as dictated by the CVC. Does that have anything to do with provisions for bike parking in the HD? Nope, unless you're stretching for justification for an untenable position.
Admit it; the sense of entitlement really belongs to the motoring majority who find it inconvenient to occasionally have to slow down and share "their" roads, or worse, "their" parking spaces with bicyclists. Remember, their are somewhere between 4 and 7 parking spaces per car in the US - and almost all of them are provided at no cost to the driver. Try charging for parking in the HD and you'll see who has a sense of entitlement.