Who knew Conan was a closeted environmentalist and big government/regulatory lib.
To be clear, I am not up for calling people freeloaders, particularly in this area/context since I want cyclists to have something other than our busy streets for their activity. But when folks start messing with private property rights, and want to use government to limit/prohibit those rights, then there is a huge problem with me.
You do realize that ALL property rights have derived from the government.... for many, many centuries...millennia...?? (Again, the whole sense and knowledge of history thing.)
When the European monarchs won their wars - they, and since they were the government, owned all the property. Royal grants of property were made to supporters as reward for their help. When this country was founded, it was all based on grants by the English crown (and French and Spanish, etc) to groups of people and companies to come here to steal it from the natives and create economic endeavors that would enrich the home country. Property rights were granted again by the crown.
When our revolution was fought, the state and federal govts then assumed all the rights and privileges of the crown - took some time and various iterations, but we finally got a compromise Constitution that everyone could agree to be mildly pissed about rather than ready to tear out other peoples throats. And our ancestors agreed to this contract.
So, when movement west happened, the govt was the entity that assumed title to all lands - remember the Louisiana Purchase? Govt bought it and granted property concessions. Sending the army to exterminate the natives - well, that means the conquered territories, by definition belonged to the govt. Wars with Spain to take Florida, Puerto Rico, Phillipines. Literally from the east coast to the west and beyond. And then we just bought Alaska from Russia. And you know that's gotta be a burr under their saddle!!
And Texas stole most of that state from Mexico, and decided to join the US - THAT became part of the contract. Wars of conquest (imperialistic voyeurism) with Mexico took California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, etc away from them. (So, how is it we think we are so righteous and become so "morally indignant" about some of them trying to come back here to work...?? Rationalizations.)
This is one way the various govt entities rationalize property taxes, and taxes of all kinds. It is our "tribute" to the various "crowns" - governments, federal, state, and local.
Your so-called "personal property rights" are, and always have been, by definition - conditional. Just because you have a "huge problem" doesn't mean it is valid - 'cause it really isn't.