I will stand behind my statement that the DRC did indeed indefinitely delay any cross-campus bikepath. The plan presented was not a stripped-down version with a strip of asphalt through the plaza, as stated by Tye Simpson. It was a professionally designed plan that could have delivered a bikepath within 14 months. Currently, without a bikepath in place, hundreds of bicyclists are forced to ride illegally through this area every day. Some make it through unmolested.
Enforcement works temporarily, but a much better option is to design an effective system.
It should also be noted that UCSB is a custodian for a segment of the California Coastal Bike Trail. This trail runs between the Engineering and Chemistry buildings. This bike path will be closed for several months during the summer and currently no alternative route has been identified. I know there are both faculty and administrators who would like to see a bike-free campus. I think they are wrong.