This is the norm across many #4opens spaces: a near-total lack of interest in building or maintaining shared paths. It’s a textbook case of right-wing Tragedy of the Commons. Developers show up when it suits them, use the space for their narrow needs, then drift off without contributing to the upkeep. They treat community like free infrastructure – something passive they can extract from – rather than a living, tended path we need.
By def, we're not talking about community then. The behaviour mentioned is that of those who do not think they're part of a bigger whole here. Then by def whatever output is there to just use, as there is no social contract involved. Social asymmetry then is a given, and thus a breakdown of commons.