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Bike/Pedestrian path

I would like to comment on the article about the proposed bike/pedestrian path near the Schenkmeyer Park. I would like to invite Rabbi Rosenberg, Evelyn Berg, and Susan Borger to spend time at the park on a consistent basis before commenting about what does or does not occur there. I live around the block from the Park, as do they; however, I am there multiple times a week as well as Shabbat with my two small children.

Regardless of the day, there is a great deal of vehicular traffic due to people at the park, the tennis courts, and the baseball fields. Particularly on Shabbat, during the warmer seasons, as I am walking to and from shul, there are five to six cars deep of people playing tennis and playing in the park. Having a bike path should help reduce this traffic as people are able to reach the courts and park by bike.

An additional benefit to the bike path is an amazing opportunity to bring Jews who live in the Crossways a much safer and easier path to access their friends near North Eighth and all areas in between. It will connect and unify our growing Jewish community even more. Isn't that what Shabbat and yom tov is all about? It boggles the mind how a rabbi and his neighbors wouldn't want that.

As there is also a great concern of public safety due to the large volume of people walking in the middle of the streets in Highland Park and Edison on Shabbat and yom tov, once the bike/pedestrian path is completed, people in Edison between North Eighth and Suttons Lane will have a safer and easier way to travel, whether it's Shabbat, yom tov, or during the week.

Malcolm Greenberg
Edison