Planners have developed an off-road bike path to run along the northern side of the Amtrak line through Newark. It would connect shopping areas in the east with the train station and the university's main campus and athletic facilities on the west. Several parks and neighborhoods also would be served. Now Newark City Council must give its approval so a designer can be hired. We urge council to do so and keep expanding facilities for bikers in the city.
Bike paths are one of the most enlightened ways to get away from needing a polluting automobile.