Complete George: The City of Elizabeth becomes the 56th municipality to call for wider GWB paths
The City of Elizabeth becomes the 56th municipality to call for wider GWB paths
becomes the 56th municipality to call upon the Port Authority to widen the bicycle-pedestrian paths on the George Washington Bridge to comply with national standards as part of the upcoming $1.9 billion restoration.
The GWB is the sole bike-able connector between North Jersey and NYC. Its 7 foot paths are dangerously overcrowded at 3700 cyclists per day on weekends and growing 10% per year. If not widened to national standards, it will become a “walk-your-bikes” facility. This will hobble the growth of cycling across the region for generations, impacting tourism, public health, property taxes, sustainability and resilience annually worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
is an bi-state coalition of 230 organizations, businesses, communities and public officials calling for wider GWB paths.
Contact:
Neile Weissman
917 446 6002
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