COM 225 #2017 · Communication to the City Council · Apr 24 2017

Concerning the new bike path at Fresh Pond Reservation. As a member of the Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation, I am here to express my support for Policy Order #11, asking the mayor to hold a special meeting to discuss a new bike path to be located within the Reservation. This new one-quarter mile path from the Concord Avenue-Fresh Pond Parkway Rotary south toward Huron Avenue will offer a shaded alternative. for cyclists and will help ease congestion on the current multi-use paved sidewalk closest to the Parkway. The new path will be on Fresh Pond Reservation itself. Since the Reservation closes at sundown, ecologically sensitive lighting is needed to preserve nocturnal conditions for the plants, birds and animals residing within the Reservation. A meeting on the topic of the new bike path could include a discussion of lighting alternatives. Public Comment statement Rebecca Ramsay Member of the Planning Committee Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation 30 Churchill Avenue, Apt. 610 Cambridge