This is so important, We Want People to have another chance to see a possible New Green Way!!

One of the best raw material for a bike trail is an abandoned railroad. Now, as a railroader & a cyclist, I'm often torn as to what should be built. New York City is full of abandoned right of ways. In Staten Island, not so much. Geologically it's a big rock. Trains don't do well climbing steep grades. But, the trade off is that the B & O Railroad built it's Lines in the only place it could, along the coast. So, here's the story. I'd like to show cyclists what's there. Why? Because, that's the first baby step to turning it into a path for runners, walkers, strollers and yes, bikers! So, the deal is this. Be ready to explore a little with your feet and a lot with your minds. If you know something about the West Shore Branch, share it. The basic stuff is that it goes from St. George, along the shore, then inland, up onto an elevated section, then into a cut in the ground, under the Bayonne and Goethals Bridges and almost to Staten Islands land fill which is now a park in the making. Just imagine going from the Ferry to the Park basically traffic free. We'll meet at City Hall at 10:00, Ferry at 10:20 and St. George at 11:00.