November 2,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police have proposed a removal the of portion of the Bike Path at Garber Square , residents often refer to this path as the “suicide bike lane” because of its poor engineered design and obvious danger to both bike rider and motor vehicle . A July traffic study stated the obvious and suggested a portion of the bike path be removed to ease traffic flow . The portion to be removed is 856 square feet of the green paint to be covered over by black street bond for a mere $7500.
A casual reading of the Ridgewood blog since the bike paths inception would have lead you to the same conclusion for free . The aptly named “Suicide bike lane” was a dangerous disaster from the very beginning and the Village has dodged a bullet with out the loss of life .
However there was some discussion at the end of the meeting that suggests that they may put it on hold. Bernie Walsh is not going to vote to remove it. There may be others who fall into the same boat.