Woodbine Seeks Additional Bike Path Funding

WOODBINE – Mayor William Pikolycky announced that the Borough of Woodbine has made application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) for Discretionary Aid funding for $199,594.
According to a release, the funding was requested for the extension of the Woodbine Bikeway system from Monroe Avenue just south of Webster Avenue, extending south through borough-owned property which is being developed as Open Space.
This extension would extend the existing bikeway system past the Woodbine Elementary School (which has no courtesy bussing) through the Cape May County Open Space Eco Park to Sumner Avenue.
This new bikeway is part of an overall plan to interconnect publicly owned sites within the borough to the state’s High Point to Cape May bikeway system.
The borough’s bike path system is used extensively by residents and visitors through organized walking groups.
In addition, various outside agencies/groups use the paths for public events, and designated rest stops including the Woodbine Chamber of Commerce, the Puerto Rican Action Committee, church groups, Ride Against AIDS (and other similar organized rides), and the Woodbine Development Center organized wellness program for staff and residents.
It has on occasion even been used for equestrian events by local organizations.
The bikeway system provides an interconnection with various destination points within the borough including Lincoln Park, the town center which includes the Borough Hall complex as well as the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage and the adjacent Anne Azeez Instructional Site, a satellite campus for Stockton University and Belleplain State Forest.
“This would be the next phase for our bikeway system and an integral component for our Open Space Eco Park,” noted Pikolycky. ”I want to thank the New Jersey Department of Transportation and its staff for their past awards and ongoing support of this project.”