Montclair Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 14

Buzzworthy The ICE & IRON GREENWAY project, ICE & IRON a proposal to build a shared-use, paved GREENWAY pathway alongside abandoned railroad New Jersey Bike & tracks linking Montclair and Jersey City, Walk Coalition is drawing praise from area residents; [email protected] now, its boosters hope to create the same excitement among officials in Essex and Hudson Counties. “We know the money’s out there to do it,” says Cyndi Steiner, executive director of the non-profit New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition. “We just need the political will.” The path could be used for running, dog-walking, pushing infants in strollers and cycling. The Greenway, she says, would have economic, environmental and health benefits to users and residents, particularly in underserved communities lacking transportation options. And it has already won over an