Posts by Debra Karrat

On a glorious, sun-filled Tuesday afternoon, local residents gathered for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Butterfly Garden at the Summit Park Line. Jay Cho was the visionary who came up with the concept and designed and built the raised beds with the help of Jeff Hankerson. The plants and fenced-in area will provide butterflies with a protected environment in which to lay eggs and return year after year. The Summit Environmental Commission received one of the 2023 Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions Open Space Stewardship Grants for Environmental Commissions to complete the fencing at the Butterfly Garden.
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We are often asked about the different phases of the Park Line, including what has already been completed, what is the next phase and what is the final phase. This photo gives an aerial view of the three phases of the Park Line project.  
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As ‘the weather outside gets frightful’, don’t worry the Summit Park Line’s new weather station will tell you how it is, how it will be, and how it was. Thanks to Jay Cho & Jeff Hankinson, all Summit Park Line followers can see current hyper-local conditions, as well as the forecast and historical weather data like local rainfall, courtesy of the Summit Park Line Foundation. Click the little white icon on top right of the page for the very local weather details. Tell a friend.
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Doughnut lovers, we have a treat for you… Charitable (so guilt-free), fresh to order (and perfectly glazed), dozens of donuts! Summit Park Line Foundation just launched a digital dozen GroupRaise with Krispy Kreme fundraising campaign. From now until October 31, 50% of all orders will be donated back to our cause when you purchase your doughnuts using our fundraising sales page. Only $15 per dozen! Click on the image below to order:
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On Saturday, October 22nd, the new bridge was installed, along with the stairs to access the bridge. To watch the video, please visit The Summit Park Line Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/SummitParkLineFoundation  
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We Did It! Thank you to all of our supporters for your generosity! We met the Reeves Foundation Challenge and raised $225,000 by the May 31 deadline. The funds will go towards rehabilitating the decks of the existing bridges over Ashwood Ave and Russel Place. The Park Line is really making progress this year, we look forward to the Morris Ave pedestrian brindle installation later this year. This continues to be an exciting endeavor and we are so grateful for the community support. The Park Line is being built for use by residents and town visitors and is now coming
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The Reeves Foundation has issued a new grant challenge to the Summit Park Line Foundation that needs to be completed by May 31, 2022. The  Summit Park Line ( a linear Park similar to NYC’s High Line) was successful in winning a challenge grant from the Reeves Foundation four years ago for 100k. Based on the success and the Summit Park Lines’s progress, the new challenge grant is for The Park Line Foundation to raise $225,000 by May 31, 2022. Robert Rubino, founder and President of The Summit Park Line remarked “The Reeves Foundation was impressed by our achievement in
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SUMMIT, NJ – The Summit Park Line Foundation has received an unsolicited, $30,000 grant from the national Rail Trail Conservancy (RTC) organization. The funds are intended to support the construction of the linear park and placement of a pedestrian bridge linking two sections of the Park Line over Morris Avenue. The grant comes through RTC’s ‘Trail Grants Program’, which aims to help complete and connect trails, improve the trail user experience and support local organizations dedicated to new and existing trails across the country. Tom Sexton, the Northeast Region Director of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy said, “Through this grant, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy applauds and supports the visionary work of the Summit
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In December, the Summit Common Council approved an amended Memorandum of Understanding with the Summit Park Line Foundation, paving the way for the Park Line to continue with engineering and to proceed to full completion.  The Foundation plans to work closely with the City of Summit on this community project, part of Summit’s master plan. The Park Line Foundation was founded to assist Summit in creating a pedestrian linear park, similar to the High Line in NYC, along the abandoned Rahway Valley Railroad. The 1.2 mile path runs from Overlook Medical Center into Briant Park. The City of Summit acquired
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