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Many thanks to everyone who attended the Summit Park Line workshop this past Thursday at the Summit First Aid Squad Building in Summit. What an incredible turnout for the community! There was standing-room-only and a very engaged, supportive audience. Those in attendance included: Mayor Radest Council President David Naidu Celgene representatives Park Line board members & representatives Summit EMS Overlook Hospital A Rahway Valley railroad historic preservationist Union County Freeholder Bruce Bergen Six Common Council members Nationally recognized rails-to-trails architect, Bob Thomas Many spoke or offered presentations. Bob shared over 40 years of experience building trails in communities across the United States. He
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Led by Alan Lieber, President of Overlook Medical Center, employees of Atlantic Health System enjoyed a brisk walk on the Summit Park Line on July 17th, a beautiful summer day. The walk was organized by the Employee Wellness group of Atlantic Health and the Park Line Foundation. The large group covered both the woodland trail and Phase 1 of the rail trail. Future walks are being planned with the Overlook “Walks with Leaders” series – the proximity to Overlook Hospital affords employees and visitors to take a stroll at their pleasure.        
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Great news! Tonight, September 4th, the Summit Common Council approved the ‘memorandum of understanding’ between the city and the Summit Parkline Foundation. Thanks to all of our supporters who spoke and Parkline Foundation board members in attendance, Frank Macioce, Jay Brinkerhoff, Elissa Cordrey and Jeff Hankinson. For reference, the MOU is below in entirety: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (FINAL DRAFT -7/3/18) This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”), entered into by and between the City of Summit (“City”), having an address at 512 Springfield Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07901, and the Summit Park Line Foundation (“Foundation”), having an address at 84 Prospect Hill Avenue,
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Please join us for a public owrk shop meeting sponsored by the City of Summit to get updates and take public input into the newest park in Summit in over 80 years. The venue is the Summit First Aid Squad building on 1000 Summit Ave. Tell your fellow park line supporters to attend. https://www.facebook.com/SummitParkLineFoundation/
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Jeff Hankinson continues to tirelessly work to clear a tremendous amount of debris from the Park Line path, including removing a large limb to reveal the attractiveness of a rock wall. The view of the NY skyline from the top of the path is fantastic. Kudos to Jeff for all of his dedication and labor! And thank you, City of Summit, for all of your hard work at 7 am this morning loading two trucks or debris!    
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PATCH, SUMMIT, NJ — A $200,000 matching grant from the Reeves Foundation was given to the Summit Park Line Foundation to support its project of creating a 1.2 mile linear pedestrian park on the abandoned Rahway Valley Railroad line. The Park Line Foundation had to raise a minimum of$200,000 to receive the funding from the Reeves Foundation in order to receive the matching “challenge” grant. Money was donated from the Summit Area Public Foundation, Overlook Foundation, Overlook Medical Center and through a number of generous Summit residents totaling more than $225,000 of the $3.2 million dollars needed to complete the
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The greening of Philadelphia continues as the first phase of the Rail Park — Philly’s hotly anticipated elevated park and recreational pathway funded and built by Center City District — gets an official opening date just in time for the start of the summer season.   On Thursday, June 14, a quarter-mile stretch of new urban greenspace opens to the public where the Reading Railroad once ran. RAIL PARK PHASE I FAST FACTS The first complete phase of the Rail Park opens on Thursday, June 14. The section curves southeast from Broad and Noble streets to 11th and Callowhill streets. Visitors
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