Petition

By signing the petition below your voice and opinion will be heard.

The NYC Parks Dept, elected officials, community planning boards and local community value your input.
You are making a difference in preserving the historic Putnam Trail for generations to come.

Signers of this petition include nature-lovers, hikers, birders, conservation-minded people, runners, cyclists, and members of the Bronx and wider communities.

Please Note:
Your email address will not be used inappropriately, nor displayed on this website after you sign the petition below.
We will only email you about updates related to the Save The Putnam Trail.

Please share this petition with others that care, we CAN save the trail!
Thank you for your support!


 






Our Supporters

Signature # 862

May 20, 2012
2:02am
qeetsihuqezizBronx, NY

(Message pending approval...)

Signature # 861

May 19, 2012
11:40am
v.a.shanahan Bronx, NY

Every thing does not have to have concrete, beauty is in nature.

Signature # 860

May 18, 2012
5:24pm
Joshua Vernatter Bronx, NY

Widening the trail will eliminate space for trees and plants, and destroy the natural beauty of the trail.

Signature # 859

May 18, 2012
5:23pm
Lorraine Baker Bronx, NY

Can't find anything better to do with OUR money? Try using it fill in some potholes or pave our streets and leave what little bit of nature we still have in OUR city alone! Thank you

Signature # 858

May 18, 2012
5:23pm
Magdalena Miszczak Bronx, NY

For crying out loud! Leave this beautiful trail as it is! Get real Parks Department! Is this your idea of making New York the greenest city in USA? PLEEEEASE!!!

Signature # 857

May 18, 2012
5:22pm
Wendy Bronx, NY

Please preserve the trail!

Signature # 856

May 18, 2012
5:22pm
Frederick A Dolber Bronx, NY

Thanks for informing me by the note in my mailbox Your proposal makes sense

Signature # 855

May 18, 2012
5:21pm
Bella Fradlis Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 854

May 18, 2012
5:20pm
Zach Youngerman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

The trail is an important recreational corridor.

Signature # 853

May 18, 2012
5:19pm
Bette Dewing Manhattan, NY

There is just no place to walk safely - non-stressfully due to shared bicycle paths.
It's a special hazardous to those with disabilities or just not as steady of foot as they once were. Many elders no longer use the John Finley Walk since it became a shared walk depite protestes from every local elected official and civic group.

Save this trail!

Signature # 852

May 18, 2012
5:18pm
Susan Siskind Manhattan, NY

Leave our beautiful nature trail alone. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan should do her job repairing the roads in the Bronx which are worse than Baghdad instead of building bike lanes!

Signature # 851

May 14, 2012
4:33pm
Jack Brown Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 850

May 14, 2012
9:25am
Albert AhronheimManhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 849

May 14, 2012
9:25am
Paul Aguirre Bronx, NY

I don't see the point of destroying one of the few nature trails in NYC to put in another paved road which can be found everywhere

Signature # 848

May 14, 2012
9:25am
Susan Downes Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 847

May 14, 2012
9:25am
Miriam Ben-Abu Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 846

May 14, 2012
9:25am
john Bronx, NY

I love the putnam trail as is!

Signature # 845

May 14, 2012
9:25am
Barbara Rubinstein Bronx, NY

I'm in favor of saving any and all of our natural areas.

Signature # 844

May 14, 2012
9:25am
Brittany Tarbell NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 843

May 11, 2012
10:23am
Joan Lunoe Bronx, NY

It's a beautiful walking trail as it is. It also seems that it would be cheaper to leave it as it is. Please don't destroy this piece of living history.

Signature # 842

May 11, 2012
10:23am
Sumie Hernandez-Moss NY State Resident

Save the dirt trail!!!

Signature # 841

May 7, 2012
9:51pm
Terry Hofler Bronx, NY

Just walking on the remnants of the old track bed is a unique experience. Why destroy an existing piece of history right here in our backyard? Crossing into the Westchester section is very disappointing.

Signature # 840

May 7, 2012
9:50pm
Jason Rodriguez Bronx, NY

I have enjoyed the natural beauty of this area for quite some time. Please preserve the natural aspect of the Putnam Trail. It is vital to our community as well as to visitors of our community. More importantly, it is vital to nature itself. Let it be. It is perfect the way it is. Natural.

Signature # 839

May 7, 2012
9:50pm
Laura Anne Gilman Bronx, NY

I love biking along the trail - it's perfect for walkers, joggers and bikers who want a respite from the concrete, a place where you can remember that NYC is GREEN, too.

Maintain the trail, don't change it!

Signature # 838

May 7, 2012
9:49pm
Larry Shapiro Queens, NY

Please revise the plan to reduce environmental impact: a narrower corridor with a crushed stone surface rather than asphalt.

Signature # 837

May 7, 2012
9:48pm
Allen Shifrin Bronx, NY

Pave roads, not trails.

Signature # 836

May 7, 2012
9:47pm
Celia Engelman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please save the Putnam Trail for all Americans, not just New Yorkers. Don't pave it.

Signature # 835

May 7, 2012
9:46pm
Bridget McCarthy NY State Resident

Grew up a few blocks from Van Cortlandt Park.
Please save the Trail!

Signature # 834

May 7, 2012
9:45pm
John O'Connor Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 833

May 7, 2012
9:45pm
Ana Pough Bronx, NY

Please stop destroying our beautiful and natural park.

Signature # 832

May 7, 2012
9:44pm
Sarah Gallagher Manhattan, NY

For crying out loud! Asphalt? Just what NYC needs more of. Get real, Parks Department. Leave this trail in the lovely state-of-nature it presently enjoys.

Signature # 831

May 7, 2012
9:43pm
Keith R.A. DeCandido Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 830

May 7, 2012
9:43pm
Jennifer Gatto Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 829

May 7, 2012
9:42pm
Flavia Bronx, NY

I love VCP! Hopefully it stays the way it is and is preserved!

Signature # 828

May 7, 2012
9:42pm
Courtney Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 827

May 7, 2012
9:41pm
Barry Braunstein Bronx, NY

The trail is paved in Westchester,which creates a speedway for cyclists.Let us have a walking path free of hazards.

Signature # 826

May 7, 2012
9:40pm
Scott Ahaern Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 825

May 3, 2012
5:14pm
Mark Lenahan Bronx, NY

Personally I am in favor of leaving the trail exactly as is.
Given that that does not seem to be one of the options, as little as possible should be done.

What is the obsession with paving? There is no lack of pavement in NYC. Cyclists already use the trail quite happily and there is respect between those who walk, those who run and cyclists.
Paving will mean more reckless behavior, accidents, confrontations and litter.

Further, there should NOT be food concessions or commercialism or any sort.

Signature # 824

May 2, 2012
8:15am
Brenda Seidner REilly Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 823

May 2, 2012
8:15am
Matt Shields Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I like my trails unpaved.

Signature # 822

May 2, 2012
8:15am
peter heimgartner NY State Resident

Let the people who actually use the trail have a say in how they want their environment to be. We ask for no asphalt, because its better for our health now and in our future.

Signature # 821

May 2, 2012
8:15am
carrie Brooklyn, NY

pls dont do this its a mistake

Signature # 820

May 2, 2012
8:15am
Maria NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 819

May 2, 2012
8:15am
Sheryl Haut Bronx, NY

It is extremely important to preserve this historic and beautiful trail. Please do not make a terrible mistake.

Signature # 818

April 30, 2012
1:46pm
Ryan Korby Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 817

April 30, 2012
1:46pm
Mollie Bruhn Brooklyn, NY

Stop the paving!

Signature # 816

April 30, 2012
1:46pm
Jackie Wurst Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 815

April 30, 2012
1:46pm
Mary Pat Smith NY State Resident

Keep it real - don't pave!!

Signature # 814

April 30, 2012
1:46pm
Elena Makovskaya Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Running on trails is a lot healthier in many ways that running on pavement. This park and trail is one of the best things that NYC has to offer. I have also enjoyed the Holiday Marathons that used to take place on this trail - this is the only Trail Marathon inside NYC and should be preserved. This even was free, open to all and promoted running and healthy way of living. We need more events like that, we do NOT need more pavement!

Signature # 813

April 30, 2012
1:46pm
MikeG Manhattan, NY

Please keep the trail natural (no asphalt) and find a better use for the funds. Thank you.

Signature # 812

April 30, 2012
1:46pm
D Tan Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 811

April 30, 2012
1:46pm
Charlie Conway Manhattan, NY

Please do not pave this trail! Let's keep nature as natural as possible!

Signature # 810

April 28, 2012
10:34pm
Brachyahu Bronx, NY

Beautiful dirt track, great for running especially for people who are unable to run on tarmac or paved routes.

Signature # 809

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
Mickaella Gottlieb Queens, NY

It is important to preserve our historic trail.

Signature # 808

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
John Lawrence Bronx, NY

why spoil this last nature walk in the park. There are plenty of places to ride your bike here; can't the walkers, birdwatchers, nature lovers have their place too? The park has areas available for tennis, cricket, swimming, baseball, horse back riding, track, picnics and bike riding. Why can't the people who just want to stop and enjoy an unpaved fragment of nature be permitted their little space too?

Signature # 807

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
Shavon Fenton Bronx, NY

Removal of the Putnam Trail destroys a historically important region of Van Cortlandt Park.

Signature # 806

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
Carina Cruz Bronx, NY

I've been on the amazing trail I think. Saving the trail is a great idea it can save the earth. all day long i love earth with all my heart.you should too

Signature # 805

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
William Saines Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 804

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
Charlotte Labbe Bronx, NY

This a nice trail as is..

Signature # 803

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
Julia Gran Bronx, NY

Please do not widen and add asphalt to the trail. Preserve it's original look.

Signature # 802

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
norbert sander NY State Resident

the Putnam trail is a welcome respite from the world of concrete and macadam paths.There is no compelling need to destroy it in favor of a pavement that will hurt both walkers and runners alike.

Signature # 801

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
charles sheer Bronx, NY

I have enjoyed the trail for decades, as a former runner and nature lover. I have walked it for years. Please do not alter it - it is needed by those who enjoy the park as well as the animals who live there.

Signature # 800

April 27, 2012
12:02pm
James Jennings Manhattan, NY

PLEASE don't pave over any running trails. They're much better as is.

Signature # 799

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Jean Stemm Manhattan, NY

I am signing this petition in the hopes that the Putnam trail will infact remain as a trail and not blacktop. We runners cherish those few places that we can still put our feet on real earth and run in environments as close to nature as we can get.

Signature # 798

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Kevin McAllister Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 797

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Sean Macmillan Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 796

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Francis Laros Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 795

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Carol DrakeBrooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 794

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Alexandra Warren Brooklyn, NY

Runners MUCH prefer nature trails to pavement. It's much healthier and cheaper. Don't use pavement please!

Signature # 793

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Matthew Kantack Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 792

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Ileana Torres Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 791

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Jason Rochman Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 790

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
John dougherty Bronx, NY

I am opposed to paving over the Putnam trail.

Signature # 789

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
Elizabeth dougherty Bronx, NY

I am opposed to paving over the Putnam Trail.

Signature # 788

April 22, 2012
6:17pm
anthony connor Bronx, NY

Much prefer trail unpaved! Please do not share email.

Signature # 787

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
Todd Ruppel NY State Resident

Why destroy nature. Use the funds elsewhere or not at all.

Signature # 786

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
Ellen McGrail NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 785

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
noreen forde NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 784

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
Colette mcgoldrick Bronx, NY

Please do not destroy this trail I love it I hate it when asphalt is poured over trails.all the natural beauty is destroyed

Signature # 783

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
Stephanie Yordan Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 782

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
Louise Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 781

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
Patricia Kallen NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 780

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
Joanne Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 779

April 17, 2012
3:05pm
Nora NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 778

April 11, 2012
6:30pm
Krys Wasielewski NY State Resident

Please don't pave-over the nature trail in Van Cortlandt Park. The paving affects every runner in Metropolitan Area, who wants to retain soft surfaces in forests in urban settings.

Signature # 777

April 11, 2012
6:30pm
SFL Bronx, NY

Even though I am handicapped and can't use the trail, I think it should be saved as a natural habitat and not paved over.

Signature # 776

April 10, 2012
11:17pm
Maritza Staten Island, NY

I've hiked this trail and it's lovely. Leave it the way it is.

Signature # 775

April 10, 2012
11:17pm
Carrie Jacobson NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 774

April 10, 2012
11:17pm
cecile olson Brooklyn, NY

leave nature the way you found it. Thanks

Signature # 773

April 10, 2012
11:17pm
Jeanine Brooklyn, NY

This trail should be preserved.

Signature # 772

April 10, 2012
11:17pm
Judy long NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 771

April 5, 2012
11:13pm
Nancy Shaw Bronx, NY

no paving, please

Signature # 770

April 5, 2012
11:13pm
Janet Gottlieb Bronx, NY

Enough of New York City is paved over. The Putnam Trail is a respite from that, and should remain as it is.

Signature # 769

April 5, 2012
11:13pm
Tony Vazquez Brooklyn, NY

Walkers,runners & bicyclists use this path. NYC & the Bronx need more natural spaces, not more concrete!

Signature # 768

April 5, 2012
11:13pm
Dina Seiden Brooklyn, NY

This is a travesty. How can this even be under consideration?

Signature # 767

April 5, 2012
11:13pm
Maureen Bonfante Queens, NY

This is one of the many great wonders of our fine city and state. We have enough paved ways in the concrete jungle and not enough parks and green spaces. Preserve the trail as it is. Invest in more parks, park maintenace, nature trails, education, tourism to them. Don't waste tax payer dollars on paving what does not need to be paved.

Signature # 766

April 5, 2012
11:13pm
Roy GilbertQueens, NY

Please leave the trail as is. Total waste of taxpayers' money to expand it and pave it over. We need more trails like this, not fewer.

Signature # 765

April 3, 2012
7:05pm
Lisa W Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 764

April 3, 2012
7:05pm
Marie W Bronx, NY

Please preserve nature.

Signature # 763

April 3, 2012
7:05pm
Nawal L Bronx, NY

We run and walk using the trail for years, nobody ever complained about it, this is a waist of money and torture to the echo-system, no need for it ! use the money for something better instead please.

Signature # 762

April 3, 2012
7:05pm
Clive Morrick Manhattan, NY

The Putnam trail is a rare thing in NYC. Please leave it alone. It does not need to be paved.

Signature # 761

April 3, 2012
7:05pm
Ardit Gjonaj Bronx, NY

I love that trail. Please save it!

Signature # 760

April 3, 2012
7:05pm
Hrant Gadarigian Bronx, NY

No to paving..Keep things as they are and stop using taxpayer money where it isn't needed. There's enough asphalt to go around already.

Signature # 759

April 3, 2012
7:05pm
Lee Ruelle Manhattan, NY

As an avid runner and hiker, I urge you to not pave the Putnam Trail. There is plenty of asphalt in New York already. Thank you.

Signature # 758

April 3, 2012
7:05pm
Don Recklies Brooklyn, NY

The Putnam Trail, as it now exists, is well used by walkers and cyclists both and seems to be a problem for neither group. The last thing VanCourtlandt Park needs is another strip of gravel or asphalt bisecting it! Please don't destroy the character and charm of the trail by paving it!

Signature # 757

March 29, 2012
7:12am
David Connelly Bronx, NY

Please save the Putnam Trail. Thank you

Signature # 756

March 28, 2012
11:42pm
Alex Cuozzo NY State Resident

I've been running at Van Cortland Park since 1972 and have enjoyed the escape from the concrete jungle the trails provide. The Putnam Trails are a historic part of Van Cortland Park. Paving the trails would not only ruin the natural beauty of the park but also remove a historic part of the City.

Signature # 755

March 28, 2012
11:42pm
monica leide Staten Island, NY

we need to keep our natural resourses lets NOT PAVE PARADISE AND PUT IN A PARKING LOT

Signature # 754

March 28, 2012
11:42pm
Joseph Leahy Queens, NY

Save the Putnam Trail.

Signature # 753

March 28, 2012
11:42pm
Dave NY State Resident

As an avid runner, I mjust attest to the benefits of running on non-paved trails. Please save the money and DO NOT pave this trail!

Signature # 752

March 28, 2012
11:42pm
Elmer Eckert Bronx, NY

Please Preserve the trail to keep it all natural and to hold its historic value. I have ran the trail many times and it is full of nature. There are many other things that funds can be used for and path does not have to be paved it holds no future for a highway

Signature # 751

March 28, 2012
11:42pm
Andrew S NY State Resident

Best trail in NYC!

Signature # 750

March 28, 2012
11:42pm
Andrew Bronx, NY

This trail needs to be preserved for everyone to enjoy.

Signature # 749

March 28, 2012
11:42pm
Gary Staten Island, NY

DONT PAVE OVER THE TRAIL! KEEP IT NATURAL!

Signature # 748

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Glen Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 747

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Rose Hall Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I raced this trail in college....it should be preserved as it was when so many other collegiate athletes have competed here.

Signature # 746

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
John Sassone NY State Resident

Spend the money on current park upkeep. For ex.:Paint the parking lot lines in Alley Pond Park. You can no longer see them. Also use some for a WOODEN boardwalk in Coney Island

Signature # 745

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Joseph McMahon Queens, NY

Please preserve the historic Putnam Trails!

Signature # 744

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Michael Balbos Brooklyn, NY

Please don't pave-over the nature trail in Van Cortlandt Park. The paving affects every runner in the city who wants to retain soft surfaces in forests in urban settings. (Not to mention hikers, birdwatchers, etc.)

Signature # 743

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
William Ash Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Leave the trails natural. Who will repair black top or concrete as time and weather destroy it.I like the dirt.

Signature # 742

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Paul Olascoaga Manhattan, NY

Gem of nature.

Signature # 741

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Paulo Brooklyn, NY

Good ponits all around. Truly appreciated.

Signature # 740

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
tucker dulin Brooklyn, NY

i support the effort to keep the trail more natural.

Signature # 739

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Christopher Bonner Queens, NY

Nature deserves to live in NYC/Bronx!

Signature # 738

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
AllisonQueens, NY

no message

Signature # 737

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Lauren M. Carter Queens, NY

I've been running on these trails since HS and the memories I have are indescribable. Not to mention this is natural beauty in a city that is constantly on the cutting edge.

Signature # 736

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
David Redline Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 735

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Muantawan Arsrairas Queens, NY

Please preserve the natural trail.

Signature # 734

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Sonya Slyman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Paving a natural trail ruins the natural beauty of the environment. Remember us natural trail users-we like them that way! We deserve a place to use just as much as those that might want paved trails. There are enough paved trails in the city, please consider our needs too.

Signature # 733

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Sonya Slyman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Paving a natural trail ruins the natural beauty of the environment. Remember us natural trail users-we like them that way! We deserve a place to use just as much as those that might want paved trails. There are enough paved trails in the city, please consider our needs too.

Signature # 732

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Greg van Inwegen Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Nyrrc member. Please don't pave it. My knees are bad enough without more pavement to deal with. And hiking on pavement is not very inspiring.

Signature # 731

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Kashawn Ross Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 730

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Christina Sayler Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Save the Putnam Trail. Please don't pave it.

Signature # 729

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Octavia S. ColemanBronx, NY

Please save one of the last accessible urban trails in this region. Don't make people drive cars long distances to enjoy natural beauty.

Signature # 728

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Eric Brooklyn, NY

Restore nature dont pave over it

Signature # 727

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Matt Isaac Brooklyn, NY

I travel to the park from Brooklyn and run on the trail -- please leave it unpaved!

Signature # 726

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Deborah Pesa Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 725

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Linda Aanonsen Staten Island, NY

no message

Signature # 724

March 26, 2012
10:53pm
Tony LaRocca Staten Island, NY

Keep the trails...... Speaking words of wisdom Let it be.....let it be

Signature # 723

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Alma Ramos-McDermott Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Van Cortlandt as we know and love it wouldn't exist if paving various parts over the years were seen as "good solutions" to whatever problems existed at the time. Why mess with a good thing and change 321 yrs of greenness? Leave the park alone. Let the actual users use it the way it was meant to be used - as a nature trail, not a roadway.

Signature # 722

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Margaret Nolan-Bran Brooklyn, NY

Save any and all parkland for our children to enjoy in the future!

Signature # 721

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Caroline Brady Staten Island, NY

no message

Signature # 720

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Erica Costanzo Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I started running VCP while a freshman at MSV. I joined the track team that began my love for running. I've completed three marathons since running those trails. It was beautiful running each morning...it reminded me of home in NH and truly brought out my love of running. Please don't pave these beautiful trails, it would be a shame.

Signature # 719

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Adriana Queens, NY

Please the park is perfec the way it is!

Signature # 718

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Reno Stirrat Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I ran Van Courtland in College.

Signature # 717

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Karen Engel NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 716

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Richard Padro Bronx, NY

Keep it fresh and real

Preserve !!!

Signature # 715

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Cynthia Barrett Staten Island, NY

Please save your trails. They are important to us and our future young athletes.

Signature # 714

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Jeannette Dobosz Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 713

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
CLAIRE HAROUNI Brooklyn, NY

SAVE THE PUTNAM TRAIL

Signature # 712

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
John Britz Staten Island, NY

no message

Signature # 711

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Brandi Manhattan, NY

This destruction of natural beauty is appalling! Paving trails? For what? Surely shoveling and constantly repairing concrete cannot be easier than letting people who already live in a concrete jungle have a place of beauty to retreat to!

Signature # 710

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Karl Hunting Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 709

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Richie Chin Staten Island, NY

no message

Signature # 708

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Kristin DeAngelis Staten Island, NY

no message

Signature # 707

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Yolande Staten Island, NY

Why pave over the wonderful trails that hundreds of runners use for cross country meets? Why?

Signature # 706

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
John Goudelias Brooklyn, NY

This trail is one our city's treasures. Please preserve it.

Signature # 705

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Michael DeVito Staten Island, NY

Please conserve the park!

Signature # 704

March 26, 2012
10:52pm
Donna Staten Island, NY

Let it remain in its beautiful natural state, so that the trail may be enjoyed by present and future runners.

Signature # 703

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Shannon Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 702

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Barbara Tupper Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Nature trails should remain as natural as possible and not turned into another concrete jungle. We have destroyed enough land through paving - SAVE THE PUTNAM TRAIL!!

Signature # 701

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Marc Gartenberg Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please save one of the last accessible urban trails in this region. Don't make people drive cars long distances to enjoy natural beauty.

Signature # 700

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Kim Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Save the Putnam Trail! A trail is a trail, not a friggin' cart path.

Signature # 699

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Gail Warshaw Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

We need to save the wonders of nature. We have plenty of paved areas. We need nature to continue to exist for generations.

Signature # 698

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
JOSEPH FALCON Manhattan, NY

SHAME ON YOU, IN THE NAME OF PROGRESS U ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE. GOING BACK TO NATURE IS PROGRESS WE HAVE ENOUGH SIDE WALKS. STOP PAVING OVER WHAT GOD GAVE US. BESIDES IT WILL REQUIRE LOTS OF UP KEEP AND IT COST MONEY TO KEEP DOING THAT.

Signature # 697

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Ian Harris NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 696

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Christina Lopez-Chiaffarelli Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 695

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Jesse Roehrich Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 694

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Greta Rozensweig Brooklyn, NY

Why destroy something that was not ours to begin with. How can killing trees that are older than all of us even be a choice. Preserve, respect and love!

Signature # 693

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Elaine Fowler Manhattan, NY

Please do not uproot trees and ruin the trails. Also, please allow Holiday Marathons to continue their great efforts in the community that encourage healthy lifestyles.

Signature # 692

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Danielle Blumenstock Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 691

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Alison Luscher NY State Resident

All paving will do is create dangerous situations between runners/pedestrian and cyclists. Never mind paving over a creating polution in a beautiful area. Why does the city need to come to the parks?

Signature # 690

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Linda Stefanski Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 689

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Fay Gartenberg Bronx, NY

Please Parks Administration, preserving Putnam Trail does far more good than what your current plan to cut down more trees and pave more asphalt. New York needs this trail to maintain a healthy quality of life. It really is rare to have something this natural, green and lush in the area.

Signature # 688

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Laura GelmanOut of State Resident/Tax Payer

I lived in NYC for 14 years before moving to Northern New Jersey. I still run in Van Cortland park a few times a year and it's a treasure for both me and my family, which includes 3 children who also love the trails.

Signature # 687

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Hannah Lieberman Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 686

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Rita Shuey Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 685

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
michael mark Brooklyn, NY

save the trail

Signature # 684

March 15, 2012
3:01pm
Glen Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 683

March 14, 2012
2:31pm
Matthew Febles Manhattan, NY

Resources better suited to other things than paving over a completely useable trail

Signature # 682

March 14, 2012
2:31pm
Marie Brooklyn, NY

There are enough trees destroyed in this world. We don't have to better our quality of life at the expense of nature. Our well-being and health depends on the trees and plants. Please preserve the Putnam Trail!

Signature # 681

March 14, 2012
2:31pm
Patrick Silverio Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please preserve the original trail to keep the natural beauty of the area because paving can damage an already delicate ecosystem. You can use the money projected for paving for something of more importance such as beautification, exercise stations, bird watching points of interest, maintenance, and security. Thank you!

Signature # 680

March 14, 2012
2:31pm
alfred beilinBronx, NY

hello im looking for matt alopton is he still about
alf

Signature # 679

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Jenny Davidson Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 678

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Jeremy Shaw Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please don't do this!

Signature # 677

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Sarah Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

As a resident of Jersey City, I rely on parks and trails in the New York metro area for training in addition to Liberty State Park. The loss of this trail would mean one less green space to run in, in an area with precious little green space to begin with, and paving the trail would very likely damage the ecological system that has managed to survive along the trail.

Signature # 676

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Daniel Brown Bronx, NY

Keep pavement out of Van Cortland's natural areas. We have enough of it in the Bronx.

Signature # 675

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Vernier Morfa Del Rosario Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I'm a runner

Signature # 674

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Dave Goldberg Manhattan, NY

Keep up the good work/fight. Thanks to the Holiday Marathons, I realize what a rare treat that trail is.

Signature # 673

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Stacey Graham Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 672

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Dennis Cedeno Manhattan, NY

My stomping ground.

Signature # 671

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Lauren Santonastaso Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 670

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
David M Shotwell Jr Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please do not pave this historic trail. Generations of runners have enjoyed running because of this trail and Van Cortlandt Park. Paving has a negative environmental impact which is not limited to decreasing impervious surfaces and increasing erosion through runoff. It also brings increased maintenance costs and creates injury hazards as it breaks down. Leave it natural.

Signature # 669

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Erica Gomez Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 668

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Bizerta Gomez Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 667

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Pablo Gomez Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 666

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Lisa Guttierez Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 665

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
GRACIELA AGUIAR Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

By signing this petition, I am asking the Parks Administration to preserve the Putnam Trail. It will be a real shame if this trail disappears.

Signature # 664

March 13, 2012
10:53pm
Alexandra Goncalves Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 663

March 13, 2012
5:39pm
Mirza Ruiz Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 662

March 13, 2012
5:39pm
emma Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please DO NOT pave the Putnam trail!

Signature # 661

March 13, 2012
5:39pm
Susan Nesbihal NY State Resident

I love xc at van cortdland and it should remain!!

Signature # 660

March 13, 2012
5:39pm
Amanda Hefferan Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please save and keep the trail! It is good to have some none pavement once in awhile!

Signature # 659

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Peter Hughes Queens, NY

It stinks! Save the bloody trails people.

Signature # 658

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
LARRY PHILLIPS NY State Resident

please save the putnam trail

Signature # 657

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Catherina Manhattan, NY

It would be a shame to lose one of the very few unpaved trails in the city.

Signature # 656

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Maureen McConnell NY State Resident

Save the trail, we need it to preserve those special times we step onto something that make us reflect and appreciate its natural existence, and its history.

Signature # 655

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
angela sykes Manhattan, NY

The Putnam Trail is one of the best places to run in New York. It's beautiful and makes anyone who is there feel like they're miles away from the city. The narrow dirt trail surrounded by trees is what makes this place so special. Please do not ruin it by paving it. It is perfect just the way it is. Please do not change it.

Signature # 654

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
William Geelan Bronx, NY

Please save the Trail. It offers a peaceful, safe escape from the day to day grind of life in the Bronx. Please rethink your proposal.

Signature # 653

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Lisa Donlan Manhattan, NY

Please DO NOT pave the Putnam trail.
My friends and I drive an hour every Saturday to run on dirt.
There are practically no dirt trails anywhere in NYC. Why destroy this one?
Why destroy trees and pave a dirt trail?
Please Parks- use your budget to replace the many astroturf fields you laid down 10 years ago and can not afford to replace as they wear out! Please do not pave the dirt train in VC park!

Signature # 652

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
JC Muyl Manhattan, NY

We come all the way from Manhattan for the sole purpose of enjoying the nature trails in VC. Please keep them as they are!

Signature # 651

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Denis Streltsov Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

There are very few soft ground trails left, they must be preserved as they are a healthy alternative to hard surfaces of which there are plenty. Please don't pave.

Signature # 650

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Sally Hur Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

PLEASE don't pave the Putnam Trail. It is a beautiful natural trail that is hidden jewel in a city filled with asphalt.

Signature # 649

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
David Allara Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Preserving the natural environment and keeping the trail unpaved is very important. The paving of the trail would negatively impact not only the outdoor enthusiasts who use the trail, but the wildlife who call the trail home.

Signature # 648

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Neil Hume Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 647

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Drew W. Pennyfeather Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

This is my XC home course for college (NJIT). PLEASE leave the paths and trails the way they currently are! This change will impact HUNDREDS of NCAA Div-1 XC runners!

Signature # 646

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Lianne Pricel Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 645

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Janet Turley Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 644

March 13, 2012
1:26pm
Michael Given Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Save the trail!

Signature # 643

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Bob Jorissen Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Don't mess with a good thing

Signature # 642

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Sarah Filik Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 641

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Caroline Bailey Brooklyn, NY

To destroy more woods to widen a nature trail is simply ridiculous. Additionally, paving a trail means more costs each year to patch potholes. This doesn't make environmental or fiscal sense.

Signature # 640

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Jose Manchola Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 639

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Maggie Manhattan, NY

Trails are trails because they are dirt. If you pave them, I might as well be on a road.

Signature # 638

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
William Hulbert Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I raced Van Cortlandt numerous times during my college XC years and I could just not imagine the course being the same if it was paved. It would change years of history with XC racing that have occurred there.

Signature # 637

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Mitch Slater Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 636

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Laura Swift Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 635

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Mary Nguyen Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Very little green space in the city left. We need to preserve this area!

Signature # 634

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Thomas Goggin Bronx, NY

Our city government's behavior is absolutely deplorable. They, along with corporate business, destroy our urban communities, our economic and intellectual opportunities, and our natural surroundings. Save Putnam Trail and rid Margot Perron's office from causing further destruction.

Signature # 633

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
John Sloane Manhattan, NY

Isn't there enough blacktop and concrete already in this City? The Putnam Trail has until now been a bucolic escape, and an important part of that escape has included the feel of dirt crunching under your shoes as you walk the trails. When it's paved it'll feel just like Times Square? What's next, I wonder, install a pedestrian plaza?
Finally, Ms. Margot Perron should not be occupying two posts of influence, as both Van Cortlandt Park Administrator and as President of the Board of Directors of the Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy. This is a clear conflict of interest. Seemingly, she seems to think that being a public servant means she gets to be served by them. Hopefully, the City Coucil and the next Mayor will bring some sanity back to the running of this Jewel in the Bronx--something that her decisions regarding the Trail and the Marathons clear show she needs.

Signature # 632

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Mike Anis Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

let it be. no need to ruin good trails. people need to walk on dirt, roots, rocks. The city has enough pavement.

Signature # 631

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Benjamin Frieling Manhattan, NY

Let's be more sustainable. It's good enough as is already!

Signature # 630

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
David Harary NY State Resident

I love these marathons and will support what they support.

Signature # 629

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Sreeni Nair Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please don't destroy this gem of a trail.

Signature # 628

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Nicole Falcaro Manhattan, NY

It is ridiculous to pave trails! Runners need soft surfaces to preserve our knees and legs - we are not all road-pounding harriers. Trails require less maintenance than paved roads, and I'd hate to see my tax money go to making something look less natural, more man-made, and harmful to the health and aesthetics of the park.

Signature # 627

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Kathy Hoegler NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 626

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Thomas Brogan Queens, NY

I am against the paving of the Putnam Trail.

Signature # 625

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Angela Morgenthal Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 624

March 13, 2012
1:25pm
Tim Morgan Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I ran at Van Cortlandt Park many times as a college athlete for cross country, and I am dismayed that such a proposal is being considered. There was a similar trail (flat and smooth dirt and gravel, easily walkable and runnable) near where I went to college, and a paving company got a contract to modify a section of it that needed no such work. It was a travesty that such a thing took place, and the same can be said of this project being proposed. For the benefit of all the users of this well-known and well-frequented park, most of whom I'm sure do not want to see such an unnecessary modification take place that will take away from the natural outdoor feel of the existing trail, please maintain it in its existing form. Paving it will accomplish nothing but add to the urbanization of an area where environments preserving a natural, arcadian-like escape are in unfortunately short supply. Thank you.

Signature # 623

March 6, 2012
7:45am
Danny Bronx, NY

Haven't we done enough to destroy nature? Let's save this trail!

Signature # 622

March 6, 2012
7:45am
Lynn Schwab Manhattan, NY

Please do not widen or pave the Putnam Trail. It is a beautiful natural trail that is hidden jewel in our city filled with asphalt.

Signature # 621

March 6, 2012
7:45am
lorraine Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

i agree with leigh druckenmiller

Signature # 620

March 6, 2012
7:45am
Isiah Viverette Bronx, NY

I practically live on these trails and am greatly saddened to hear of possible demolition. Please let us gather together and save such a rich and lively ecosystem and recreational retreat.

Signature # 619

March 6, 2012
7:45am
Ayleen Cruz Manhattan, NY

Please don't destroy another beautiful escape.

Signature # 618

March 6, 2012
7:45am
Ben Labrador Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please preserve nature, Don't Pave the Putnam Trail!!!

Signature # 617

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
Donald Howard Bronx, NY

I bought a mountain bike to adapt to the environment. There is no need to adapt the environment for a road bike. Leave it alone!

Signature # 616

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
Lee Dinnebeil NY State Resident

Does everything have to be paved?

Signature # 615

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
toby tanser Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 614

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
leigh Druckenmiller NY State Resident

Maybe clear/impove the dirt, but do not pave it, as the park already has so many paved trails, and many uneven/windy dirt ones. This one is smooth and straight and perfect. It is great to travel south out of Westchester's paved sections, and enjoy the fine cinder-packed soil.

Signature # 613

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
Eryc Whiteley Bronx, NY

This trail should be left as is.

Signature # 612

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
Melissa Ortiz Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 611

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
Ayesha Bronx, NY

Hey I don't think that there is enough green in the city as there is. It would be a major loss to take away from the little we have.

Signature # 610

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
Jamal Fairbanks Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 609

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
holly malone Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 608

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
ben bromberg NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 607

March 1, 2012
5:39pm
Steve Hildenbrand Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

We've run hikes thru here, and everyone loved the trail, just as it is! It looks like a natural trail. There's nothing natural about asphalt, and it would destroy the sense of walking thru real nature, far away from the city.

Signature # 606

February 26, 2012
8:55pm
Rafaella Gunz Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 605

February 26, 2012
8:55pm
Alice Su Bronx, NY

Pllease save this haven of peace and beauty. It is so needed in our neighborhood.

Signature # 604

February 26, 2012
8:55pm
Samantha Achaia Brooklyn, NY

Save the trail!!

Signature # 603

February 26, 2012
8:55pm
Sean Bronx, NY

Fix the path but don't destroy the environment!

Signature # 602

February 26, 2012
8:55pm
tracey hardiman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

save our school

Signature # 601

February 26, 2012
8:55pm
bob parisi NY State Resident

Would be a shame to have future generation of runners thinking that there was no difference between I-95 and a x-country trail.

Signature # 600

February 26, 2012
8:55pm
Leola Jackson NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 599

February 26, 2012
8:55pm
ray s Brooklyn, NY

Save tax payer's $$! Please save these trails which easily accommodates both cyclists & runners in its current state.

Signature # 598

February 16, 2012
6:19pm
Tyler Drown Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 597

February 16, 2012
6:19pm
Ben Sumers NY State Resident

One of the most wonderful places to run, ever....

Signature # 596

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Meg RiordanBronx, NY

As an avid runner (I run on the Putnam and Old Croton Aqueduct Trail for 1 - 2 hours per day, accompanied by my dogs), I was stunned to see recent machinery in action to prepare the trail for paving. The Bronx is filled with concrete and asphalt, and these trails offer a chance for feet to make contact with real earth, dirt, roots, and rocks. It offer a chance to feel like one is genuinely IN nature (all while being in the Bronx). From an ecological view, I am also confounded as to 'how' adding more impervious surfaces - to replace dirt - benefits the natural wooded habitat. I urge policy makers to stop this project. Please. M. Riordan, Ph.D.

Signature # 595

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Subash ShankarBronx, NY

As a regular user of the trail, I am dismayed at the proposed destruction of this gem which is one of the few remaining trails in the city. An unpaved trail provides a soft uncanted forgiving surface for runners and walkers, along with a habitat for small wildlife. Please reconsider your decision.

Signature # 594

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Libro Komada Brooklyn, NY

Leave the bloody trail alone and use the money to pay teachers and firemen.

Signature # 593

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Chiseche Mibenge Bronx, NY

A beautiful trail, turtles, squirrels, dogs, kids, cyclists, runners - everyone loves it exactly the way it is.

Signature # 592

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Loretta O'Donnell Manhattan, NY

Leave the park alone

Signature # 591

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Denise Parcells Manhattan, NY

Save the trail!

Signature # 590

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Wendy Patterson Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 589

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Maureen Spratt Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 588

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Luis Colon Bronx, NY

Please do not pave the trail it was not meant to be!!!!

Signature # 587

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Lauren Bronx, NY

I have been hiking on the putnam trail since I was a kid, and remember when there were still railroad ties to climb over. Please keep the trail as it is, it is a hidden treasure in van cortlandt park. It is important to preserve the trees along the trail, some of them are considered the oldest in the city. Leave the trail 8ft wide, and unpaved. It is important to have permeable surfaces so the ground can absorb rain water, and prevent erosion.

Thank you!

Signature # 586

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
terence mcdonagh NY State Resident

don't pave the trail with asphalt!

Signature # 585

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
george hirsch Manhattan, NY

This seems like an easy decision for all concerned.

Signature # 584

February 14, 2012
6:21pm
Elvia Negron-Perez Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 583

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
WILLIAM J SUSSMANN Bronx, NY

Through my clubs

Signature # 582

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Dennis Burns Bronx, NY

Don't destroy the ecosystem by brininging inheavy machinery and tearing up the land.

Signature # 581

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
sean moore NY State Resident

I run on the trail

Signature # 580

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
sherry fraser NY State Resident

Please do not pave over the Putnam Trail - natural is better for the environment, eco system surrounding the trail, and for all who make use of it. There are certainly other surface enhancements to consider that are more environmentally friendly and less costly before going to asphalt.

Signature # 579

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Amy Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 578

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Jennifer Mobley Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 577

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
GIULLI Staten Island, NY

no message

Signature # 576

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
julio velazquez NY State Resident

Save this environmentally sensetive trail! Asphalt is not the answer.

Signature # 575

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Jennifer Laurie Bronx, NY

Theres no reason to pave. Use my tax dollars elsewhere.

Signature # 574

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Erin Murray Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 573

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
penelope sheely NY State Resident

Please preserve the Putnam Trail as it is a valuable asset to our state.

Signature # 572

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Julia Renaghan Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 571

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Jagtar Khinda Manhattan, NY

Do not Pave.Save the trail!

Signature # 570

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Warren Lugo Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 569

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Donald F. Costello Bronx, NY

Preserve Putnam Trail!

Signature # 568

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Patrick Thompson Bronx, NY

Please leave the rest of the Trail run alone!!

Signature # 567

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
D K Staten Island, NY

Please embrace nature the way it was meant to be appreciated and leave the trail alone. Thank you.

Signature # 566

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
L Fong NY State Resident

We are always talking about reducing the obesity rate in our country. Holiday Marathons provide a free opportunity for the general public to partake in the most simpliest form of exercise- running on the beautiful, versatile Putnam Trail. Please dont take it away from us!

Signature # 565

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Allen Smith Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 564

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Patricia O' Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 563

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
margaret carinci Queens, NY

I love nature and have enjoyed walking and running on the trails in Van Cortland Park and also Forest Park

Signature # 562

February 6, 2012
9:18pm
Tomasz Kochanowicz Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 561

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Jeanette Gissen Brooklyn, NY

Do not pave.

Signature # 560

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Kyle M. Hall Bronx, NY

Please protect one of the last wild places in the Bronx--an oasis of peace and calm.
No pavement necessary; stone dust will do just fine, cost less, and be safer for everyone.

Signature # 559

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Paul Arroyo Bronx, NY

Our forefathers never thought of paving the Putnam Trail when they occupied these lands so why should you? Leave the Putnam Trail and Van Cortlandt Park in peace and let us enjoy these areas as they were meant to be enjoyed.

Signature # 558

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Tracy Reinholt Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 557

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Gretchen Brooklyn, NY

Save!!!!!

Signature # 556

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Ravi Rampersaud Bronx, NY

It would be a travesty to pave over this trail. The entire city is already paved. Pls don't do it!

Signature # 555

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Danica Jovanovic Staten Island, NY

no message

Signature # 554

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
daniel hennessy NY State Resident

Please save the Putnam trial by not paving it - there is already ample bike routes close by i.e. the South Country trial.

Signature # 553

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Sanela kolenovic Staten Island, NY

no message

Signature # 552

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Ann Fitzgerald Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 551

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Dominique Jeannot Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 550

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
vera King NY State Resident

Have run on it for 20 years...it can be shared with bikers and runners by using a dust surface rather than paving it.

Signature # 549

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
jose holguin NY State Resident

please save the trail.

Signature # 548

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
charles brewster jr Bronx, NY

Save the Putam Trail!

Signature # 547

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Ely Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 546

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Kevin Gorman Bronx, NY

I think there is enough of Van Cortlandt park that is paved already. I use this path regularly to run and it is so nice on my knees not to have to run on a concrete path.

Signature # 545

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Sarah Rutledge Gorman Bronx, NY

Please let the path stay natural. My family goes to Van Cortlandt Park every day.

Signature # 544

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
V. Altieri Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 543

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Briana Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 542

February 6, 2012
9:17pm
Michael Eisner Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 541

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Nadia Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 540

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Arnold Gore Manhattan, NY

Keep the Putnam trail a natural oasis away from the asphalt of the city. At most install a stone dust rail all users can enjoy. Park funds are scarce don't waste them on this environmentally destructive plan to pave the trail.

Signature # 539

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Kevin Shelton-Smith Bronx, NY

Please don't spend all this money on paving the trail. Paving damages runner's knees. Older long distance runners need softer surfaces. With only a 3 feet width of soft surface we have to run in single file and cannot pass runners going the other way without the risk of being hit from behind by a silent bike. Why give bikes 8 feet of our trail and us only 3? There are hundreds of runners here and only a few bikes. Where it is already paved, you don't see many bikes. Runners are the majority user and bikers are the minority. Compromise with stone dust right across and we should all be happy.

Signature # 538

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
david rippon Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 537

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
heather alumbaugh Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 536

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Robert Asher NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 535

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Colleen McMahon-Healey NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 534

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Angelina Roberts Bronx, NY

Save the Putnam Trail!

Signature # 533

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Jim Foley NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 532

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Carl R Morrishow Bronx, NY

Why can't you give this stretch of land a historical landmark status and leave it alone. Pave right next to it if you need to but don't disturb this long running piece of history.

Signature # 531

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Rachel Kimber NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 530

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Nicholas Ursa Manhattan, NY

Please leave the trail the way it es.

Signature # 529

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Peter BogolubBronx, NY

My son and I traverse this serene trail as often as possible. Please, please, please do not harm this trail!

Signature # 528

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Nancy Cavillones Bronx, NY

The Putnam Trail is an amazing part of Van Cortlandt Park. Don't take it away.

Signature # 527

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Ana Leiva Bronx, NY

Keep the Putnam trail ALIVE - NO PAVEMENT!!!!!

Signature # 526

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Maryann Khinda NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 525

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
matthew toonkel Brooklyn, NY

Save the Traillllll

Signature # 524

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Dave Simko NY State Resident

Save the Trail!

Signature # 523

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Paulina Nunez NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 522

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Melissa Patterson Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please preserve the Putnam Trail!!!

Signature # 521

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Mike Dailey Bronx, NY

Please do not pave the trail.

Signature # 520

February 1, 2012
10:58pm
Rachel Gissinger Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 519

February 1, 2012
5:29pm
aja marsh Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 518

February 1, 2012
5:29pm
Elisa Messore Bronx, NY

Nothing could be more important for Van Cortlandt than saving a running trail in a park so famous for and steeped in history of running. It remains such an important part of competitive cross country running while also inviting people to enjoy all types of activities. Please don't broaden and pave!

Signature # 517

February 1, 2012
5:29pm
nelson laplante Queens, NY

Keep the Putnam Trail a trail. Paving the trail is a WASTE of money, money that the city does NOT have. It would ruin the traditional, historical aspects of the park.

Signature # 516

February 1, 2012
12:53pm
Amy Wilson Manhattan, NY

Dear Mayor Bloomberg and associated government agencies please leave our trails alone!! We live in an area surrounded by concrete and asphalt. There are very few areas in the five boroughs for runners and hikers alike to experience natural trails. You and your administration are threatening to boycott runner's and running organizations from using a trail so that you can pave it!! That is ludacris. Let us enjoy nature the way it was intended.

Signature # 515

February 1, 2012
12:53pm
Will "GottaRUN" Sanchez Manhattan, NY

Listen to the people Commissioner Benepe. Don't asphalt the Putnam Trail. What's next - destroying Coney Island's boardwalk?

Signature # 514

February 1, 2012
12:53pm
Eamon Foley NY State Resident

Please keep as many trails and hiking routes as possible, we need the outdoors, particularly for kids.

Signature # 513

February 1, 2012
12:53pm
Julia Manhattan, NY

save trails everywhere! we need them like we need oxygen!

Signature # 512

February 1, 2012
12:53pm
stogs NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 511

February 1, 2012
12:53pm
Michael HickeyNY State Resident

no message

Signature # 510

January 31, 2012
8:46pm
sam arnstein NY State Resident

I love riding my bike on the dirt trail

Signature # 509

January 31, 2012
8:46pm
Roberta Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 508

January 31, 2012
8:46pm
Amy Koop Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 507

January 31, 2012
8:46pm
mike Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 506

January 30, 2012
12:32pm
aura cardona Bronx, NY

grew up with the Bronx Parks as my playground!!! please allow our children have them to enjoy as I did!!!

Signature # 505

January 30, 2012
12:32pm
Spencer Ellis Staten Island, NY

If we don't preserve our parks and trails then our knees will be shot.

Signature # 504

January 30, 2012
12:32pm
Charles Bifulco NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 503

January 30, 2012
12:32pm
chris Queens, NY

save the putnam trail!!!

Signature # 502

January 30, 2012
12:32pm
Tim Burrows Manhattan, NY

I strongly support this effort. There is no reason why the Putnam Trail should be paved. And the Parks Dept. does too much paving as it is, rather than protecting.

Signature # 501

January 30, 2012
12:32pm
stephanie Gehrsitz NY State Resident

Please do not pave the trail. There is already little nature in the area and we need to keep what we have. Walkers, runners and even bikers will like it. It is so much healthier on the joins to walk/run on soft ground and the animals will thank us, too!

Signature # 500

January 30, 2012
12:32pm
Michael Tobin Staten Island, NY

Please keep as many trail as is possible.

Signature # 499

January 30, 2012
12:32pm
Ray Schwartz Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 498

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Mildred Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 497

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Michael Smyth Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

It is quite ridiculous to think that this land should be used for anything other than the beautiful trail which is there currently.

If these changes are being considered for something as artificial and fleeting as profits, I urge you to think again, lest your conscience give you trouble sleeping.

Signature # 496

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Lynn Leon Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 495

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Louisa Wang Manhattan, NY

Please Save the the Trail!!!

Signature # 494

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Bryan Cockerham Manhattan, NY

Putnam Trail is one of the few natural escapes we have in this otherwise concrete world. Please don't denature it. I'd prefer you didn't even cover it with stone dust.

Signature # 493

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Erik Jenson Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 492

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Atsushi Hamanaka Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Don't pave. Save money and nature.

Signature # 491

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Randy Mercer Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 490

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Joe Catalanotto Queens, NY

Laps on the flats always made me feel better!!

Signature # 489

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Dylan giebler NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 488

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Melissa Mead Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Save the trail!!

Signature # 487

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Adam Vess NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 486

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Margarita Cortez NY State Resident

Save the trail! Save Van Cortlandt Park. There is so little greenery in NYC. We need everything we have.. Also Van Cortlandt Park is an important asset to us all. People love running there, and it brings lots of joy and it brings people together in so many ways. ( Let us be heard )

Signature # 485

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Paul fiore NY State Resident

I am an avid athlete and I would like to keep our trails open for runners like myself. New York provides a perfect mix of city and wildlife. Don't screw it up.

Signature # 484

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Tim Keegan NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 483

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Siobhan NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 482

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Joe Garland NY State Resident

It makes no sense. I posted something here: http://runwestchester.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/at-least-its-not-for-a-parking-lot/

Signature # 481

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Brad Ackerman NY State Resident

Save the trail!

Signature # 480

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Darcy Dahl Manhattan, NY

having tripped over - and injured myself on - many poorly maintained sidewalks and paved paths while running to the Putnam trail, I am disheartened by the irony of someone thinking paving it is a good idea.

Signature # 479

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Stefan Oliva Queens, NY

One of the few amazing places in the city to run on soft surface. While in highschool, it was this trail that made me appreciate running at its most pure. Truly a distance runner's dream.

Signature # 478

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Brian NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 477

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Justin Mitchell NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 476

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Zuri Wilson NY State Resident

Keep NY fit and active! Please!

Signature # 475

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Tomoko Tanii NY State Resident

Please save the trail!

Signature # 474

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Justin Britton NY State Resident

Please do not damage the Putnam trail at all, preserve the little amounts of trails that the NY State area has..don't want everyone finding an excuse to not be out and about.

Signature # 473

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Cathy Capozzi Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please leave the Trail in its natural state. Please don't pave the Trail!

Signature # 472

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Greg Salamone Bronx, NY

Van Cortlandt is the one place I can go to feel like I've gotten "away" from the city and in to real nature. I love being on the trails, in the middle of the woods, and feel like I am alone and with nature. Paving a trail would probably bring lots of new traffic to the trails. Personally, I consider this unwanted traffic...rollerbladers, strollers, etc. With more traffic could also bring more trash along the trail.

Signature # 471

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Kevin Bronx, NY

Please do not destroy the putnam trail. This is one of the few natural paths we nyc residence have to enjoy.

Signature # 470

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Jolynda Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I lived in NYC for 10 years, and now I live in Montclair NJ and work in the City. I am a runner and I love these city parks. Please don't pave the Putnam Trail! Sadly, these beautiful unpaved trails have become few and far between.

Signature # 469

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Jenn Ifill Bronx, NY

I love the Putnam Trail! It's the best trail for a run and is absolutely beautiful. I think spending money to pave rather than upkeep is a mismanagement of our money! This trail is a historical part of the Bronx and should be kept for all to enjoy as well as future generations.

Signature # 468

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Lauren Jolly Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 467

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Chris Hawson Manhattan, NY

There is no need to pave what is already a perfectly good surface for all users.

Signature # 466

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Cathy Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 465

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Jamie NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 464

January 29, 2012
9:01am
jeremy lebowitz Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

i work in NY, pay taxes to NY, and really don't want the Putman trail altered in anay way. I want to continue running the trail as is.

Signature # 463

January 29, 2012
9:01am
jane Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 462

January 29, 2012
9:01am
Theresa Bronx, NY

I have spent many hours walking the Putnam Trail. Even though my kids won't need their stroller by the time the trail is redone, I love the idea of a bike/foot/stroller-friendly, well-drained surface that preserves the intimate, tree-shaded feeling of the current trail.

Signature # 461

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Eddie Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 460

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Brent Richardson Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

save the trail!

Signature # 459

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Jason Godlewicz Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 458

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Jaquan Bronx, NY

PLEASEEEEE SAVE THE TRAIL ! :( :'-(

Signature # 457

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Tom McGonnigle Bronx, NY

What are you people NUTS there is no reason to pave any part of these trails. This is a decision being made by people that have no idea what they are doing,nor do they really have any idea what it means, Nature Trail.

Signature # 456

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Ragh Srinivasan Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 455

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Frank Bronx, NY

I will vote against all of you if you pave the Putnam Trail. Why destroy this great land so you can invent a job for a contractor. You are being fiscally irresponsible during a recession, going ahead with a project that no one in the community supports, & destroying nature. No one who knows this area would do this. John Q Voter

Signature # 454

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Angela King-HorneNY State Resident

no message

Signature # 453

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Michael McKenna NY State Resident

Please don't pave the trail. There is enough pavement throughout the city. The dirt trail gives the legs a nice break

Signature # 452

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Cynthia Hernandez NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 451

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Rhea Bronx, NY

Keeping the trail the way it is now is better for people, animals, and foliage.

Signature # 450

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Ariel Hidalgo Manhattan, NY

Keep this wonderful activity available to all new yorkers!!!!

Signature # 449

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Larry Kellogg Manhattan, NY

Please don't pave the trail.

Signature # 448

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Larry Kellogg Manhattan, NY

Please don't pave the trail.

Signature # 447

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Maciek Brooklyn, NY

this must be a joke!

Signature # 446

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Bartosz K. Queens, NY

Please save

Signature # 445

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Filip Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 444

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Suzette Jones Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I was visiting family in NYC, when I had the pleasure of running on the beautiful trails in the park for a Holiday Race on Christmas day 2011.
Please keep the park! We were surprised to find such a beautiful spacious park in NYC!

Signature # 443

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Kevin Valenta Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

The Putnam Trail has a direct impact on the quality of life in NYC. As important as Central Park is, the dispersion of parks throught NYC is critical to maintaining a healthy balance between commercial and residential uses and the open space to serve those uses.

Signature # 442

January 29, 2012
8:59am
Ron Aponte Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Putnam Trail is fine the way it is.

Signature # 441

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Dan Doherty Bronx, NY

All parts of VCP are a historical part of the Bronx and New York City. I grew up running the trails here, and to take this away from every future runner/walker/out door enthusiast is a shame.

Signature # 440

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Elana Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 439

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Craig Goldberg NY State Resident

Don't pave the trail. It is not necessary.

Signature # 438

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Yoko Hayashida Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 437

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Dave Kleckner Manhattan, NY

While I appreciate the need to protect environmentally sensitive areas, it is feasible for runners, hikers and others to co-exist with nature without paving the Putnam trail. Instead of paving the trail, please improve the trail with a stone dust surface, keeping its current 8ft width.

Signature # 436

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Lisa ArbucciBronx, NY

no message

Signature # 435

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Lauren Primerano Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 434

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Andrew Manhattan, NY

Don't ruin one of the best running surfaces in NYC. It one of the few things that has brought me to the Bronx!

Signature # 433

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
JoAnn Pate Bronx, NY

Paving the Putnam Trail would destroy the natural habitat of that stretch. Also it would make it very dangerous for runners as bikers would use it as a speedway.

Signature # 432

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Beth Dexter NY State Resident

Relatively speaking, there aren't too many non-paved trails in the NY Metro area left for us longer distance runners. Please leave nature to nature. We enjoy it as-is!!!!

Signature # 431

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Melissa Manhattan, NY

Save the trail! Save Van Cortlandt Park. There is so little greenery in NYC. We need everything we have (and more)

Signature # 430

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Karen Loops Manhattan, NY

Please do not pave the Putnam Trail!! VCP is special and unique amongst city parks precisely because it remains in its natural state... it's more like being in a rural state park than one in the middle of the city. There are plenty of paved trails in other city parks (CP, for one). Not to mention that asphalt is environmentally WRONG in so many ways, and it does not belong in a beautiful wooded park!

Signature # 429

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Paul Manhattan, NY

I'm on the xc/track teams at Columbia, and we frequently utilize the trail in question. It provides a much needed escape from the boundless pavement of NYC- its seclusion and uniqueness would certainly be missed.

Signature # 428

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Sabrina Hall Bronx, NY

Please save our trail.

Signature # 427

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Bob Orazem Staten Island, NY

Say no to paving!!!

Signature # 426

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Joe Nuara Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Save the trails!!!

Signature # 425

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
Arlene Tieng Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 424

January 26, 2012
5:31pm
CA Smith Staten Island, NY

LEAVE THE TRAIL AS IT IS!!!

Signature # 423

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Michael Brokaw Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

As an avid outdoor enthusiastic I suggest you maintain the trail as dirt with a slight upgrade to a stone dust surface, NO PAVEMENT!

Signature # 422

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Pat NoonanManhattan, NY

Please do not pave the Putnam Trail!!

Paving and widening the trail will cause irreparable damage to the environment and community of Van Cortland Park.

It is also one of the extremely rare, true trails to run on for those who live in and around NYC.

Please save our trail!

Thank you,

-Pat

Signature # 421

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Karen Marmon Brooklyn, NY

This is one of my favorite trails in NYC and the best place to experience nature! New York already has a runoff problem of rainwater overflowing the sewers and more pavement will compound the problem. In addition, widening the trail will involve cutting out plants and creating a greater boundary for wildlife to cross. Please also consider the trail runners and bikers that come here specifically because it is not paved, a unique trait in New York City which has so many paved recreation areas already.

Signature # 420

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Briggitte Martinez Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 419

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Elizabeth Monroe NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 418

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Justin Mendoza Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 417

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Denise Gilson Bronx, NY

The trail should remain as it is, natural, beautiful and accessible.

Signature # 416

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Jill Watson Manhattan, NY

Please do not pave the trail. It is fiscally irresponsible to spend such a large amount of money on something most people don't want. The majority of users of the trail would prefer it stay unpaved. It is one of the few only places easily accessible from Manhattan where I can go to feel like I've escaped into the woods. I love running there. It is environmentally irresponsible to tarnish such a beautiful place.

Signature # 415

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Michael Elias Queens, NY

The trail should be left natural. We have enough pavement in NYC.

Signature # 414

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
MARK WALSH Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

It would be a shame to pave the trail and probably create more problems in the long run.
If maintenance is an issue recruit groups such as the runners hikers and bicyclist to donate their time to keep the trails safe with clean up efforts.
Post a few run at your own risk signs if can't clear the trails in the snow due to slightly uneven surfaces and plowing problems.
Can't anything remain kind of like it was a hundred or two hundred yrs ago?

Signature # 413

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
David Schoer Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 412

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Gaitrie Ramnarine Bronx, NY

Please save the trail

Signature # 411

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Dean Hutchinson NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 410

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
James Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 409

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Jack Pilla Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please don't pave the Putnam Trail! We need more dirt, not pavement.

Signature # 408

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Stephen Sterner Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please leave the trail as natural as possible.

Signature # 407

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Gerald McGee NY State Resident

I live in SW Yonkers, close to the Putnam Trail which I use regularly for walking and birding. The trail should remain as it is.

Signature # 406

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Rose Bronx, NY

Paving over this land will destroy the natural beauty of it. There are already too few natural places in boroughs that we can escape to. Paving and widening paths does not beautify a park. Please preserve the area's natural character.

Signature # 405

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Rima Sidhu Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 404

January 26, 2012
5:23pm
Ben Starr Brooklyn, NY

Please don't pave the trail.

Signature # 403

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
John McShane Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 402

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Evan Guttman Manhattan, NY

Roads shouldn't be in a park. Who thought this was a good idea??

Signature # 401

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Heather Bemis Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 400

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Sean Flynn Manhattan, NY

NYC, please use common sense. Thank you!

Signature # 399

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Danyel Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 398

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Emily Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 397

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Juerg Bandle Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 396

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Juliene Bell-Smith NY State Resident

We need this park!

Signature # 395

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Britt Berger NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 394

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Emily Chan Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 393

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Rich macdonaldOut of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 392

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Jennifer Granit Bronx, NY

I prefer to experience nature as it is...natural.

Signature # 391

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Ronny Quevedo Bronx, NY

Save the Putnam Trail

Signature # 390

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
David Staley NY State Resident

Save the trail!

Signature # 389

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Enrik Reyes NY State Resident

Whoever decided to pave this trail has it all backwards. Bronx officials should champion the effort to save this little green space and promote its natural beauty. What brings 100s and 1000s to the Bronx and Van Courtland Park is this natural trail. Come'on Bronx... lead the cause in saving one of NYC's last natural resources and parks. This crown jewel is a haven from all the overpopulated and over-paved trails in the five boroughs. Rethink the problem and develop alternatives to capitalize on its value that all Bronx (and NYC) residents will be proud of.

Signature # 388

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Kate Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 387

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Endor Manhattan, NY

Leave the trail alone please.

Signature # 386

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Anne Gibbons Bronx, NY

Van Cortlandt Park is already carved up mercilessly by the thruway and parkways. Please preserve the rustic nature of the Putnam Trail. Paving it may be nice for cyclists who will whiz through the park in just a few minutes, but it serves no one else and harms the natural environment. The park is not just for one group and it's not just about users. It's about protecting what little remains of a natural environment in New York City. PLEASE DO NOT DO SOMETHING IRREVERSIBLE AND DEAD WRONG! It is simply not worth it on any level! Thank you.

Signature # 385

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
M Ruiz Bronx, NY

Please preserve the natural beauty of the Putnam Trail. NYC doens't have much of these as is and would be a shame to lose.

Signature # 384

January 26, 2012
5:21pm
Katy Stoffel-Walter Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 383

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Tamara Ewoldt Manhattan, NY

Is it really necessary to pave over everything? i prefer it as it is, but a stone dust surface at the current 8 ft width in keeping with the 5k course in Van Cortlandt Park seems fair enough.

Signature # 382

January 26, 2012
9:05am
dan young NY State Resident

Is there anything sacred in this world anymore.If its not broken,dont fix it.Leave well enough alone.NO BLACKTOP[CHEMICALS]IN THE WOODS!!!

Signature # 381

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Madeline Bost Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please do not pave the Putnam Trail. Stone dust is the preferred surface for walking, running, even biking and is environmentally friendly.

Signature # 380

January 26, 2012
9:05am
david greenberg Manhattan, NY

please preserve the trail! A jewel!

Signature # 379

January 26, 2012
9:05am
TAG Manhattan, NY

Save the putnam trail. I loved the run, brought me up to the bronx

Signature # 378

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Kathryne Morehouse Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 377

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Sherry Carr Bronx, NY

Paving the Putnum trail is an incredibly bad idea. Not only is it insensitive to nature, but defeats the purpose of being authentically in nature and out of traffic and congestion that is the daily assault on most of our senses. As a runner, I count on the softer surfaces to buffer my ride, but I mostly head there (at least 3 days a week) to run in nature and experience that which cannot be experienced in most places in the 5 boroughs -- out of my classroom, off the streets, off the pavement...period.

Signature # 376

January 26, 2012
9:05am
aimee Manhattan, NY

Keep it natural we have so few "dirt paths" in NYC

Signature # 375

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Nancy Muir Manhattan, NY

What a wonderful asset this trail is to our community. Please leave it natural - it's one of the few escapes from the rest of the paved city streets, sidewalks, and paths.

Signature # 374

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Juli Borst Queens, NY

No asphalt on the Putnam trail, please. I ride a bike with my family every year on Wabash Trace Trail in Iowa; it has a crushed stone surface. Part of the trail near Malvern IA was paved with asphalt- and had already started falling apart by the time I rode it again the next year. We ride with fat tires, skinny tires, and even one recumbant bike, and the crushed stone trail surface works for all of us. I'd love to ride Putnam Trail and hear the hypnotic sound of crushed stone under my wheels.

Signature # 373

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Amy Cooper Manhattan, NY

Please preserve the natural beauty of the Putnam Trail. It is a valuable place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. This trail means a lot to the New York running community.

Signature # 372

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Stacey Skole Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 371

January 26, 2012
9:05am
Charles Castiglioni Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

why would you pave the Putnam trail if it is environmentally sensitive? is there a kickback?

Signature # 370

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Thomas Wong Brooklyn, NY

Keep the Putnam Trail or I will ensure to vote you out of office

Signature # 369

January 26, 2012
9:04am
david lee Brooklyn, NY

Please perserve the natural state of this trail. NYC doens't have much of these as is and would be a shame to lose Putnam Trail

Signature # 368

January 26, 2012
9:04am
dan ingegno NY State Resident

do not pave the trail!!!!

Signature # 367

January 26, 2012
9:04am
dan ingegno NY State Resident

do not pave the trail!!!!

Signature # 366

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Steven Lee Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 365

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Sean Thomas Manhattan, NY

Please do not shut down this trail!

Signature # 364

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Debra Alfano NY State Resident

Please keep the trail in its natural state of beauty.

Signature # 363

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Sally Brooklyn, NY

It would be a shame to cover the beautiful trail. This is a place where we can have a nice trail run/walk and enjoy nature. It's an escape from the crazy city life sometimes. We need to invest the money to help improve the trail not ruin it.

Signature # 362

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Alex Neuhoff Manhattan, NY

Don't ruin the Putnam trail!

Signature # 361

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Mike Halovatch Manhattan, NY

DON'T PAVE THE PUTNAM TRAIL!!! THERE IS PLENTY OF PAVEMENT IN NYC ALREADY!

Signature # 360

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Beth Powmesamy Manhattan, NY

Use the paving money for ecological education programs for youth, reforestation efforts and maintenance.

Signature # 359

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Neil Fitzgerald Bronx, NY

I run the Putnam trail every morning, along with a number of East African athletes who are among the greatest runners in the world. We recognize that this route is unique in New York City as a place to run and walk on a natural surface. It is better for the environment, better for the health of those who use it, and it invites users who respect and value the park. Who needs another mile of street? God knows this city has enough of that!

Signature # 358

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Jennifer Liggio Manhattan, NY

Don't take away from the beautiful environment. Cherish what we have left of it don't destroy it

Signature # 357

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Maria Liggio Manhattan, NY

It's a beautiful place to run. Don't take it away

Signature # 356

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Kim VuBrooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 355

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Barbara Connolly Manhattan, NY

Please, preserve Van Cortlandt Park natural state. Paving the Putman Trail runs counter to what a natural trail is.

Signature # 354

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Carol Krauss Bronx, NY

NY Parks should not be allowed to move forward with this project. The money could be used to fix things already broken within the park

Signature # 353

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Denis MikhaylovOut of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 352

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Lauren LaRoche Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 351

January 26, 2012
9:04am
Doug Freeman NY State Resident

Please keep the Putnam trail as true to its natural state as possible. Many local residents walk, jog, and bike along this trail and enjoy its harmonious fit into the natural character of the surrounding parkland. By paving over the Putnum Trail we would lose a great public amenity.

Signature # 350

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Lorraine Clarke Bronx, NY

Please save the Putnam Trail. It's a wonderful trail to run on & we don't need it paved!

Signature # 349

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Emily Peck Queens, NY

This is a great trail that should be preserved as is

Signature # 348

January 26, 2012
9:03am
admas belilgne Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 347

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Patrick ByrneManhattan, NY

There's no reason to pave it. It works fine as it is, and it's a shame that an argument for NOT paving over more of NYC even needs to be mounted.

Signature # 346

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Rebecca Brooklyn, NY

Save the trail! It's a wonderful place to run as it stands!

Signature # 345

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Taeya Konishi-Schogel Brooklyn, NY

Please keep this open to us runners!! we love trail runs once in awhile and get away from the city.

Signature # 344

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Holly Brewster Manhattan, NY

Please do not pave the Putnam Trail. It is really a gem and should be protected.

Signature # 343

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Elizabeth Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 342

January 26, 2012
9:03am
T. Rebello Manhattan, NY

I love this trail and truly hope you do all you can to preserve it!

Signature # 341

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Leah REddy Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 340

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Lara Gonzalez Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 339

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Matthew Vanzo Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 338

January 26, 2012
9:03am
nancy NY State Resident

please do not pave our trail1

Signature # 337

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Wei Chen Manhattan, NY

Save the Putnam trail. It is one of our few nature refuges to enjoy in NYC!

Signature # 336

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Jeff Baez NY State Resident

It is unconscionable to say that the trail will be closed for environmental protection and then paved. Don't do it!!!

Signature # 335

January 26, 2012
9:03am
sandra fretelliere Brooklyn, NY

Please keep one of the last unpaved trail of NYC, we don't need more pavement!

Signature # 334

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Tanya Kaufman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 333

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Suhagi Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 332

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Ellie Dugan Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 331

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Luciano Medina Brooklyn, NY

Please keep our trail as nature has it.

Signature # 330

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Pam Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 329

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Larry Joo Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please do not pave over this trail. It is part of the park's charm and would create unnecessary construction of pavement in A PARK. It is a trail and should be kept that way. A stone dust surface, as this petition supports, would be an excellent alternative instead.

Signature # 328

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Bobbye Manhattan, NY

Please do not pave! Nature trails are needed!

Signature # 327

January 26, 2012
9:03am
David Goldberg Manhattan, NY

Please preserve this trail! It is a beautiful, semi-natural trail that is one of the only place in the city to experience a true walk in the woods without getting in your car.

The city has enough paved paths. It feels like this decision is being made by people who have never bothered to use the trail as it is. use the money where it is really needed and leave good enough alone!

thanks!

Signature # 326

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Evan Guttman Manhattan, NY

Roads shouldn't be in a park. Who thought this was a good idea??

Signature # 325

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Michelle Queens, NY

It's not broke don't fix it, it's a natural environment let it be, I'm sure the park could use the money in a better way, asphalt and concrete do not add a natural beauty to this place

Signature # 324

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Darbi Roberts Manhattan, NY

one of the best trails in the city - keep it natural!

Signature # 323

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Emily Manhattan, NY

New York doesn't need more pavement; keep a beautiful woodland path as is!

Signature # 322

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Mordy Serle Brooklyn, NY

Don't loose sight of what is important, even if it is not the most efficient or economical way!

Signature # 321

January 26, 2012
9:03am
jay c Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 320

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Evan Guttman Manhattan, NY

Roads shouldn't be in a park. Who thought this was a good idea??

Signature # 319

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Christine Neely Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

With so few real parks and un-disturbed places in NYC you NEED to save the Putnam Trail, for all of NYC and the people who visit it frequently!

Signature # 318

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Kate P Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 317

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Cassandra M. Knott Brooklyn, NY

Paving over this land will the destroy the natural beauty of it. There are already too few natural places in boroughs that we can escape to. Paving and widening paths does not beautify a park. Man's presence is overly abundant in NYC. Please leave this be.

Signature # 316

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Stephen Fitzpatrick Manhattan, NY

Please leave the Putnam trail alone!!!

Signature # 315

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Greg Lyons Bronx, NY

It's my favorite place to run, especially in the holiday marathons

Signature # 314

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Ricky Nilsson Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 313

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Will O'Connell NY State Resident

It doesn't make sense to widen the trail, or to pave it. Keep it natural, keep it beautiful.

Signature # 312

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Amanda Newman Queens, NY

The only reason I go to this park is to run on the unpaved trails...if that goes away it will be one less place I can go in the city...and one less reason to live here.

Signature # 311

January 26, 2012
9:03am
Sara M NY State Resident

The trails in Van Cortlandt Park bring a rare and vital opportunity to enjoy nature in the midst of New York City. Paving the trail would be a shame. I'm certain the moneys allocated to pave the Putnam Trail could be better utilized elsewhere.

Signature # 310

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Dana Brooks Brooklyn, NY

Please don't waste money on ruining a natural beauty in NYC. I can't really understand the justification for this project.

Signature # 309

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Agatha Kluk Manhattan, NY

Please save it!

Signature # 308

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Dennett Edwards Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 307

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Michael Cheng Queens, NY

Please do not destroy a rare and beautiful piece of nature in this concrete jungle of ours.

Signature # 306

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Pat Keane NY State Resident

Please leave the trail as is.

Signature # 305

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Helena Uthas Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 304

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Marshall BrownOut of State Resident/Tax Payer

The precious places of nature are becoming too few.

Signature # 303

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Den Burnsnis Bronx, NY

Do not destroy unnecessary trees and habitat. You know that is wrong.

Signature # 302

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Vipin Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

leave a patch of green in the city of concrete

Signature # 301

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Andrew Kraszewski Brooklyn, NY

I would like to see the trails as natural as they can be while also allowing enjoyable use by the public. Asphalt paving is very damaging. Thank you

Signature # 300

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Marissa Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 299

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Christopher Wood Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 298

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Michael Sanderson Manhattan, NY

The trail does not need paving

Signature # 297

January 26, 2012
9:02am
BW Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 296

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Lauren Bosch Brooklyn, NY

I've enjoyed running on the trail several times.

Signature # 295

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Shweta Bharadwaj Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 294

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Steven Weber Brooklyn, NY

Please don't pave our trail and instead let us enjoy the natural beauty of it!!

Signature # 293

January 26, 2012
9:02am
janahlee NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 292

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Shervon M. Small Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 291

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Jennie Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 290

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Ekaterina Manhattan, NY

Pls keep this trail! It means a lot to our community!

Signature # 289

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Ellen K Manhattan, NY

Please improve the trail without paving it.

Signature # 288

January 26, 2012
9:02am
tomom iManhattan, NY

Paving the Putnam Trail would ruin the beauty of nature.

Signature # 287

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Kathleen NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 286

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Brian O Manhattan, NY

To ruin the history and beauty of Van Cortlandt Park could send a bad message to other parks in the city. By paving the Putnam Trail, you take away the park's unique charm. Doing this would cause irreparable damage to the park.

Signature # 285

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Brittany Anderson Manhattan, NY

The Putnam Trail offers a natural sanctuary like nowhere else in the city. I had one of the best running experiences of my life participating in a half-marathon on it this fall. Paving it over would completely alter its attraction and beauty.

Signature # 284

January 26, 2012
9:02am
David Lebron Bronx, NY

Save the Trail. Dont ruin the park.

Signature # 283

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Alison McDevitt Manhattan, NY

Please do not pave over a trail we love just the way it is.

Signature # 282

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Richard Wells Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

No need for drastic change.

Signature # 281

January 26, 2012
9:02am
VIckie Cox NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 280

January 26, 2012
9:02am
rebecca greene Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 279

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Michael Dixon Manhattan, NY

The Putnam Trail is a beautiful oasis of nature in NYC. There are plenty of paved trails in Van Cortlandt and other city parks. Leave the Putnam Trail as-is and let people get a break from the pavement.

Signature # 278

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Margarita Krivitski Manhattan, NY

Please keep the Putnam trail as is. Having run my first half marathon on the trail I can say it is truly one of a kind in NYC and shouldn't be paved over and widened. Thanks for considering our opinions!

Signature # 277

January 26, 2012
9:02am
heather moore Brooklyn, NY

please keep this world class trail runner's delight as it currently is.

Signature # 276

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Kathy NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 275

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Casey wu Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 274

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Caroline NY State Resident

The Holiday Marathons are a wonderful way to promote health and community on a regular basis throughout the year! I hope that the wonderful natural setting for the venue is maintained and that the races can continue well into the future.

Signature # 273

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Carlo A Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Save the trail!! Yeeehaaa
Seriously trail = dirt and nature.
Keep the asphalt and concrete out of there: more paved area = more ranoff and more damages to the communities around the trails. Also, why should you pave it? So you can drive a car through it? Please..move your butt from the couch or if you are too lazy to do it, let people who want to do it alone

Signature # 272

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Whitney Richman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

save the trail

Signature # 271

January 26, 2012
9:02am
Charlotte Rizzo NY State Resident

Leave the environment alone. Please do not pave the Putnam trail. We have enough concrete creep as it is. Please keep our green spaces green!

Signature # 270

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Jennifer Ching NY State Resident

We don't need another paved asphalt road; we do, however, need more places where we can appreciate and enjoy nature.

Signature # 269

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Marie Barab NY State Resident

Please save the Putnam Trail.

Signature # 268

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Jane C NY State Resident

Don't pave the Putname Trail!! The trail is amazing--not only does the trail promote active lifestyle for many of the residents, it is also a unique and beautiful route. Let's save something that's beautiful.

Signature # 267

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Jennifer McMenemy Manhattan, NY

Keep this trail a TRAIL! Paving it will take away the natural beauty--the reason why people love walking/running/biking it. It's such a wonderful wilderness escape from the city. If it must be done, use rock dust and don't widen.

Signature # 266

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Carolyn Murphy NY State Resident

Please save this trail. It is beautiful and fun and I grew up down the block from here and love coming back to run on this trail. I live in Westchester, where we have so many great trails, but this one is the star of the Bronx.

Signature # 265

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Fatima Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 264

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Rosanna Heil Queens, NY

Please don't destroy the Putnam Trail by paving it - NYC has enough asphalt already!

Signature # 263

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Patrick Mcgee Manhattan, NY

One of the best places to run in NYC! Love it there.

Signature # 262

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Sharon Locke NY State Resident

Use the money to improve the trail with naturally...

Signature # 261

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Dominique Manhattan, NY

We have enough man made things, why keep destroying nature

Signature # 260

January 26, 2012
9:01am
kevin velardez Queens, NY

I come from queens and commute two hours by train to run through the beautiful trails in the park. Please don't pave the trails.

Signature # 259

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Maeve Townsend NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 258

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Bill cohen Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 257

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Lester Harper NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 256

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Rosie Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 255

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Huw Richards Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 254

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Lynette McBride Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 253

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Matthew Turk Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 252

January 26, 2012
9:01am
Renee O. Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 251

January 26, 2012
9:01am
stephen marsalese NY State Resident

Save this Beauty!

Signature # 250

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Melissa Formisano Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 249

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Tiago Dionisio Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 248

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Brad Sage NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 247

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Denice Szekely Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 246

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Stacey Keating Manhattan, NY

Natural beauty is free of charge! Keep your money Mr. Bloomberg and let us keep our park naturally lovely.

Signature # 245

January 26, 2012
9:00am
John Ulmer Bronx, NY

I fully support saving the Putnam trail

Signature # 244

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Lars Brekken Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 243

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Otto Hoering Manhattan, NY

The Putnam trail should remain un-paved. There are very few places left to run without pounding your legs and feet on the pavement. Don't take this away from us. We don't need to make every piece of nature in to a road.

Signature # 242

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Lucinda McConnell Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 241

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Xavier Bronx, NY

Stop being so damn greedy. Save the Putnam Trail and that's it. Your proposal for change makes absolutely no sense. Put on your running sneaks and find out why this is so precious to everyone!!!

Signature # 240

January 26, 2012
9:00am
James Earl Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Waste of money.

Signature # 239

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Patricia Hickey Manhattan, NY

we have enough asphalt in the city!!!!!

Signature # 238

January 26, 2012
9:00am
christin kastl Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 237

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Cassandra Ekure Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 236

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Rina Bander Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 235

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Elvin Politano Queens, NY

Please save the Trails...This means alot to us runners .Thank you

Signature # 234

January 26, 2012
9:00am
sandy li Queens, NY

I love the trail as is. It is one of the last few true trails in the city. Pls dont widen and pave it.

Signature # 233

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Rajiv Raj Manhattan, NY

Our leaders need to see they are destroying nature, being fiscally irresponsible and pushing a project that the majority of the community does not support. Thank you!

Signature # 232

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Gregory Sans Manhattan, NY

I grew up running in Van Cortlandt Park and I think this is a shame that you are considering paving the Putnam Trail. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. The nature trails are what makes VCP so special and you are planning on ruining all that is sacred about this piece of Heaven in the Bronx.

Signature # 231

January 26, 2012
9:00am
Esther Cuenca Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 230

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
L. Norton Bronx, NY

The trail is so runner/walker/bird watching friendly, a real jewel in the Bx. Pls. help protect the integrity of this trail by keeping it dust/stone, environmentally safe.
Than you,
Linda Norton

Signature # 229

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Kathleen Daly NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 228

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Jacqui R Manhattan, NY

Many runners train on these trails. They are invaluable for training and preventing soft tissue injuries.

Signature # 227

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Alison Kaplan Bronx, NY

Don't pave the trail, spend the money on maintaining it. Work with volunteers who are willing to maintain it as it currently is. It is environmentally and fiscally irresponsible to pave the trail.

Signature # 226

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Victor Littlejohn Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 225

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Benigno Veraz Manhattan, NY

Please, preserve Van Cortlandt Park natural state. Paving the Putman Trail runs counter to what a natural trail is.

Signature # 224

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Alix Bronx, NY

I live nearby and run the trail weekly. This would be a shame for the forest, for the runners, and for the Bronx!

Signature # 223

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Shana Groeschler Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please leave a surprisingly beautiful trail beautiful. Don't pave the Putnam Trail.

Signature # 222

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Oz Pearlman Manhattan, NY

I love the Putnam Trail and want to see to it that it remains unpaved. It does not seem an efficient use of taxpayer funds and I think it should be left in its current trail state.

Signature # 221

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Fred Miller Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Do not pave the Putnam Trail with asphalt!!!!

Signature # 220

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Phil GermakianOut of State Resident/Tax Payer

Don't Pave the Putnam Trail

Signature # 219

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
jim morris NY State Resident

please leavee the trail just that, a trail, we do not want or need more roads.

Signature # 218

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Horace Grant Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 217

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Christina Marie Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

This trail has been incredible to me and I would be heartbroken to see it paved. It surrounded by lush trees and grass which really sell it for me. Paving it would ruin what so many of us enjoy about hitting a trail. A better idea would be to invest some money in maintaining the trail as is. :0)

Signature # 216

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Nicholas Soulakis Brooklyn, NY

I wish to see the Putnam Trail improved with a stone dust surface and kept at its current 8ft width!

Signature # 215

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Heather Queens, NY

This is one of the few trails left within NYC and in the NYC parks, please don't pave it!

Signature # 214

January 24, 2012
5:34pm
Selma Bronx, NY

A shame that we are ruining this beautiful trail. A real injustice...to pave this natural beauty. No one benefits except the contractor..I hope the Parks Dept. and the mayor intervene to save this trail.

Signature # 213

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Nicholas Napolitano Bronx, NY

Paving this trail is an aweful idea. There are plenty of other ways to use these funds to support trails in Van Cortlandt Park and create bike friendly lanes in other parts of the Bronx

Signature # 212

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
stacey Cooper NY State Resident

Please keep this beautiful trail as it is.

Signature # 211

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Trinity Cho NY State Resident

I adore the Putnam Trail, and I think that it would be of great benefit to not take this great trail away from NYC! The people of NYC need to be able to witness nature, not simply more pavement. Let them keep a great piece of our environment, please!

Signature # 210

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Rob Jacklosky Bronx, NY

I've written letters to the Riverdale Press, the mayor, and local politicians.

Signature # 209

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Anthony Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I come in the city every week-end to run with my group on the few soft surface trails. Please keep Putnam the way it is.

Signature # 208

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Tony kharitonov Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

please concentrate the tax payer money on fixing existing paved roads. Why waste money on this!

Signature # 207

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Stephane Larochelle Manhattan, NY

Who decided to pave the Putnam trail, and for whose benefit? The contractor that will do the work and his politician friend are the only two people that come to mind. Seriously, please provide a justification, this just does not make any sense. Why not also pave over the great lawn in central park while you are at it…

Signature # 206

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Justin Murray Queens, NY

please leave one of the few unpaved trails in the city, unpaved.

Signature # 205

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Millie Reyes NY State Resident

I travel ALL THE WAY from West Point, NY to run the Holiday Marathons through the beautiful Putnam Trail. It would be a SHAME to prohibit the Holiday Marathon events. I thought we were a state ADVOCATING living an ACTIVE lifestyle to prevent obesity and sedentary lifestyle illnesses!!! What the Putnam Trail needs to be improved is a stone dust surface and kept at its current 8ft width and NOT pave asphalt! I HOPE
NYC Parks department REALLY reconsiders the PROHIBITION of the Putnam Trail use by Holiday Marathons!

Signature # 204

January 24, 2012
2:02pm
Enrik Reyes NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 203

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Philip McCarthy Manhattan, NY

The Parks Department should be preserving our natural areas, not laying down pavement over them.

Signature # 202

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
tom moore NY State Resident

why???please keep the trail green.surely you can find other needs for the money.again i ask why pave such natural beauty???

Signature # 201

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Manfred Anders Bronx, NY

Please keep it a trail!!

Signature # 200

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Wallis Finger Brooklyn, NY

Please do not pave over the Putnam Trail.

Signature # 199

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Antje Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 198

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Tiffany Lewis Brooklyn, NY

Please keep this trail available and unpaved!

Signature # 197

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Sam Kohn Manhattan, NY

Dear NYC parks: Leave well enough alone!

Signature # 196

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Rose Itzcovitz NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 195

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Lea Ravitz Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 194

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
nicole sin quee Manhattan, NY

Love the trail the way it is. Please do NOT pave it!!!

Signature # 193

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
VivienneManhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 192

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Tim Decker Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I believe that we already have enough paved recreation areas and that paving the Putnam Trail would be an entirely unnecessary expense. Please leave it as is for us to enjoy.

Signature # 191

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Shane Skowron Queens, NY

There's enough asphalt in the city. Paving another trail will ruin the quality of life for a lot of NYC residents, and is a waste of money. Please find other ways to improve it.

Signature # 190

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Michael Samuels Manhattan, NY

With so few green spaces to enjoy in the city, I find it Very hard to understand why you would want to proceed with this endeavor. NO ONE wants this except YOU!

Signature # 189

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Peter Bella Manhattan, NY

Please, preserve the trail as it is and do only regular repairs.

Signature # 188

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Scott Martin Manhattan, NY

We runners/walkers/hikers don't have enough unpaved trails to enjoy in the city. This one is beautiful and enjoyable and well worth preserving in its current state. Paving and widening it will spoil it. The cyclists and other wheeled recreational users have plenty of other options for paved trails in the city as well as just outside the city traveling throughout Westchester (I say as a sometimes cyclist myself).

Signature # 187

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
William Berriel Brooklyn, NY

Putting asphalt on it will only make it worse for it's intended purpose.

Signature # 186

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Michelle Hoffman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Leave this beautiful piece of nature alone! Its perfect now!

Signature # 185

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Matthew Gallegos NY State Resident

My wife and I love the trail as it currently is. We live in lower Westchester and frequently use the Van Cortlandt park and its trail system. The Putnam Trail is always one of the best parts of the hikes. Please do not pave this trail. We do everything we can to avoid the paved trails.

Signature # 184

January 24, 2012
2:01pm
Tammala Manhattan, NY

This totally UNCALLED FOR! tHIS TRAIL should stay THE WAY IT IS! & YOU SAY YOU'LL PUT pavement ON IT?!... that is destroying nature!!

Signature # 183

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Karima Jones Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 182

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Marty Schaivone Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I'm a bit confused as to why you want to spend millions to pave a sensitive park area. Please stop this nonsense.
Thank you

Signature # 181

January 24, 2012
11:57am
William Grogan Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please keep it a trail, we have enough paved roads!

Signature # 180

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Aleksandra Zuber Manhattan, NY

Please do not destroy the trail area and pave over this section. Better to spend money cleaning the leaves and trees than pay to ruin our parks.

Signature # 179

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Kevin McAllister Bronx, NY

It's great just the way it is. No need to change.

Signature # 178

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Frank Deleo Brooklyn, NY

It's a trail. It's not really meant to be paved. It's supposed to be in a primitive, yet gently trodden state. If it sometimes seems to be overused, the solution is not to "improve the surface" but to provide trail users with a larger selection of unimproved trail ways in the city.

Signature # 177

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Marc Anderson Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Asphalt doesn't make it better, take the road less traveled and that will make all the difference.

Signature # 176

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Kamen Yotov Brooklyn, NY

Asphalt is not an environment protective substance!

Signature # 175

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Sahu Habibi Manhattan, NY

Save the trail for future XCers.

Signature # 174

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Michael Scott Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 173

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Noah Finn Queens, NY

As a runner and a cyclist, I think the Putnam Trail works well the way it is. Paving it will only take away much of the feeling of being in nature, without providing any measurable benefit.

Signature # 172

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Maciek Macak Manhattan, NY

Why do you want to pave one of the last few soft running trails left in this City? It looks almost like a sabotage.

Signature # 171

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Lori Diamond Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 170

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Michele WaltersQueens, NY

Please do not asphalt the trails. Save the Putnam trails! The pristine beauty of nature is a wonderful and relaxing place to run or walk.

Signature # 169

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Arpan Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 168

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Moriah rosa Manhattan, NY

Save the trail!

Signature # 167

January 24, 2012
11:57am
herb Manhattan, NY

Wasting taxpayers money for an asphalt road on Putnam Trail where you guys mentioned no running events can be held and now you want to wast $1 Million dollars of our taxpaying money. This is what is wrong with this country wasting unnecessary money from the people that work hard for their money. Stone dust surface is better and will last longer please do the right thing for once.

Signature # 166

January 24, 2012
11:57am
RitaQueens, NY

no message

Signature # 165

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Ryan NY State Resident

Paving over one of NY's already limited number of nature trails should be a crime. Paved paths already outnumber wooded trails in the city, and more can be created alongside any major roadways without destroying the Putnam trail. Once this piece of nature is lost, it cannot be replaced.

Signature # 164

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Wayne Bates NY State Resident

Save your money and leave the natural beauty of the trail.

Signature # 163

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Jeff Lynn NY State Resident

Please keep the Putnam Trail as is for our enjoyment, and save the money for needed expenses.

Signature # 162

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Kapo Queens, NY

I wish to see the Putnam Trail improved with a stone dust surface and kept at its current 8ft width. I do trail runs there on a regular basis and doing anything else to it would ruin the natural surroundings.

Signature # 161

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Kwabena Debrah-Dwamena III Manhattan, NY

Please save the Putnam Trail.

Signature # 160

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Neil Fitzgerald Bronx, NY

I run the Putnam trail every morning, along with a number of East African athletes who are among the greatest runners in the world. We recognize that this route is unique in New York City as a place to run and walk on a natural surface. It is better for the environment, better for the health of those who use it, and it invites users who respect and value the park. Who needs another mile of street? God knows this city has enough of that!

Signature # 159

January 24, 2012
11:57am
Larry Kellogg Manhattan, NY

Please don't pave the trail.

Signature # 158

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Carlos Perez Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 157

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
David Luljak Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

As a former resident of the metropolitan area, I oppose any paving or other form of degrading the natural environment of the Putnam Trail, or the disturbance of citizens' current use of the natural environment of the trail.

Signature # 156

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Robert Villani NY State Resident

Absolutely do not pave. Let the natural beauty and legacy of this trail remain.

Signature # 155

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Richard Lacey Manhattan, NY

Please keep New York parks as green and natural -- asphalt-free! -- as possible, and spare Putnam trail from urbanization.

Signature # 154

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Tim Henderson NY State Resident

This is an unwanted waste of taxpayer dollars. Leave it dirt, the city has enough blacktop.

Signature # 153

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Ojars Stikis Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Why? What is the reasoning or justification for paving a trail? As it is, there are too few 'soft' trails in our metro area. The disappointment of a few paving contractors/lobbyists should not outweigh the general public interest in enjoying this trail.

Signature # 152

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Madeline Case Queens, NY

Don't ruin the Putnam Trail. What a great place to walk and run on. Asphalt will ruin everything. Why fix something if it's not broker.

Signature # 151

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Davidf S. Case Queens, NY

Are you crazy or something? Why do you want to fix something if it's not broken. This is a buitiful trail and I like to run on it. My wife loves walking on it as well.

Signature # 150

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Hideki Kinoshita Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

NYC doesn't have many trails left. Please spare the Putnam Trail from being paved. There are so many other pavement options for bicyclists, roller bladers, and runners to exercise on.

Signature # 149

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Sherry Lane Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 148

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Emily Fried Manhattan, NY

It is imperative to preserve the Putnam Trail. There are so few places where New Yorkers can escape paved roads, walkways, and trails. The Putnam Trail is not only historic but is also environmentally sensitive and to pave it would destroy any chance for environmental purity.

Signature # 147

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Brian Burns Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Have been visiting & running in Van Cortland Park since 1967. Am originally from the Bronx.The historic aspects & natual aspects of the Park should be kept as they are for future visitors.

Signature # 146

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Katie Carroll Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 145

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Jessica Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

This is the only trail running available in NYC and I trek the whole way from Hoboken, NJ to participate in, enjoy and give back to the Holiday Marathons.

Signature # 144

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Michael Bielik Manhattan, NY

Please keep our city parks natural and do not pave asphault over these trail and stone sections. If you say it's hard to maintain the trail in it's current condition, it will be even worse if it is paved by asphault, and subject to degredation.

Signature # 143

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Mandi Susman Bronx, NY

I run in Van Cortlandt Park at least once a week and will be there much more in the coming year as I train for my first marathon. It will make my training more difficult and less enjoyable to have to complete all my park runs on asphalt. Its harder on the joints and makes the longer mileage that much more difficult

Signature # 142

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Matt McCullough Queens, NY

I am against the paving of the Putnam Trail and I support the Save the Putnam Trail Campaign.

Signature # 141

January 23, 2012
5:56pm
Rachel Cutler Brooklyn, NY

I used to live on this trail and ran on it daily. I still come back often to run and race on it. Please keep it the amazing place that it is.

Thank you!

Signature # 140

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
mark w pinckney Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 139

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Gary Corbitt Bronx, NY

Van Cortlandt Park is known worldwide for its
Cross Country course and running history that has happened in this park. Please preserve this trail.

Signature # 138

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Lisa Cao Brooklyn, NY

Please save the Putnam trail! I discovered my love of running at 15 years old on this trail and I've been running on it for 10 years!

Signature # 137

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
John Baglio Bronx, NY

Please don't pave this environmentally sensitive area. It the only dirt trail that connects multiple parks and is a recreational, environmental and historical treasure.

Signature # 136

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Annette Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I am not understanding this action at all and I am not happy about the motion to pave such a beautiful trail without asking the residents. The trail is heavily used, a great place for NYC and allows us to see nature in our urban jungle.

Signature # 135

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Mickaella Gottlieb Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 134

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Laura Swift Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 133

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Daiki Nakajima Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I always like to run on trails all over the place and especially enjoy it when there are events held. I would be saddened to hear that the putnam trail would be paved. This was one of my favorite tails in the vicinity of NYC

Signature # 132

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
crystal lee Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 131

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Kevin Nunn Bronx, NY

Please do not increase the width or pave over the beautiful Putnam Trail in Van Courtland Park. Van Courtland and its trails are known throughtout the country for excellence in cross country running. NCAA and High School Championships are held within the Park. On days when the major races are held on the regular trails, most neighborhood runners and those familiar with the park switch to the Putnam Trail to avoid conflict with the major track meets which take over Vannie's trails and the flats (parade grounds). If the Parks Department assigned someone to examine how the park is actually used, they would see that by far the preponderance of activity is due to running. Several years ago the park's department ruined the parade grounds when it put asphalt oiver nearly one half of the trail that went around the flats. This caused the running community to run on the grass leaving a stamped down trail that was only just recently made into a half decent running trail. People come from all over the city to run in Van Courtland - just go there on a spring or fall day and see. Anyone with half a brain would know that destroying that trail with asphalt is one of the dumbest ideas ever planned for the park. Leave the trail alone and spend the money improving the rest rooms, which seem always closed, repairing the grass which is taking way too long, and improving lighting.

Signature # 130

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
E Sweeting Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 129

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Marc Schreiber NY State Resident

Keep the Trail accessible to all rec users, please.

Signature # 128

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Cassandra Miller Manhattan, NY

In our current economic downturn, our taxpayer money can be better spent than on the paving of a random NATURE trail, enjoyed by many AS-IS.

Signature # 127

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Christy Leggiero NY State Resident

Please do not widen the trail, and disrupte the beauty that surrounds us; do not destroy what is left of a historical landmark by tearing the trees and bushes from their natural enviornment, to build a unnatural pathway. There have been alternatives set forth in front of you, and they are fair, and furthermore, it's a better choice financially. Save the Putnam Trail, and you save so much more than you can ever imagine!

Signature # 126

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
John EngManhattan, NY

Save the Putnam Trail!!!! The NYC parks are a treasure and should not mimic a highway.

Signature # 125

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Jose Benitez Queens, NY

A local runner for 13 years, One of my all time favorite runs has been vcp's "railroad"... I trained on it as a xavier high school freshman, a Fordham University cross country runner, and now, as a city employee training for marathons year round! We love it as is!

Signature # 124

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Cassandra Miller Manhattan, NY

In our current economic downturn, our taxpayer money can be better spent than on the paving of a random NATURE trail, enjoyed by many AS-IS.

Signature # 123

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
David Obelkevich Manhattan, NY

My wife and I are avid outdoorsmen, having cycled to California in 1990 and run a total of 250 marathons. Please keep the Putnam Trail as a trail, and don't make it a paved road.

Signature # 122

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
michael gross Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 121

January 23, 2012
5:55pm
Kathy Weintraub Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 120

January 23, 2012
12:24pm
Darren Rosa Manhattan, NY

I am city born and raised and appreciate every piece of soft earth and tree that comprises the bit of nature we have. I do not want the paving.

Signature # 119

January 23, 2012
12:24pm
lori horgan Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 118

January 23, 2012
12:24pm
Ian Stuart Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Insane! Pave the Putnam trail? Why?

Please don't do it.

Thank you,

Ian Stuart
858-602-2090

Signature # 117

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Nydia V Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

There is way too much asphalt in New York and not enough nature to get away to as it is. Let's try to preserve whatever little is left. Save the Putnam trail

Signature # 116

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Carl MehlingBronx, NY

Seems to me it's a no-brainer to leave the Putnam Trail unpaved. Paving/widening is both environmentally and fiscal irresponsible. Additionally, it's against the desires of the majority of the community.

Signature # 115

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Gail Marino Queens, NY

Surely these funds can be used to improve the parks in more nature-friendly ways. Please reconsider.

Signature # 114

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Donna Valeo NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 113

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Michelle NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 112

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Chris E.NY State Resident

I have run on this trail since high school and it is the best place to run in the state of New York, in my opinion. It should be left exactly as it is - why mess with perfection?

Signature # 111

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
anthony galfano NY State Resident

SAve th ePutnam Trail

Signature # 110

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Dean Leggiero NY State Resident

I live in yonkers adjacent to the trail-let us be able to join together and have the races!!!

Signature # 109

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Courtney Hart Brooklyn, NY

Please don't pave this beautiful trail!

Signature # 108

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Ed Altman Manhattan, NY

Please do not pave the Putnam Trail. It is a beautiful trail in the woods and paving it would diminish it's character.

Signature # 107

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Jay Radner Queens, NY

Paving this historic section of a public park seems to be a dramatic waste of funds that could easily be directed to uses that promote nature and fitness. It seems counterintuitive to do something that encourages use of motor vehicles when we should be enhancing the current state of park land in a way that makes it accessible to all, rather than focused on driving and use of petroleum - all of which makes our parks less inviting to the public. Please re-direct these funds to a more appropriate and suitable purpose that does not include paving over nature!

Signature # 106

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Elizabeth Azze NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 105

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Lillian Park Queens, NY

Please keep nature as little disturbed as possible.

Signature # 104

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Bob Jessen NY State Resident

All of the Friends of the Hudson Trail are with You!

Signature # 103

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Allison Dickin Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 102

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Josefine Infante Queens, NY

Isn't there enough pavement in NYC? Please don't allow the destruction of this unique trail. Paving it will ruin the trail for all that enjoy it in its current state.

Signature # 101

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Dan Shum Queens, NY

Please save the Putnam Trail as I enjoy the runs and walks whenever I can. Please DO NOT pave over the trail with asphalt as this is not environmentally sound. We don't have a lot of trails to begin with in NYC as it is.

Signature # 100

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Simone Smith Brooklyn, NY

Please keep the trail as is... We need to improve trail with a stone dust surface - It's beautiful to run the trails in the summers - it's cool while the weather is hot.

Signature # 99

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Nike Mizelle Queens, NY

Please leave our park trails unpaved. Making trails wider will only encourage to bring motorbikes and stolen cars. We love our park and use it a lot, please do not waste our taxes!!!

Signature # 98

January 23, 2012
12:23pm
Scott Angarola Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 97

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Harry Morales Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 96

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Edgar Costa Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 95

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
jill gola Bronx, NY

Save the trail!

Signature # 94

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Clio Sleator Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 93

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
David Stoelting Brooklyn, NY

Please do not pave the trail, and please allow the Holiday Marathons back in Van Cortlandt Park!
Thank you.

Signature # 92

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Ellen M Queens, NY

Please preserve the Putnam Trail.

Signature # 91

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Miguel Fernandez Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 90

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Elena Castaneda Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 89

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
David Isaac NY State Resident

Isn't there enough pavement in NYC? Please don't be so shortsighted by allowing the destruction of this unique urban environment. Paving it will ruin the park for our, and future generations.

Signature # 88

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Jacqueline Palmer Queens, NY

no message

Signature # 87

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
yuri Queens, NY

Let people who use the park and the trail decide what to do with it!

Signature # 86

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Chris Calimano Staten Island, NY

save the trail!

Signature # 85

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Rodnel Janvier Brooklyn, NY

This trail isn't hurting anyone, please let it be!

Signature # 84

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
David Halloran Queens, NY

I have run the Putnam Trail several times and enjoyed its close-to-nature, soft trail surface. I have observed cyclists using the trail as is; I cannot understand why it needs to be paved. At a time when Parks staff is decimated or worse, spending money on a project that is opposed by the community is lunacy and indefensible.

Signature # 83

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Howard Kestenbaum NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 82

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Denise Mast Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Fill in the potholes, not the parks.

Signature # 81

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Greg Fleece Bronx, NY

Please don't pave the path!

Signature # 80

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
David Gottesman Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Preserve this last bit of nature in NYC. Also, in a time of austerity, why spend the money on this of all things?

Signature # 79

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Chad Heuschober Manhattan, NY

Please consider using a stone dust surface for the betterment of all who use this beautiful trail. If the purpose is to make the trail accessible to a wider community (eg, cyclists), why not open it even further to include walking and running pedestrians? A stone dust surface can be used by all!

Signature # 78

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Dwayne McNicholas Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 77

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Jess Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 76

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Kenneth Weingold Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 75

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Cynthia G Manhattan, NY

Please do what you might to save Putnam Trail. As a resident of Washington Heights/Inwood, the Putnam Trail is an amazing nearby natural treasure. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Signature # 74

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Eric Bressler NY State Resident

The putnam trail must be left in its current state. Paving in such an area is unnecessary, wasteful, and environmentally unsound.

Signature # 73

January 22, 2012
11:17pm
Timothy Reed Brooklyn, NY

The Putnam Trail is a wonderful place to run and should be saved for future generations!!

Signature # 72

January 22, 2012
8:39pm
Jose Fernandez Bronx, NY

Save the Putnam Trial.

Signature # 71

January 22, 2012
8:39pm
Paul Swem Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 70

January 22, 2012
8:39pm
James Harkins Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 69

January 22, 2012
8:39pm
Fred Daly Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Asphalt means cyclists barreling through the park at high speeds. That's not the way to make the park appealing to the greatest number of people.

Signature # 68

January 22, 2012
8:39pm
Paul Manhattan, NY

The Putnam County trail is one of the most beautiful trails accessible by Subway. Please don't ruin it.

Signature # 67

January 22, 2012
8:39pm
Harold Kelvin NY State Resident

I have shown nearly 200 individuals this beautiful trail in VC Park, and they love its soft surface. Paving it will detract from its forest-like setting.

Signature # 66

January 22, 2012
8:39pm
Grant Manhattan, NY

I thought the NYC Parks Dept purpose was to preserve the natural beauty of our city parks. As Joni Mitchell once sang: "Don't always seen to go, That you don't know what you've got til it's gone. They paved Paradise, put up a parking lot."

Signature # 65

January 22, 2012
8:39pm
Ben Finkelberg Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

I came for 10K run to Van Cortland park last year and it was a lovely trail. It is unconscionable to say that the trail will be closed for environmental protection and then pave over it. Please do not do this!

Signature # 64

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Joey Leftow Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 63

January 21, 2012
9:05am
argenis apolinario Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 62

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Chris Ekstrom Brooklyn, NY

Please preserve the integrity of the Putnam Trail.It's a sanctuary in our urban landscape. Please pave no more than an 8 foot wide path with an ecologically friendlier stone dust surface.

Signature # 61

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Robert Udewitz Manhattan, NY

Please save the trail

Signature # 60

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Otto Lam Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 59

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Louisa Lam Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

no message

Signature # 58

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Steven Park Bronx, NY

If VC park is truly a nature preserve, why destroy it by paving the paths?

Signature # 57

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Rebeca ArayaBronx, NY

Please keep our Putnam Trail as is without paving, we need it for the wildlife as well the people who use it for recreation.

Signature # 56

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Alex Matskevich Brooklyn, NY

Please don't entomb Mother Earth! Please use asphalt to cover potholes, not our parks!

Signature # 55

January 21, 2012
9:05am
Leoni Parker NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 54

January 20, 2012
5:55pm
Jeff Powell Manhattan, NY

Please preserve what is left of the natural trail system of New York City. The last thing we need is more pavement.

Signature # 53

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Firdaus Dotiwala Bronx, NY

PLEASE leave the trail as it is. there is enough pavement in this city. we don't need any more.

Signature # 52

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Dominic Lombardo Manhattan, NY

Our NYC metro area needs less pavement, not more. After all, this is a CITY. Please keep the trail as natural as possible and use taxpayers' dollars on projects benefiting the largest number of people. Thank you

Signature # 51

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Jazmin Bronx, NY

This is so unfair!!!!! There are such a few places like this for well recreation ..!!! Please !!

Signature # 50

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Stephen Kairys Manhattan, NY

Please reconsider your plans to pave/widen the Putnam Trail. Doing so will harm the environment,
(in an environmentally sensitive area)
and take away one of the jewels of the NYC parks system. Why spend $1 million on such a destructive project?

If you are going to do anything, I suggest improving the trail with a stone dust surface.

Many thanks. Many agree with me and it would be a same if your plans to pave the trail went forward.

Signature # 49

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Bernd Erpenbeck Manhattan, NY

I would like the trail as it is, unpaved. Paving it is not only bad for the environment it is also a waste of money.

Signature # 48

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
neal schreibman Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 47

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Barbara Senecal-Davis Brooklyn, NY

Please do not pave the Putnam trail, it is one of the few unpaved running trails in the area and a rare find.

Signature # 46

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
sheryl simmons Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 45

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
miguel ortiz Bronx, NY

I am in support of keeping the putnam trail as is.

Signature # 44

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Amanda Matos NY State Resident

no message

Signature # 43

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
talise s geer Bronx, NY

The Putnam Trail is a great to run and also enjoy nature. Save the Putnam Trail!

Signature # 42

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
David Monahan NY State Resident

Don't ruin a special environmental place by paving it and cutting down trees.

Signature # 41

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Michael Balbos Brooklyn, NY

Please do not use asphalt paving on the Putnam Trail

Signature # 40

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Amanda Weiner Manhattan, NY

Save the trail!

Signature # 39

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
sherry fraser NY State Resident

I am most concerned about the environmental impact of the decision to put a hard surface on the Putnam Trail. As a member of the Van Cortlandt Track Club who uses the trail regularly, the trail is environmentally best if kept natural and not covered with a hard surface.

Signature # 38

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Linda Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Please use the stone dust - much better environmentally and cheaper too! Also better for runners and walkers from less pounding and much safer for multipurpose use because cyclist will go slower on this surface.

Signature # 37

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Andrew o'flaherty Manhattan, NY

Save the trail... Or let The Holiday Marathons use it.

Signature # 36

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Sarah BaglioBronx, NY

no message

Signature # 35

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Charles Ludgate Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 34

January 20, 2012
5:54pm
Jorge Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

These beautiful pictures show the ancient landscape of America. We must keep this alive for next generations.

Signature # 33

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
mick burke Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

save the trail

Signature # 32

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Rachel NY State Resident

I just love running the trails!

Signature # 31

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Sara Bronx, NY

Please leave it as it is or just do a stone dust surface

Signature # 30

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Christopher Stewart Bronx, NY

I run the Putnam for training and for enjoying God's creation. It is a vital part of our community's quality of life. Do not remove it!

Signature # 29

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Ellen Nguyen Brooklyn, NY

no message

Signature # 28

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Jeffrey Lin Queens, NY

The Putnam Trail serves far more people who go there expressly to walk the dirt and stone and gravel paths, not to walk along asphalt that they can do all over the city. This is a small pocket of nature that should not be done over for a small, insignificant population.

Signature # 27

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Victoria Arnstein NY State Resident

The Putnam Trail is my favorite place to 'get-away' in New York City, why would anyone want to destroy trees and pave a road through this beautiful place??

Signature # 26

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Jose Vargas Bronx, NY

Perfect as is. Thank you.

Signature # 25

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Jonathan Stenger Manhattan, NY

An asphalt surface is not needed to achieve the stated aims. Please do not use asphalt paving on the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park!

Signature # 24

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Christopher Jaworski Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Our metro area needs less pavement, not more. Please keep the trail as natural as possible and use taxpayers' dollars on projects benefiting the largest number of people. Thank you, and with respect.

Signature # 23

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Ciara Bronx, NY

Please do not put a street through our natural and beautiful park. This should be about protecting nature, not about getting votes.

Signature # 22

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Reiko Cyr Manhattan, NY

Please leave the Putnam trail unpaved. There are so few places in the city where I can run on unpaved trail (which is easier on the knees). And it is a beautiful part of the park that shouldn't be changed. The money that would have been used to pave the trail can be better used elsewhere. Thank you.

Signature # 21

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Nicholas Marco Bronx, NY

This trail has been a landmark for years. It has been a big part of the community, and paving it would be unjust. As citizens, we do not want this park paved and we certainly do not want to use tax money to pay for something no one wants.

This is just a political ploy to gain votes, taxes, and revenue from adding refreshment stands. If people want pavement and concession stands, they can go to other parks that are solely dedicated to things of that nature.

Why does everything natural and good have to be taken away from the people who cherish it, and be replaced with something that will benefit no one? I am all for fairness for every person, but that is not the way the world works. It is dishonest and an inefficient way to live.

There are more than enough paved parks to accomodate everyone in the neighborhood, but making sure ALL of them are paved is a selfish act. How many people in wheelchairs are going to use this trail? A very small number to say the least. But the amount of runners this will impact negatively is a large number. This is not a good way to make decisions, especially because there are many other parks that can accomodate people in wheelchairs.

Making life difficult for a large group of people in favor of a handful of people is just flat out ridiculous and illogical.

Please leave the trail alone because that is what is best.

Signature # 20

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Aliya Frazier Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 19

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Tim Ryan Manhattan, NY

The lose of another urban trail brings NYC closer to un-inhabitable.

Signature # 18

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Jacques Van Engel Bronx, NY

I regularly walk on the Putnam Trail, and I am 100% against the use of any asphalt as this would increase the speed of bikers zooming by and form a hazard for pedestrians. A stone-dust surface would allow bikers to continue using the trail as they are today, yet not at dangerous speeds. I also feel the cost to make an asphalt road is not justified, and besides feel it would be damaging the natural environment as well.

Signature # 17

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
karalyn leavens Bronx, NY

With so many paved trails throughout Van Cortlandt park falling into disrepair, it would be a shame to let the Parks Department pave another trail that it won't maintain.

Signature # 16

January 20, 2012
2:58pm
Atilio Ciucci Bronx, NY

The Putnam trail represents one of the few accessible nature running/biking trails in our area. Paving it would ruin the quiet natural atmosphere much like it did on the yonkers section.

Signature # 15

January 19, 2012
10:42pm
Brendan Bronx, NY

The people in the area really need the Putnam Trail to be left as is. Change is not always a good thing. Obama, if nothing else, surely taught us that.

Signature # 14

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Michael Oliva NY State Resident

The Parks Dept should improve the Putnam Trail with a stone dust surface and keep it at its current 8ft width. This plan will still serve all users well and meet ADA guidelines. This plan is also much cheaper and will require lower maintenance costs in the future.

Signature # 13

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Eric A. Seiff Bronx, NY

It is mindlessly destructive to pave over this unique and beautiful trail for a handfull of bikers who surely can find other pavement in New York City. There are few flat hard -packed trails for walkers and runners equal to the exisitng Putnam pathway. In this time of economic stress, the government of this city must be able to alllocate money for dramatically more worthy necessities.

Signature # 12

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Meg Lewis NY State Resident

Please reconsider the proposed changes to the Putnam Trail.
Thank you

Signature # 11

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Marie Finamore Brooklyn, NY

I think it would be overkill to turn the Putnam Trail into a wide paved road. Please scale the project back (in accordance with the Save the Putnam Trail parameters), saving taxpayers money and preserving the natural beauty of the trail. Thank you.

Signature # 10

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Frank Wassner Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

At a time when the city of New York is cutting services left and right, it is going to spend over $1 million to pave the Putnam Trail through Van Cortlandt Park?
This is ludicrous! A stone dust surface will provide the improvement needed on the trail, and allow all interested users access to the trail.

As a matter of fact, last weekend while running on the Putnam Trail, a cyclist on a bike with thin tires passed me, and appeared to be handling the UNIMPROVED trail JUST FINE!

I am troubled by the statement made by the New York Parks Dept in regards to the Holiday Marathons use of the Putnam Trail. They said that the Holiday Marathons would NEVER use the trail because it is environmentally sensitive. But PAVING over the trail with ASPHALT is not going to damage this ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE trail?

There are a hundred reasons I can add for not paving the trail, but this message system will not hold that much text.

Please; let's use COMMON SENSE here. The Putnam Trail does not need, nor would 99.9% of its users be happier with an asphalt surface than a stone dust surface.

Thank you.

Signature # 9

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
SJ Corber Bronx, NY

Please go back to original plan for narrower stone-ash trail which fits in with the character of the park and minimizes damage to the environment.

Signature # 8

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Marc Covitz Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Personally, I like the trail just as it is now. It is almost like you are going back in time when you are on the "Old Put." I was disappointed when the Parks Dept re-did the Cross Country Trail several years ago and basically landscaped it. There's enough landscaped trails in the park already. Leave "Old Put" alone.

Signature # 7

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Angelo Fortune Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 6

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Brendan Martin NY State Resident

I think there is such a value to true trails and nature within New York City because of how few there are remaining. Destroying any of what is left would be a crime. Please think twice before you reduce the already limited amount of natural trails in the best city in the world. Thank you!

Signature # 5

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Jack Wenger Manhattan, NY

no message

Signature # 4

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Jose' Cooper Out of State Resident/Tax Payer

Save the knees, ankles, hips, and shins. Don't waist $1,000,000 paving an environmentally beautiful trail.

Signature # 3

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Lisa Madden Bronx, NY

There is enough asphalt in the borough already - please keep this trail with a stone dust surface. It is much more pleasant to run and walk on. Surely there are other projects more in need of this money.

Signature # 2

January 19, 2012
10:41pm
Duilio Palmieri Bronx, NY

no message

Signature # 1

January 13, 2012
5:59pm
Michael Arnstein Bronx, NY

The Putnam Trail is a treasure in New York City. A true wilderness haven for city dwellers. Destroying this incredible environment would be a tragedy. Save The Putnam Trail!