Push on with pushbike path

I have a young family and together we enjoy cycling on the existing cycleway from East Gosford around the water way and up to the point where it finished in Lions Park.

Along the existing path, we often observe a great number of species of fauna and flora.

The protest by Enid Harrison (Peninsula News, January 24) on behalf of another species sounds more like a veiled plea to stop others from enjoying a water view that she obviously has enjoyed as her own for quite some time.

I also take interest in the idea that those individuals or groups that use the bike path do so at speed.

On family outings, we rarely travel much faster than a quick walk or slow jog, during which we rarely if ever have someone pass us.

I also commute by cycling to work from Narara to Woy Woy choosing not to use the cycleway as I find that using the side of the road is a much quicker and a more direct route to get to work.

As an interesting point though - other people I work with have suggested that if the cycleway was completed to Woy Woy they would use it to ride to work.

While this would increase people on the cycleway, it would significantly reduce the number of cars travelling along the road - surely more kind to our furry and feathered friends.

Opportunistic thieves are more likely to visit a waterfront reserve property that does not have regular pedestrian and cyclist activity that is observant of others.

Councillors, please push on and allow us all the opportunity of enjoying our city in an environmentally-supportive way.

Peter Chapman, Narara