Here is a story about one DotBiker’s effort that took a long time to pay off but with continued hard work finally has born fruit.

The winter before last, not long after the inception of DotBike, Phil who is a year round commuter from Dot to JP wondered why the Parks department didn’t plow the path connecting Pierpont and Glen roads which is the quickest way to cut through Franklin park.

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He started making inquiries and was passed back and forth between several people.  As the weather improved he relented but if the Parks department was hoping he was going to go away they were sadly mistaken.

This past winter Phil, realizing he had just been getting lip service started  a full fledged campaign to get the Parks department to plow Glen Road.  He enlisted the aid of fellow DotBikers, the Franklin Park Coalition and other Park users including dog walkers who frequently use that path.  A letter writing campaign, a petition and finally talking directly to the mayor at his coffee hours made it clear to those in power that this issue had many vocal advocates who were not going to go away.

Finally last week Phil received a letter from Parks Commissioner Toni Pollack from which I quote:

“The Mayor has forwarded your letter to me for response. At his request we will include Pierpont/Glen Road in our Tier 2 snow removal plan for the interior park pathways.”

Congratulations to Phil and all who helped him in his effort!

And thanks to the Mayor for his directive that made this happen.