Schuylkill River Trail

Lately, I have been going for bike rides or runs along the Schuylkill River Trail. It has been nice to see so many other people out enjoying the path. I think the path's popularity is due to its proximity to center city and university city. I would imagine that most of the people who work in the tall buildings in center city get a pretty good view of the river and are inspired to take a walk or sit on a bench during their lunch break. Areas such as Rittenhouse Park and Washington Park seem to have the same appeal. Other parts of Fairmount Park, in comparison, seem so much more isolated and distant. There is almost no way someone in center city could commute to the main sections of Fairmount park during a break from work.

Since most people seem to only want to experience nature in small doses, maybe a key to incraseing Fairmount Parks benefit to the community would be to improve or advertise the accessibility of the Park.