I'm a little confused and very unmotivated at work. So, how exactly is this laid out in the park? I made two quick drawings:



One has the bike lane right next to the road with a grassy section then the pedestrian area. The other has the road, grass, then peds and bikes (peds and bikes can be switched, doesn't matter). If it's set up like the bottom drawing, I would say you should just ride in the road. It's a slow speed limit, it's probably safer than dealing with peds. If it's set up like the top drawing, then you're screwed. Either way, is there a grassy section or some sort of barrier seperating the road from the peds? If so, that's INSANE that parents let their kids run out there and the city really needs to start taking action. We have some pretty heavily used parks around here (I'm sure not like ther e is in NYC though) and I have never seen kids run into the roads. That is just screaming for an accident. If there isn't, well, that just seems like REALLY poor planning on the city for the park layout.