Editing Kenilworth, New Jersey (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[Lenape Park]] is a {{convert|450|acres|adj=on}} wildlife reserve and park that is part of the [[Rahway River Parkway]] in Union County. The park also includes portions of Cranford, Springfield and Westfield.<ref>[https://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lenape.pdf Lenape Park], [[Union County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 2, 2020.</ref> An approximately 4.5-mile off-road paved pedestrian path stretches eastbound from Mountainside Police Headquarters in Mountainside, through Echo Lake Park in Westfield, Lenape Park in Westfield and Cranford, Black Brook Park in Kenilworth, and ending near 505 North Michigan Avenue in Kenilworth.

===Kenilworth RVRR rail trail===
[[File:Galloping Hill Golf Course in November 2022.jpg|alt=Galloping Hill Golf Course in November 2022|thumb|273x273px|[[Galloping Hill Golf Course]] in November 2022]]
{{maplink-road|from=Rahway Valley Railroad.map|frame-align=right|plain=no|text=Lines of the abandoned [[Rahway Valley Railroad]]}}
 
Area residents have proposed a 7.3-mile pedestrian [[linear park]] along the "main line" of the abandoned [[Rahway Valley Railroad]] that would run through Kenilworth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1kywuFSyMpva13rrXHdss_l6sOtJKqCeb|title=RVRR Main Line w landmarks|website=Google My Maps}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTl-sZseu88|title=Abandoned Rahway Valley Railroad -Proposed Rails to Trails Route "Flyover" |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> The [[rail trail]] would run eastbound from [[Overlook Medical Center]] on the edge of downtown [[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]] and head south through  [[Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey|Springfield]], [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]], over [[U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey|Route 22]] to Kenilworth. In Kenilworth, it would pass between Party City and Burger King on Route 22, run behind Retro Fitness, running south past the [[Galloping Hill Golf Course]], and end at the southwest edge of [[Roselle Park, New Jersey|Roselle Park]] at the [[Cranford, New Jersey|Cranford]] border.

A northern portion of the rail trail on the RVRR main line is under construction as the Summit Park Line, with a footbridge over Morris Avenue installed in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://summitparkline.org/news/|title=The Latest News on the Summit Park Line Project in Summit NJ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/summit/park-line-pedestrian-bridge-officially-installed-summit|title=Park Line Pedestrian Bridge Officially Installed In Summit|date=October 24, 2022|website=Summit, NJ Patch}}</ref> In parallel, advocates have been pushing for immediate development of the portion of the RVRR Main Line south of [[U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey|Route 22]], running past the [[Galloping Hill Golf Course]] through Kenilworth and Roselle Park. The [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], which owns the railbed, has been working to clear it in anticipation of possible future trail use for pedestrians and cyclists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/roselle-park/sections/government/articles/njdot-clearing-out-abandoned-railway-property-in-roselle-park-union-county-to-apply-for-a-grant-to-convert-it-into-a-trail-through-roselle-park-and-kenilworth|title=NJDOT Clearing Out Abandoned Railway Property in Roselle Park; Union County to Apply For a Grant to Convert it into a Trail Through Roselle Park and Kenilworth|website=TAPinto}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unioncountyconnects.org/|title=Union County Connects – A County Connected by Trails|website=unioncountyconnects.org}}</ref>