▁around ▁the ▁S ail fish ▁Y acht ▁Club ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁Lake ▁Tra il ▁is ▁filled ▁daily ▁with ▁b ik ers , ▁roll er bl aders , ▁run ners , ▁and ▁dog - walk ers . ▁ ▁Tra vel ing ▁by ▁bi ke ▁along ▁the ▁ocean ▁can ▁be ▁ha z ard ous . ▁Only ▁a ▁short ▁section ▁in ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁area ▁has ▁side wal ks . ▁The ▁roads ▁along ▁the ▁ocean ▁are ▁narrow ▁and ▁have ▁small ▁or ▁none x istent ▁shoulders , ▁making ▁b ik ing ▁a ▁potentially ▁dangerous ▁activity ▁in ▁those ▁areas . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁south ▁of ▁Slo an ' s ▁Cur ve , ▁through ▁South ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁to ▁East ▁Ocean ▁Avenue ▁( link ing ▁to ▁L ant ana ) ▁is ▁a ▁two - mile ▁( 3 2 0 0 ▁m ) ▁long , ▁relatively ▁wide ▁ped est rian ▁path ▁that ▁is ▁popular ▁with ▁walk ers , ▁run ners , ▁and ▁b ik ers ▁al ike . ▁ ▁Police ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁police ▁department , ▁established ▁on ▁October   1 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁then , ▁town ▁mar shal ▁Joseph ▁B orm an ▁served ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁chief ▁law ▁enfor cer ▁as ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1   char ter . ▁The ▁department ▁employed ▁ 6 1   o ffic ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁With ▁a ▁population ▁of