ches ▁and ▁walking ▁paths . ▁ ▁The ▁park way ▁also ▁has ▁two ▁bi ke ▁paths ▁between ▁Boston ▁Road ▁and ▁Still well ▁Avenue , ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁direction . ▁These ▁bi ke ▁paths ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁East ▁Coast ▁Green way , ▁which ▁connect s ▁Maine ▁and ▁[[ F lor ida .. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁landscape ▁architect ▁Frederick ▁Law ▁Ol m sted ▁en vision ed ▁a ▁green b elt ▁across ▁the ▁Bron x , ▁consisting ▁of ▁par ks ▁and ▁park ways ▁that ▁would ▁align ▁with ▁existing ▁ge ography . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁the ▁city ▁decl ined ▁to ▁act ▁upon ▁his ▁plan . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁New ▁York ▁Her ald ▁editor ▁John ▁M ull aly ▁pushed ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁par ks ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁particularly ▁la ud ing ▁the ▁Van ▁Cort land t ▁and ▁P ell ▁families ' ▁properties ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁eastern ▁Bron x ▁respectively . ▁He ▁formed ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Park ▁Association ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁There ▁were ▁ob jections ▁to ▁the ▁system , ▁which ▁would ▁apparently ▁be ▁too ▁far ▁from ▁Manh attan , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁pre cluding ▁development ▁on ▁the ▁par ks ' ▁sites . ▁However , ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁prominent ▁lo bb y ists , ▁who ▁supported ▁such ▁a ▁park ▁system , ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁pet ition ▁the ▁bill ▁into ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate , ▁and ▁later , ▁the ▁New