"There was a lot of support for a bike trail in Westfield when we first got started, but we didn't realize people would show up with bikes and just walk them down the trail," shared the source. "The mayor just isn't willing to pour any more money into a project that isn't going anywhere."
The bike trail, currently connecting Southwick to Westfield, only reaches into the Shaker Road neighborhoods, and was proposed to connect into downtown, across the river and, eventually, with trails that lead as far as Northampton.
"We've got just enough money to put in a cul de sac so people can turn around and it'll look sort of finished. It's not like people are going to walk their bikes all the way to Northampton anyway. This way, they can get back to their Hummer without being winded."
In other news, Westfield's Superintendent of Schools has released a report citing widespread obesity among parents after recent Open House meetings left several student desks in disrepair.
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