DEPARTMENT OE PARKS. 



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CONVENIENCES FOR BICYCLISTS. 



There have been constructed for the use of bicyclists two 

 rendezvous at the rear entrance of the Park, and a very at- 

 tractive lavatory for ladies has been built. These have proven 

 very useful to the thousands who pass through the Park using 

 the wheel. Bicycle racks were also constructed at the music 

 stand, to enable bicycle riders to enjoy music without being 

 annoyed by the need of watching their wheels. 



BICYCLE SHELTER FOR LADIES — PROSPECT PARK. 



The Ocean Parkway entrance to Prospect Park being rather 

 narrow made it dangerous for bicyclists to enter or leave the 

 Park. They were so numerous that they crowded each other, 

 and it was almost impossible to drive in or out of the Park with- 

 out endangering the lives of the people on wheels. After careful 

 study of the situation it was decided to build side entrances con- 

 necting directly with the cycle paths, and this proved an adequate 

 solution of the problem. The cycle path was also extended 



