>>>>>There are already ample routes through the area for seasoned cyclists<<<<

Yeah, that's just my point. Anybody who is going to commute to the Syosset RR station is already doing so and has probably found a better route than this. By extending a path that is already known as a family-friendly bicycling path, they're inviting UNseasoned bicyclists to stay on the path under the assumption that all of it is like the sections along the Massapequa Preserve. I think this is a recipe for trouble.