Volunteers from Hartford, West Hartford, South Windsor, and elsewhere pitched in to help clean a bike path yesterday. This path, which is part of the East Coast Greenway, runs from Bushnell Park to behind the Legislative Office Building parking garage and does not seem to be maintained by anyone. It’s often covered with broken glass and it is not unusual to watch litter wear away, rather than actually be removed. By the end of the afternoon, volunteers removed about the equivalent of a dozen municipal trash cans filled with garbage and carted away one full recycling barrel. As a result, the path has an extra three feet of usable surface and is a bit less dangerous now that the sand pit has been removed. Unfortunately, that sand trap is destined to return due to erosion problems that could be easily remedied if whomever owns the land (Amtrak? City of Hartford? State of Connecticut? State Armory? The possibilities are endless.) took the initiative to install either fencing or, better, plant some vegetation with root structure. Sunday’s event was part of the 350.org 10/10/10 Work Party. Events of various sizes with small-to-very ambitious actions happened all over the globe and can be read about on the site.