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Here's the 2022 Archive for the Norwottuck Network's
Free E-Newsletter about Trail Development in the Northeast.
Rail Trail Newsletter #67 - June 2022
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BACK AGAIN TO THE 18+ YEAR SAGA IN SUDBURY
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Ware's, the East Quabbin Land Trust is replicating a wetland through an agreement with National Grid to build out the trail in Ware and Gilbertville
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Eversource has formally announced that they are now past all the lawsuits and are working with the Conservation Commissions in both Sudbury and Hudson
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4 fabulous rail trails in New England by the Boston Globe
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Greenways, including two in Groton, CT, highlighted at state event
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Portland to Auburn rail trail possibilities under consideration
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Proposed bicycle trail system could connect Maine's 25 biggest communities by 2030
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Long Island's North Shore Rail Trail opens, repurposing abandoned railroad line into recreational trail
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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million for Trail Expansion to Boost Tourism in Southbridge, Mass
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Danville plans to repurpose historic train station as rail trail hub
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Parker Street tunnel mural brings colorful life to Piscataquog Rail Trail MANCHESTER, NH
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The Cambridge bike lane battle is heading to court
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What will the completed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail do for Franklin County, VT?
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New Elevated Park Offers a Blueprint to Cooling Cities snaking over rooftops in downtown Rotterdam
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What's your preferred bike trail surface: Gravel or pavement?
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‘It’s so freeing’: Boston women learn to bike as more protected lanes are built
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Is North America poised for an e-cargo bike boom?
Rail Trail Newsletter #66 - May 2022
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Legal Opinion to the Hudson Select Board about the continuing saga of the Eversource case.
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Belmont Community Path Costs Explained
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Clinton Greenway Conservation Trust is hosting two events
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Vast holdings of dead RRs in Mass, more readily available to groups and communities--without any liability threats.
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Attention CT and VT folks. NH is now getting their improved legislation done before you!
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State, Local Officials Cut Ribbon for Pittsfield Rail Trail Extension
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Massachusetts is the best state for bicyclists, getting ranked top ‘bicycle friendly’ state in 2022
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Sudbury, Mass N-S trail getting underway finally, while the E-W trail still conjuring up some hand-wringing and angst.
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Twin Cities Rail Trail poised to join area’s pathway gems
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First phase of Twin Cities Rail Trail slated to open in June
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Manchester voters approved the town’s purchase of the privately held Historic Manchester Rail Trail
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Fund-raiser to have an engineer look at small, bent timber bridge on the MCRT in Belchertown.
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Swampscott Rail Trail will provide residents with an amazing amenity
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Rail trail advocates outraged over switch from tunnel to ‘spaghetti plan’ at Derry’s new highway exit
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state of NY going to rebuild a RR bridge over the Hudson.
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NYC to fill gaps in Brooklyn, Queens bike and pedestrian greenways with $48M investment
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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail enters final phase of across-the-state construction
Rail Trail Newsletter #65 - April 2022
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Another 2.3 miles of the MCRT begins construction in Ware and Gilbertville
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DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MCRT INTERSECTS WITH SEVENTEEN OTHER TRAILS?
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LEARN MORE about our GOLDEN SPIKE PLAQUES we present, at our GOLDEN SPIKE EVENTS
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Town of Bedford, MA narrowly rejected necessary land acquisitions for the town’s “Minuteman Bikeway Extension” project
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Urban trails are part of the climate change solution
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Nature in the Neighborhood: Swampscott needs to ask, what would Olmsted do?
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Rail trail is not the solution to Swampscott's green space issue Wicked Local
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The Smallest New Yorkers Join the Pandemic Biking Surge
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Senator Schumer calls for new Federal program to fund investment in outdoor industry
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Cities Must Follow Through on Road Safety Plans. Here’s How.
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Read what Expedia has said about Sustainable Tourism as being the next big thing.
Rail Trail Newsletter #64 - March 2022
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Waltham Mayor Requesting $9.3M For Wayside section of the MCRT
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Easthampton wins state grant to build safer route from rail trail to school
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An Infographic About the MCRT
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022 GOLDEN SPIKE CONFERENCE Saturday July 30, 2022
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Half-mile trail purchase will connect 59 mile Northern Rail Trail to Concord, NH proper.
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South Coast--Mattapoisett Bike Path Plans, Costs Detailed
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Contractors hope rail trail to be completed this year
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The sons of Betty Wold Johnson have donated her 800 acre Hopewell farm to D&R Greenway.
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DEEP Announces $3 Million in Trail Grants For 20 Projects Across the State Funding Will Support Projects That Enhance and Improve CT’s Multiuse Trails
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ew Trails We Can Look Forward to in Central and Western Mass. This Year
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Proposed rail trail to pass through North Attleboro, Plainville, Norfolk and Wrentham, Mass picks up momentum during pandemic
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Blackstone Valley Greenway / Bikeway needs a champion
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How to Design a Bike Lane - Create obvious and clearly marked pathways.
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The Futility of Picking Up the Trash. Litter collection may not be doing enough to stall a vicious cycle of new trash.
Rail Trail Newsletter #63 - February 2022
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SUDBURY. The Surface Transportation Board has ruled against the group called "PROTECT SUDBURY".
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National Grid has entered into a long term land agreement with the East Quabbin Land Trust
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25% Design in Belmont now Community Path Passes Phase 1 Milestone
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Portland to Fryeburg Maine; a trail project starts to move ahead PORTLAND (WGME)
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Twin City Rail Trail. And btw, with a big, smacking, beautiful, new bridge built over Rt 2 too.
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South Coast Bikeway Gets an Update
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‘I Wanted That Self-Reliance Back’: Disabled Hikers Forge a New Path
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RTC Highlights the 1,400 mile, Landline project near Boston
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8 Townhomes Planned For Natick Site Along Rail Trail
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Why NJ’s Essex-Hudson Greenway Will be a Game-Changer for Commuters, City Residents
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Vermont To Open 93-Mile Cross-State Trail in 2023
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Teen’s report details bike and pedestrian challenges in downtown Westfield
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Westfield’s preferred connector trail cuts through North Side neighborhoods etc.
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5 U.S. Cities Where Bike Commuting is Booming from the League of American Bicyclists
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State of Missouri has accepted a donation of 140+ miles of former RR corridor to build the Rock Island Trail