Rail Trail Newsletter #85 - January 2024

• Friday, January 19, 2024, NN hosted an all day facilitated workshop about the MCRT, about the steps needed to FinishTheRailTrail

• The first time we had a cross-state workshop about how to get the MCRT finished. Or as our new landing page URL says: FinishTheRailTrail

• Presentation by Tom Baird, P.E. working for Baird & Loguidice in Albany, NY talking about how the NYC Water Dept built a rail trail alongside the reservoir that provides 40% of the water to NYC.

• Sudbury's Economic Development Efforts Gain Momentum BY KEVIN LAHAISE

• MassDOT Expands Multimodal Connectivity Across Massachusetts with 20 Miles of Shared Use Paths Opened in 2023

• YES YOU ARE SEEING IT RIGHT. A 25% DESIGN HEARING BY MASSDOT IS COMING TO BELMONT. ONLY 25+ YEARS IN.

• Belmont Citizens Forum publishes a great news-letter about things happening in town.

• Here's an RFP to find a consultant interested looking at our websites to do a refresh

• New Trails We Can Look Forward to in Mass in 2024

• Celebrating the newly open Manchester, VT Rail Trail

• A book that teaches you how to build a trail

• Peabody and MassDOT discuss plans for a major extension of the Peabody Independence Greenway that includes two pedestrian bridges, with one spanning over Route 1, during a virtual public hearing.

• NY Residents and officials in Castleton-on-Hudson are preparing for a hearing in the village’s fight to create a safe crossing over Amtrak rail lines

• Just Another, and Another, and Another Pedestrian Killed on State Street, Springfield

• In the monthly magazine AARP, there is a story about Betsy Johnson, a resident of Spfld and a force to be reckoned with.

• Gov. Hochul in NY announces $13 million to help complete the Adirondack Rail Trail BY EMILY RUSSELL

• Here's a great podcast interview of Peter Harnik on Resources Radio with Margaret Walls

• Here's a story about something new. Jeff Speck has partnered with Chris Dempsey formerly of Transportation 4 Mass to form a new firm. SpeckDempsey, 

• ​Hartford CT beginning to look at the idea of a Greenway through the urban core next to the active RR.