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COME LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD AT PUBLIC FORUMS TO BE HELD THIS SPRING
First Saturday Monthly Walk, March 6, 2010 in Madison
First Saturday Monthly Walk, February 6,2010 in East Haven at Farm River State Park
Stantec Working on Preliminary Engineering Study
Engineering firm Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., of Hamden, began work on the Trail’s Preliminary Engineering Study in September 2009. Over the winter, they will be meeting with landowners along possible routes to assess their interest and answer any preliminary questions. In late winter, after Stantec and volunteers from the Shoreline Greenway Trail have contacted all landowners, the Trail will hold public information meetings on the proposed route. At the end of this process, Stantec will produce a report on the relevant issues and challenges of the proposed route and help prioritize spending and construction. If you have any questions or would like more information, we encourage you to call or email the Shoreline Greenway Trail team leader in your town:
Madison: Virginia Raff
madison@shorelinegreenwaytrail.org, 203-318-9649Guilford: Larry Dowler
guilford@shorelinegreenwaytrail.org, 203-453-3994Branford: Valerie Murray
branford@shorelinegreenwaytrail.org, 203-488-0243East Haven: Barbara Brow
easthaven@shorelinegreenwaytrail.org, 203-469-9127
Welcome to the Shoreline Greenway Trail
The Shoreline Greenway Trail will run through meadows and woods along the Sound from Lighthouse Point on New Haven Harbor for twenty-five miles to Hammonasset State Beach in Madison.
It is being built for non-motorized recreation and transit, section by section, through East Haven, Branford, Guilford and Madison. It will connect with parks, railroad stations, village centers and other trails as well as the East Coast Greenway that runs from Maine to Florida.
The Trail is for people of all ages – children, school kids, adults and seniors – who enjoy the outdoors, including walkers, hikers, bicyclists, runners, baby-carriage pushers and, when it snows, even cross-country skiers.
And the Trail is being designed throughout to be environmentally sensitive, safe, appropriate to the land, and acceptable to landowners.
The Trail is supported by all area political leaders and governments, and was awarded a federal appropriation of $2.65 million and $665,000 from the State of Connecticut. Each of the four towns – EastHaven, Branford, Guilford and Madison – has appropriated funds for an engineering survey of the whole route.
Almost 2,000 area families have been contributing to the Trail, recognizing that it will be a wonderful, recreational and health-enhancing resource for everyone.