bigeman312
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Took a walk along the Reformatory Branch this weekend. The signs are thick advocating rejection of the bike path enhancements, and using a cute cartoon turtle to tug at the heart strings. There is practically a billboard right at the Concord town line.
There are aspects of the project I'd like to see completed and other aspects of the projects that I would not like to see completed.
The most no-brainer improvements proposed are:
- Extension of the bikeway along Railroad Avenue:
- A raised shared-use path along the south side of Railroad Avenue that would maintain crossing access for abutting businesses and residents.
- A new five foot sidewalk on the north side of the road.
- Repaving with new striping.
- A new closed drainage system to decrease flooding.
- New 11-space permeable pavement parking lot where Railroad Avenue and the Reformatory Branch Trail meet:
- New landscaping features, benches, bicycle racks, signage, etc.
- Ramp from the path to the end of Evans Avenue for access to the trail.
- A non-motorized crossing at the end of Turf Meadow Rd for access to and across the trail.
- Seperate the bikeway from the Water Department's access driveway east of Hartwell Rd:
- Driveway and path separated by a vegetated buffer with new tree plantings.
- Improvements to the Hartwell Rd crossing:
- Accessible crossing with flashing pedestrian signal to warn motorists of users crossing the road is proposed. This would be an improvement and I'm on board with that.
- Personally, in a perfect world, I'd rather sever the automobile connection and have Hartwell Rd dead-end on either side of the path with a non-motorized crossing connecting across the path.
- Accessible crossing with flashing pedestrian signal to warn motorists of users crossing the road is proposed. This would be an improvement and I'm on board with that.
- New 15-space permeable pavement parking lot at the end of Lavender Lane:
- Landscaped to provide screening for the nearby homes.
- Benches, signange, bicycle racks, etc.
- Non-motorized crossing connection to the adjoining conservation land trail network.
- New 15-space permeable pavement parking lot off of Concord Rd:
- Landscaping, water fountain, picnic table, bicycle racks, signage, etc.
- Underpass under Concord Rd:
- 10 ft tall by 18ft wide underpass.
- Accessible ramp connection.
- New sidewalk to Bonnievale Drive.