Google Maps knows it as Wagon Trail: http://bit.ly/hlZkvv
-Mindy Preston > So where is Wagon Trail Road? Exciting news, tho. > > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 6:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This was a bit of a surprise to me. Although it's been on the to do list >> for many years, I had not heard that it would be a "go" this soon. >> >> Dane Co. Exec. Parisi: Dane County celebrates Earth Day by plannning for >> Capital City Trail connection to Glacial Drumlin Trail >> 4/22/2011 >> >> Contact: Casey Slaughter Becker, Office of the County Executive >> (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 843-8858 >> >> The County is celebrating Earth Day today by beginning the planning and >> design for construction of an off road bicycle-pedestrian trail that >> will >> fill in the missing link between the Capital City Trail and the Glacial >> Drumlin Trail. The project will begin this summer, thanks to a Wisconsin >> DOT High Priority Project grant that was awarded for the project. >> >> County Executive Joe Parisi says the grant will cover up to 80 percent >> of >> planning costs for the project, with the Wisconsin DNR paying the >> remaining 20 percent. Actual construction of the six-mile trail will be >> contingent on the ability to secure additional grant dollars. >> >> Earth Day is a great reminder that here in Dane County we have an >> excellent system of bike trails that help recreational and commuting >> bicyclists get where they need to go, said Parisi. The need for this >> missing trail link has been highly recognized by bicyclists for more >> than >> a decade. With this link in place, one could ride from Governor Dodge >> State Park all the way to Miller Park. >> >> Dane County would serve as the grant Project Sponsor and provide >> oversight >> of planning and design efforts for the nearly 6 mile long connector >> trail. >> The total cost of the planning project is estimated to be about >> $270,000, >> with the WDOT administered grant covering up to 80 percent. >> >> The trail is planned to extend from Wagon Trail Road in the City of >> Madison east to the where the Glacial Drumlin Trail now ends in the >> Village of Cottage Grove. Dane County, the City of Madison, Village of >> Cottage Grove and Wisconsin DNR have been working together on planning >> and >> acquiring lands necessary for development of the trail for several >> years. >> >> Historically, this trail connection has shown up as one of the most >> requested projects in all of Dane County among the bicycling community, >> Parisi said. It is extremely exciting to see this trail so close to now >> becoming a reality. >> >> Preserving the environment for the health of county residents and to >> strengthen Dane Countys local economy is a priority for Parisi. >> Encouraging growth in the clean energy jobs industry and promoting and >> protecting the natural places that make Dane County a great place to >> live >> will be among his initiatives as Dane County Executive. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> > > > > -- > Therese > ,__o > _-\_<, > (*)/'(*) > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
