Thanks-from an eastsider who has been waiting a long time for this! On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 7:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 County’s 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 > > > > > -- Therese ,__o _-\_<, (*)/'(*)
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