The trail is not generally on the railroad corridor. WDNR has acquired lands/easements adjacent to the rail corridor. I understand that a drawing is being prepared to better describe the route. There is a graphic to describe the City's route from Wagon Trail to Buckeye. Although this route is on existing city lands or local streets, some of the route at the west end will have to acquired from existing residential properties.
I expect that there will be public information meetings this year to better describe the route and the environmental issues. Chris James is the project manager for the County and Tony Fernandez is the project manager for the City. And, yes Tim, WDNR intends to charge trail fees. It's a modest charge for a great service. Larry D. Nelson, P.E. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tim wong Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 5:50 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Capital City Trail to Cottage Grove Wasn't the Union Pacific RR the reason the section between Cottage Grove Rd. and Buckeye was never completed--some refusal to give permission or something like that? Why can it proceed from Buckeye to Cottage Grove (village, not road)? Can we make sure that this bike path is a free route and not part of the DNR's toll road for (non-polluting) bicycles? What could make that happen? On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 9:36 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: Looks like both are planned on being paved. http://www.cityofmadison.com/bikeMadison/planning/project.cfm?id=16 http://www.cityofmadison.com/bikeMadison/planning/project.cfm?id=4 On Apr 23, 2011 12:04am, tim wong <[email protected]> wrote: > is this extension going to be paved or will it be the usual DNR toll road crushed limestone specials? > > 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 <tel:%28608%29%20267-8823> or cell (608) 843-8858 <tel:%28608%29%20843-8858> > > > > 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 > > > > > -- > If you would like to sign a petition opposing Williamson St. Coop's permanent driveway, go to the link http://www.PetitionOnline.com/coop9876/petition.html .Even if you've signed the paper copy, sign this one especially if you have a comment to add. Or buy a T-shirt: STOP THE DRIVEWAY. 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