Action Alert - Bucks County:
Support Needed for Upper Makefield Township Trail Network
"UPPER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
May 19, 2004 7:30p.m.
First Presentation of Township Wide Trail System Proposal to the Board. (Grant deadline June 30th)
Trail Plan has run into fierce opposition by adjacent neighbors in one historic district. Unless people come out to support the trail at the meeting tonight then the township may withdraw their grant application.
Map of the Proposed Upper Makefield Trail Network
This is the legacy blog of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. It is an archive of posts from 2003 to 2014. Making your ride better since 1972. https://www.bicyclecoalition.org
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Sunday, May 16, 2004
NBW's Bike Part Art Exhibit at the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery
The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery will sponsor Neighborhood Bike Works' second annual fund-raising event through a juried exhibition of Bike Part Art. An open call to artists and individuals will include access to bike parts donated by Neighborhood Bike Works. Participants of this initiative will be challenged to create found object art pieces using bike parts. Celebrity jurors including Stanley Tuttleman (Tuttleman Foundation, Tuttleman Omniverse Theater at the Franklin Institute), Art Carey (Philadelphia Inquirer) and Ruth Snyderman (The Works Gallery) will select
the best works from three categories. Prizes will be awarded
to individual artists. Art sales will benefit Neighborhood Bike Works programming.
The Exhibit Starts on May 19th The Gallery is located at 3600 Market St in the University City Science Center.
The Esther M. Klein Art Gallery will sponsor Neighborhood Bike Works' second annual fund-raising event through a juried exhibition of Bike Part Art. An open call to artists and individuals will include access to bike parts donated by Neighborhood Bike Works. Participants of this initiative will be challenged to create found object art pieces using bike parts. Celebrity jurors including Stanley Tuttleman (Tuttleman Foundation, Tuttleman Omniverse Theater at the Franklin Institute), Art Carey (Philadelphia Inquirer) and Ruth Snyderman (The Works Gallery) will select
the best works from three categories. Prizes will be awarded
to individual artists. Art sales will benefit Neighborhood Bike Works programming.
The Exhibit Starts on May 19th The Gallery is located at 3600 Market St in the University City Science Center.
Bike Week Events in Southeast PA
Bike to Work in Media -- Friday, May 21
The Media festivities will take place on the upper plaza of the Government Center complex (behind the Courthouse), beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, May 21.
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Event: Bike on Bus Blitz
The Second Annual Bicycle Coalition Bike on Bus Blitz will take place on
Tuesday, May 18 between 8:30 am and 10 am. Volunteers will take their bikes on routes 103, 107 and 122 buses scheduled to arrive at the 69th St Terminal in Upper Darby between 8:45 and 9:30 or to depart from 69th St between 9:00 and 9:30.
The Bicycle Coalition will provide volunteers a SEPTA token and arrange an itinerary. Instructions for using the bus bike rack are online at the Bicycle Coalition website
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Philadelphia's 9th Annual
Bike to Work Day
12:30 PM
Shops at Liberty Place Rotunda
16th and Chestnut Streets
Commuter Bike Fashion Show and Valet Bicycle Parking
Bike to Work in Media -- Friday, May 21
The Media festivities will take place on the upper plaza of the Government Center complex (behind the Courthouse), beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, May 21.
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Event: Bike on Bus Blitz
The Second Annual Bicycle Coalition Bike on Bus Blitz will take place on
Tuesday, May 18 between 8:30 am and 10 am. Volunteers will take their bikes on routes 103, 107 and 122 buses scheduled to arrive at the 69th St Terminal in Upper Darby between 8:45 and 9:30 or to depart from 69th St between 9:00 and 9:30.
The Bicycle Coalition will provide volunteers a SEPTA token and arrange an itinerary. Instructions for using the bus bike rack are online at the Bicycle Coalition website
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Philadelphia's 9th Annual
Bike to Work Day
12:30 PM
Shops at Liberty Place Rotunda
16th and Chestnut Streets
Commuter Bike Fashion Show and Valet Bicycle Parking
Thursday, May 13, 2004
DCNR AWARDS NEARLY $1.6 MILLION FOR PENNSYLVANIA RAIL-TRAILS:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Gretchen Leslie
DCNR Press Secretary
(717) 772-9101
Pennsylvania Continues To Lead Nation in Number of Rail-Trails
HARRISBURG (May 6, 2004) ? Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Michael DiBerardinis today announced almost $1.6 million in grants for the planning, acquisition and construction of more than 99 miles of rail-trails in 14 Pennsylvania counties.
Rail-trails are abandoned railroad beds converted for recreational uses such as hiking, biking, jogging and cross-country skiing.
?The value of rail-trails goes well beyond recreation,? Secretary DiBerardinis said. ?They help our children get to school and other community places, improve local economies through tourism, provide a place for safe exercise, protect our open spaces and connect us with our neighbors.
Although we lead the nation in the number of rail trails, we could be doing more to promote and encourage these and other trails as vibrant parts of our community living,? Secretary DiBerardinis said. ?We need the Governor?s proposed 2004-05 budget to provide the funding momentum to continue the important trail work already under way in many areas of the state.
Governor Edward G. Rendell's proposed expansion and renewal of the state?s current Growing Greener program would invest in projects that return brownfields and other polluted sites to productive use; protect farmland and open space from development; clean up polluted streams and abandoned mines; improve state parks and communities"
2004 Rails-To-Trails Grants
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Fairmount Park Commission, $250,000 - to further develop 1.8 miles of the Kensington & Tacony Trail.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Montour Trail Council, $90,000 – to construct a 115-foot bridge over Piney Fork Run on the Montour Trail.
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, $250,000 – to rehabilitate the Hot Metal Bridge to provide a connection to the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and the Great Allegheny Passage.
CLARION AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES
Tri County Rails To Trails Association, $100,000 – to acquire 41 miles of abandoned railroad from Brockway to Piney for development of a trail.
COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES
SEDA-Council of Governments, $50,000 - to determine the feasibility of developing a trail along the historic North Branch Pennsylvania Canal from Danville to Benton.
FAYETTE COUNTY
Fayette County, $55,000 – to complete the design of 10.4 miles of the Sheepskin Trail North.
LEHIGH COUNTY
Whitehall Township, $35,000 - to further develop the Ironton Rail-Trail, including construction of parking area, installation of ADA access, fencing, pavilion, landscaping, sign and other related site improvements.
LUZERNE COUNTY
Susquehanna Warrior Trail Council, $150,000 - to further develop 5 miles of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Bethlehem City, $100,000 – to acquire about 10 acres of abandoned railway in the City of Bethlehem between Hill to Hill Bridge and Hayes Street for use as a pedestrian and bicycle trail.
SNYDER COUNTY
Snyder County, $20,000 - to study the feasibility of developing a 15-mile rail-trail in western Snyder County from McClure Borough to Middleburg Borough, including the villages of Paxtonville and Beaver Springs; Beavertown Borough; and West Beaver, Spring, Beaver, and Franklin townships.
VENANGO COUNTY
Allegheny Valley Trails Association, $100,000 - to further develop 6 miles of the Allegheny River Trail from Rockland Tunnel to Emlenton.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Washington County, $70,000 - to further develop 4.25 miles of the Panhandle Trail from Station Street to Dinsmore Road.
McDonald Area Redevelopment Association, $37,000 – to renovate and further develop the McDonald Trail Station/Meeting House as part of the Allegheny Trail Association’s “Trail Towns” initiative.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Alle-Kiski Revitalization Corporation, $200,000 – to acquire a permanent trail easement on 7.8 miles along the Allegheny River in the boroughs of Oakmont and Plum in Allegheny County and the cities of New Kensington and Arnold in Westmoreland County.
Westmoreland County, $80,000 – to further develop the Five Star Trail, including a pedestrian bridge over Sewickley Creek in New Stanton.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Gretchen Leslie
DCNR Press Secretary
(717) 772-9101
Pennsylvania Continues To Lead Nation in Number of Rail-Trails
HARRISBURG (May 6, 2004) ? Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Michael DiBerardinis today announced almost $1.6 million in grants for the planning, acquisition and construction of more than 99 miles of rail-trails in 14 Pennsylvania counties.
Rail-trails are abandoned railroad beds converted for recreational uses such as hiking, biking, jogging and cross-country skiing.
?The value of rail-trails goes well beyond recreation,? Secretary DiBerardinis said. ?They help our children get to school and other community places, improve local economies through tourism, provide a place for safe exercise, protect our open spaces and connect us with our neighbors.
Although we lead the nation in the number of rail trails, we could be doing more to promote and encourage these and other trails as vibrant parts of our community living,? Secretary DiBerardinis said. ?We need the Governor?s proposed 2004-05 budget to provide the funding momentum to continue the important trail work already under way in many areas of the state.
Governor Edward G. Rendell's proposed expansion and renewal of the state?s current Growing Greener program would invest in projects that return brownfields and other polluted sites to productive use; protect farmland and open space from development; clean up polluted streams and abandoned mines; improve state parks and communities"
2004 Rails-To-Trails Grants
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Fairmount Park Commission, $250,000 - to further develop 1.8 miles of the Kensington & Tacony Trail.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Montour Trail Council, $90,000 – to construct a 115-foot bridge over Piney Fork Run on the Montour Trail.
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, $250,000 – to rehabilitate the Hot Metal Bridge to provide a connection to the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and the Great Allegheny Passage.
CLARION AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES
Tri County Rails To Trails Association, $100,000 – to acquire 41 miles of abandoned railroad from Brockway to Piney for development of a trail.
COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES
SEDA-Council of Governments, $50,000 - to determine the feasibility of developing a trail along the historic North Branch Pennsylvania Canal from Danville to Benton.
FAYETTE COUNTY
Fayette County, $55,000 – to complete the design of 10.4 miles of the Sheepskin Trail North.
LEHIGH COUNTY
Whitehall Township, $35,000 - to further develop the Ironton Rail-Trail, including construction of parking area, installation of ADA access, fencing, pavilion, landscaping, sign and other related site improvements.
LUZERNE COUNTY
Susquehanna Warrior Trail Council, $150,000 - to further develop 5 miles of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Bethlehem City, $100,000 – to acquire about 10 acres of abandoned railway in the City of Bethlehem between Hill to Hill Bridge and Hayes Street for use as a pedestrian and bicycle trail.
SNYDER COUNTY
Snyder County, $20,000 - to study the feasibility of developing a 15-mile rail-trail in western Snyder County from McClure Borough to Middleburg Borough, including the villages of Paxtonville and Beaver Springs; Beavertown Borough; and West Beaver, Spring, Beaver, and Franklin townships.
VENANGO COUNTY
Allegheny Valley Trails Association, $100,000 - to further develop 6 miles of the Allegheny River Trail from Rockland Tunnel to Emlenton.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Washington County, $70,000 - to further develop 4.25 miles of the Panhandle Trail from Station Street to Dinsmore Road.
McDonald Area Redevelopment Association, $37,000 – to renovate and further develop the McDonald Trail Station/Meeting House as part of the Allegheny Trail Association’s “Trail Towns” initiative.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Alle-Kiski Revitalization Corporation, $200,000 – to acquire a permanent trail easement on 7.8 miles along the Allegheny River in the boroughs of Oakmont and Plum in Allegheny County and the cities of New Kensington and Arnold in Westmoreland County.
Westmoreland County, $80,000 – to further develop the Five Star Trail, including a pedestrian bridge over Sewickley Creek in New Stanton.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Schuylkill River Park Lighting Ceremony
The Schuylkill River Park trail lighting will be held on Thursday, May 20th at 6:30 pm. The ceremony will be on the trail, by the Market and Chestnut St ramps.
If you need more info you can contact Tracy Childress of SRDC at 215.985.9393 or tracy.childress@srdc.net.
The Schuylkill River Park trail lighting will be held on Thursday, May 20th at 6:30 pm. The ceremony will be on the trail, by the Market and Chestnut St ramps.
If you need more info you can contact Tracy Childress of SRDC at 215.985.9393 or tracy.childress@srdc.net.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
May Cyclegram is Online!
The Electronic Version of the Cyclegram is now online on the Bicycle Coalition website www.bicyclecoalition.org.
In addition to the newsletter there are also 3 Action Alerts online that you can send electronically .
1 - Request for a Philadelphia Bicycle Coordinator
2 - Better bike on transit access for SEPTA
3 - Thank You to NJ TRANSIT for access on the River Line
The Electronic Version of the Cyclegram is now online on the Bicycle Coalition website www.bicyclecoalition.org.
In addition to the newsletter there are also 3 Action Alerts online that you can send electronically .
1 - Request for a Philadelphia Bicycle Coordinator
2 - Better bike on transit access for SEPTA
3 - Thank You to NJ TRANSIT for access on the River Line
Monday, May 10, 2004
Radnor Trail to Open in November?
The official Radnor Twp. website notes that the Radnor Trail is scheduled to be completed in November. In other news the construction contract for the Cobbs Creek Bikeway was let in March so hopefully construction should begin shortly. It should be complete by the end of the year. Gloucester County has requested that funds be advanced for the final design and construction of the extension of the Monroe Township Bikeway through Glassboro Wildlife Management Area to the a location near the borough limits of Glassboro.
The official Radnor Twp. website notes that the Radnor Trail is scheduled to be completed in November. In other news the construction contract for the Cobbs Creek Bikeway was let in March so hopefully construction should begin shortly. It should be complete by the end of the year. Gloucester County has requested that funds be advanced for the final design and construction of the extension of the Monroe Township Bikeway through Glassboro Wildlife Management Area to the a location near the borough limits of Glassboro.
Thursday, May 06, 2004
Blue Bike Lanes are Here
Blue Bike Lanes appearing at key conflict points The bike lanes along the Ben Franklin Parkway around the Art Museum, Eakins Oval and at Columbus Blvd at I-95 have blue paint now. To learn more about Blue Bike lanes click on the City of Portland Study here.
Blue Bike Lanes appearing at key conflict points The bike lanes along the Ben Franklin Parkway around the Art Museum, Eakins Oval and at Columbus Blvd at I-95 have blue paint now. To learn more about Blue Bike lanes click on the City of Portland Study here.
John Kerry Falls of Bike:
An article in Bikebiz.com reports that the presidential candidate was unhurt fell off his bike on Sunday as he was riding with secret service agents (there's a fun group) in Concord, MA.
Here is a photo of Kerry Riding his $5,000 machine
An article in Bikebiz.com reports that the presidential candidate was unhurt fell off his bike on Sunday as he was riding with secret service agents (there's a fun group) in Concord, MA.
Here is a photo of Kerry Riding his $5,000 machine
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)