Let's turn the adjacent land next to Amtrak into a greenway Archived

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BenHV

Issue ID:

385182

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New Haven

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Wooster Square

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on 02/03/2013

Duplicate of:

364880

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There's so much useable land here. Lets extend the canal trail by the train line.

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7 Comments

KenCT (Registered User)

Note a recent article in the New Haven Independent:

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/farmington_canal_greenway/

I'm not sure this is the right forum for this issue as it's not something that needs to be "fixed," but the current plan running the Greenway along "low traffic" Olive Street certainly seems foolish when an realistic alternative is located a few feet nearby.

02/03/2013 · Flag Flagged
BB (Registered User)

Hey Ken,
This is the right place. SeeClickFix is also a place for public space suggestions.

02/03/2013 · Flag Flagged
KenCT (Registered User)

I was thinking more in terms of the Wooster Square Association, which would be heavily impacted by additional bike traffic on Olive Street, or the local chapter of the Rails to Trails Conservancy.

Given this statement from the article above, this alternative plan would be something that needs immediate support and action.

Gilvarg said the greenway plans are running almost exactly one year behind schedule. The project is now at the “semi-final design” phase, or 60 percent designed. The route that’s been chosen is the result of a number of public meetings, and represents the best that can be done with the time and money available, Gilvarg said.

02/03/2013 · Flag Flagged
abgoode (Registered User)

This is a complicated issue and I would urge folks not to jump to any conclusions about alternative plans for Phase IV. Hopefully we can get the current Phase IV design (which is very close to receiving all its DOT approvals) built while continuing to pursue a "lowline" option along the rail corridor. It's a mistake at this point to see it as either/or.

02/08/2013 · Flag Flagged
Closed City of New Haven (Registered User)

We are trying to delineate issues that are current and need the city's attention to resolve. Any issues prior to 2013 are being closed. If your issue remains and needs to be addressed by the city, please either re-open or open as a new See Click Fix issue. Thanks.

10/29/2015 · Flag Flagged
Reopened BB (Registered User)

Let's keep this open!

10/29/2015 · Flag Flagged
Rebecca Bombero, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (Verified Official)

This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 364880.

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02/20/2019 · Flag Flagged

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