Hi all,

I was able to attend the Greenway Council Meeting in Mattapan last night and there are lots of project updates for the Trail/Greenway area as well as notes on the TTOR (The Trustees of Reservations) / BNAN merger and leadership transitions.

1) Neponset Spring Ride is ON! Saturday, April 4, 2015: Spring along the Neponset River
Meet at the parking lot at Pauls’s Bridge off Brush Hill Rd. in Milton at 10:00 am for a ride down the Neponset River and along Boston Harbor to Castle Island and back on existing and future trails. Email Jessica Mink j[email protected] for additional info.

2) Bike racks will be installed at Pope John Paul II Park as soon as the snow has thawed.

3) The bridge at Central Ave. (current Southern terminus of Neponset Trail) is currently under repair. A detour is in place and repairs are expected to be completed within 2 weeks.

4) Contact MassParks if you come across any snow/weather damage that needs attention. Kevin Hollenbeck from DCR said that there are extra emergency funds available during April to address such issues. Massparks line: 617-626-1250, 0 for operator or[email protected]

5) BNAN’s Program Director Candice Cook will no longer be facilitating the Greenway meetings as she is taking a new job in Somerville. Conrad Crawford (formerly with the DCR, now Regional Director for TTOR) was in attendance at the meeting. He said he would attend meetings as often as possible, but could not confirm that TTOR would be providing a direct replacement for Candice (her job is being split into 3 separate positions within TTOR). He lives in East Cambridge and is an avid cyclist. (Conrad’s Email: [email protected]).

6) UPDATES ON GREENWAY PROJECT from Stella Lensing (DCR):

Segment I (Martini to Neponset Valley Pkwy)

– Neponset Trail from Granite Ave. to Shawmut Junction will be paved with bituminous asphalt this Spring. The contractor will be starting as soon as all of the snow has thawed. Detour will be until project is completed by the end of May.

– There was discussion about additional traffic enforcement at the Granite Ave. pedestrian stoplight.  DCR is looking into adding additional signage near 93 off-ramp to warn vehicles of crosswalk.

Segment 2 (Central Ave to Mattapan Sq)

**PUBLIC MEETING ON MONDAY 4/13** 7-8:30PM. Foley Senior Residences Dining Room 249 River St. Mattapan

DCR will present plans for construction. The public meeting presentation and other related materials will be viewable after the meeting on the DCR’s website at http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/public-outreach/public-meetings

– Construction to begin this month (Ryan Playground – Mattapan), S & R Corp. has trailers on site. Project completion 18-24 mos.

– Lee Toma of Milton Bikes reported that the design is now complete for a new Mattapan Sq. Crossing on Rt. 28/ Blue Hill Ave. (Detailed plans can be found on the DPW Town of Milton Engineering page)

– Port Norfolk Park construction to begin after site visits this month

Segment 3 (Victory Rd. to Morrissey Blvd. – Nat’l Grid/ rainbow gas tank)

– Construction access agreement has been reached. DCR is going to survey the site with design complete by 6/30.

Segment 4 (Tenean Beach to Victory Rd)

– Land is not DCR property, belongs to MassDOT. Due to MassDOT employee transitions DCR has yet to find the proper contact and will need to “reopen discussions”.

– Currently there are no funds for the design on this part of the trail.

7) April 25th is Mass. Parks Serve Day – there are beach clean ups happening in Savin Hill and Quincy River Walk. More info at Neponset.org or DCR website.

8) The Trustees of Reservation are currently seeking seasonal (Youth Crew Leaders) and year-round employees. See ttor.org for more info.

Happy Spring!

Lynn

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