Conference noted::bicycle

    The trail is only proposed, not started yet.  You can ride part of the old
    roadbed south of 117, though.
    
    Karl

    Somebody has to come up with some money to build a bridge on the
    RR trail over the Assabet in Stow.  It's out, and the river is
    fairly deep where it crosses.
    Kratz 

    
    Thanks.  I just got excited when I saw the map on the web, but I guess
    it was only a proposed map.  :-(
    
    Louisa

I've been working on this project with people from Stow, Hudson, Marlborough, 
Acton, and Maynard for two years now. Currently Kathy Buckley Lewis and her
folks from the Central Transportation Planning S(???) (CTPS) are doing feasibil-
ity study with help from a bunch of volunteers and the 5 towns. We have a 
meeting April 24 at the Maynard Town Hall. 

The section where the original railroad bridge across the Assabet (Stow) is no
longer there is an optional route; we can in fact avoid TWO crossings of the
river ((both bridges are gone, but pilings are intact below water level) by
detouring on existing roadways through Gleasondale section of Stow, turning onto
Sudbury Rd (past Honeypot Hill orchards), then onto Boone Rd which brings you
to the long straight stretch of trail going north to Maynard.

Give me a call if you want to know more about it, or want to look at the cool
informational brochure. 
                                  Dick Lawrence    DTN 225-6072

Can someone post some better directions other than 117 in Stow?
Or the URL with the map?

Can I ride it now, or is it private and unadvised?

--Roger

    Well, the section in Hudson and (southern) Stow is pretty overgrown.
    The northern section is basically the dirt road that runs from
    117 to Crow Island.  From 117 in Maynard, take the road next to
    the Assabet that goes back to the Maynard Highway Dept.  Pick up
    the dirt road that runs between the highway dept and the river.
    When the dirt road eventually ends and turns right into Crow Island,
    keep going straight down the dirt trail.  K

From:	US4RMC::"[email protected]" "Doug Mink" 22-JUL-1996 23:29:36.28
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Subj:	Assabet River Rail Trail Meeting

ARRT PUBLIC MEETING JULY 24 IN HUDSON

There will be a public meeting to discuss the proposed Assabet River Rail Trail
on Wednesday, July 24 from 7-9 pm at the Unitarian Church on Main Street (MA 62)
in Hudson.  Cathy Buckley-Lewis of the Central Transportation Planning Staff
will present an update on the ongoing feasibility study, and there will be
a slide show about the trail.  Most of the last hour will be devoted to
questions, answers, and community input.

[I'd be there if I weren't going on vacation for a week. -Doug Mink]

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From:	US6RMC::"[email protected]" "Bernard Kosicki" 13-FEB-1997 10:42:32.54
To:	[email protected]
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Subj:	Assabet River Rail Trail-Acton support needed!

Support is being gathered to submit a grant application to partially fund
construction of the Assabet River Rail Trail (see message from Tom Keane below).

A strong show of support in Acton (my town) is particularly crucial.  The
AART committee is meeting with the Acton Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, 7:30
in room 204 of the Acton town hall.  The BOS will be asked by AART to
actually commit money at this time. There is an opposition group of
abutters. Acton residents in favor of this project are strongly urged to attend.

In addition, letters of support for the grant application have been
requested by Tom Keane:  

At 06:38 PM 2/8/97 -0500, Tom E Keane wrote:
>
>this excerpted from the ARRT newsletter, which arrived today, for use in
>the ICB newsletter.. however, some timely stuff, so here 'tis.
>
>-----
>
>ARRT Found Feasible
>After a one and one-half year effort, the Central Transportation Planning
>Staff (CTPS) has concluded in its study issued January 29, 1997 that "the
>construction of a trail on the Marlborough branch is physically feasible.
>If the five communities of Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, and Acton
>are interested in this project, they should pursue obtaining easements,
>leases, or ownership and proceed into design."  Cathy Lewis led the CTPS
>effort.  
>
>This milestone event has now triggered a flurry of activity, including the
>development of a traveling exhibit to show at public libraries, and a wave
>of grant writing.  To get more involved, attend the ARRT volunteer meeting
>at Maynard Town Hall 7 pm Wedn. Feb. 19, or call Jeff Richards at
>508-568-1864.  If you live in one of the 5 towns, please also write to
>express your support.  The letters received will be used as part of the
>grant application to get funding to acquire the land.  Address your letter
>to Metropolitan Area Planning Council, 60 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111,
>Attention Elizabeth Newman, and deliver your letter to Michelle Ciccolo at
>the Hudson Selectman's office no later than Feb. 24.  
>
>

There has been some confusion about to whom the letters should be sent.
Michelle Ciccolo of the Hudson Selectman's Office asks that letters be
_addressed_ to the attention of Elizabeth Newman, but actually _mailed_ to
her at the following address:

Michelle Ciccolo
Selectman's Office, Town of Hudson
78 Main Street
Hudson, MA 01749

The letters will be bundled together with the grant application to be
submitted late in February; it is feared that letters received directly by
Ms. Newman before then may get lost and not filed properly to support the
grant application.



Bernie Kosicki
Acton
NVP, BCOM


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