@bloomington_in Rode over to check on the progress of this. It's moving along, with something like 30 yards of trail complete and open for some reason. Looks like the whole piece should be open by the fall though! #trails
New connector between Des Moines' High Trestle and Raccoon River Valley trails, colloquially known as the "High Raccoon" 😂
"The half-mile-long High Trestle bridge is dramatically framed with a series of offset diagonals"
"Ever since the High Trestle Trail opened 13 years ago, there's been a gap between Woodward, its western terminus, and Perry..the last 2 miles of that 9-mile gap will disappear under an extension of the High Trestle Trail"
How will a 9-mile Des Moines bike trail open a world of possibilities?
They're extending the B-Line up to 17th Street this summer, which is pretty great. Sure wish they'd work on the North Dunn path though!
The Great American Rail-Trail
"A grand scheme of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy to build a continuous, off-road multi-use trail from the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to the Pacific Ocean in Washington State — a trail across the entire United States."
This article is more about connecting #Minnesota to the trail, but it's pretty interesting.
https://streets.mn/2024/02/12/the-great-american-rail-trail/
Now what's up in Dallas? 55 miles of planned trails suddenly removed from city plans without explanation.
#Dallas #trails #UrbanPlanning
https://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/2023/10/02/dallas-55-mile-bike-trail/
Residents to rally against closure of Lower Cascades road
"Mayor John Hamilton wants to convert a 0.6-mile stretch of Old State Road 37 to a biker-pedestrian trail, but some members of the public say that would restrict public access to Lower Cascades."
This a weird freakin' hill to die on. A tiny little road on the outskirts of town, who cares? Let's close downtown Kirkwood to car traffic, I say, then you can rally against that!
Little Rock with extensive plans for a bike network over the next five years. Hope it comes to fruition! #LittleRock #Arkansas #trails
https://metroplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CARG-ExecSumm04_13_2023.pdf
How the city plans to address Indianapolis' dangerous trail crossings
"the City-County Council introduced a proposal on June 5 that would create greenway crossing zones. They would be similar to school zones.
Poor lines of sight, fast driving speeds, high traffic volume, and designs that don't adequately discourage reckless driving are some of the problems at trail crossings, cyclists and pedestrians said."