[RP TownTalk] Good News - Trolley Trail and RR Crossing move forward

[Rob Oppenheim]

Installation of our railroad crossing's 4-arm safety gates is about to begin. 
 
The date for installation was moved up to Fri June 8 thru Monday June 10th 
(the crossing will be closed for that weekend). 
 
The road bed will also be repaired!!! No more huge holes in the road. (But lets 
not count our chickens before they hatch). By the way, the RR crossing upgrade 
is funded with federal RR safety dollars.
  
The Trolley Hiker-Biker Trail made it onto the planning docket of Park 
and Planning!

So it looks like the next step - detail planning - will move forward this year.
A big thanks to our County Councilmember Eric Olson for making this happen.
 
Here are some Trolley Trail milestones achieved since last fall:
Won town council approval of the concept.
Presented the idea at various MNCPPC and county planning meetings.
Raised public awareness in newsletter articles etc.
Discussed the project with Hyattsville, EYA, and the Cafritz property owners.
Raised public awareness higher with the Trolley Video Event at S&J.
Got the Title Search funded and started.
And now we have the planning stage all set to go.
 
I sincerely hope that the new council will continue the momentum so the trail 
will become a reality.
  
The Arts District Hyattsville developer (EYA) is committed to funding and 
building a portion of the trail in Hyattsville. And hopefully, the Cafritz property 
development will fund and build a large portion of the trail in Riverdale Park.  

You can learn more about the trail here:
http://www.hyattsvilleh4x.com/index.php?post_id=178334&comments=on 
 
-Rob Oppenheim
Outgoing Ward One Councilman, Riverdale Park
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