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

[Roland Walker]

You have to google on "four-quadrant":

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On 5/30/07, Nancy Augustine <nya_md at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
> What does a 4-arm safety gate look like? I tried a google search, but that
> didn't get me much.
>
>  ________________________________
>  From: towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org
> [mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] On Behalf Of
> Rob Oppenheim
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:42 PM
> To: TownTalk
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Good News - Trolley Trail and RR Crossing move
> forward
>
>
>
> 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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