Please join us for a virtual community meeting to learn more about the Highland Rail Trail Feasibility Study project. The meeting will be held on the Zoom Platform Wednesday May 26, 2021 at 6:30 pm (zoom link).
The City's Department of Parks, Buildings & Recreation Management (PBRM) has been granted funding through the Community Preservation Act (CPA) to conduct a feasibility study to develop a bike trail on the Highland Division Rail Trail – East Forest Park segment. The Highland Division Rail Trail –East Forest Park segment is an approximate 1.7 mile rail trail along the old Boston to Maine rail line corridor (also known as the Highland Division Rail Trail) within Springfield.
The feasibility study examines the trail segments from the Springfield/East Longmeadow border to Hickory Street passing through the Forest Park and East Forest Park neighborhoods. The rail trail corridor crosses Sumner Avenue at the Sumner Avenue & Dorset Street intersection and crosses the Allen Street & Island Pond Road intersection. Development of the bike trail aims to improve pedestrian safety at these intersections, while also provide a recreational resource for the City of Springfield.
This will be the final community meeting for the feasibility study. Should the Highland Rail Trail project move forward into the design stage there will be additional opportunities for public feedback. Comments can be emailed to HighlandTrail@bscgroup.com.
Visit Springfield DPW's Facebook page for presentation materials from the previous Highland Rail Trail Community Meeting held on March 31, 2021.
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