Documents relating to the Squannacook River Rail Trail

• Final version of FST's preliminary environmental and engineering report (Aug 2008) (pdf - 20 MB)
• Meeting minutes of Townsend (or Groton) Squannacook River Rail Trail Funding Exploration Committee

  Nov. 10, 2008	Nov. 20, 2008	Jan 14, 2009
  Feb. 11, 2009	Mar. 10, 2009	Apr. 7, 2009
  May 7 , 2009	Jun 11, 2009	Jul 9, 2009
  Aug 20 , 2009	Sep 17, 2009	Oct. 14, 2009
  Nov. 18, 2009	Dec. 17, 2009	Jan. 28, 2010
  Mar. 4, 2010	Apr. 22, 2010	Jun. 3, 2010
  Jul. 8, 2010

• Project Need Form submitted in Sep 2009 to MassHighway by Groton and Townsend
• Full text of the May 10, 2006 ballot question in Townsend
• Full text of Resor amendment passed into law July 26, 2006
• Latest MBTA draft lease - pdf (dated Oct. 31, 2006)
• Explanation of the environmental liability issue
• The March 2006 Feasibility Report
• Why build the SRRT?
• Pictures from SRRT events
• Pictures from the tour of the Mass Central with Wachusett Greenways member Ed Yaglou.
• A history of the rail bed
• Aerial views of the proposed rail trail
• Request for Quotations for the preliminary environmental and engineering study for Townsend and Groton (pdf format)
• The Groton Community Preservation Act application approved at the Fall 2007 Groton Town Meeting. An excellent overview of this project.
• Bicycle Paths: Safety Concerns and Property Values- Los Angeles County, Metropolitan Transport Authority
  August 20, 2007
  • There are many misconceptions about the safety of bicycle paths/trails and their relationship to property values/the real estate market. The LA MTA assembled a collection of excerpts from various websites, journals and other online resources that provide information on the often misunderstood nature of bicycle paths/trails and their effect on the community.
    Download PDF (96K)
• Many other rail trail studies compiled by the Friends on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail