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Poquessing Creek Trail to Open December 10
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation cordially invites you to the Poquessing Creek Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 at 1:00 PM. The ribbon cutting is taking place on the trail, which begins at Junod Playground (12770 Dunks Ferry Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154). Please see the map below for directions to the ribbon cutting site. Please park in the parking lot off Mechanicsville Road, shown on the map. FYI—the estimated amount of time from Center City Philadelphia to this site is 30 minutes during non-peak traffic times.
New Trails Coming To Northeast Philadelphia
Work crews are in the final stages of renovating Benjamin Rush State Park - a tract of land in Northeast Philadelphia bordering Bensalem Township east of Roosevelt Boulevard. Philadelphia's only state park has been previously known for its community gardens and model airplane airfield.
The newly renovated park will provide 3 miles of internal looped trails. Meanwhile just to the east Philadelphia Parks and Rec has put the construction of Phase 1 of the Poquessing Creek Trail out to bid. Using the abandoned right of way of Mechanicsville Rd the trail will connect Junod Playground on Dunks Ferry Rd with Burling Rd. It s not totally clear whether Burling Rd will be improved to make a direct connection to the trails in the State Park but the plan is to link the Poquessing Trail with the Benjamin Rush trails.
Another interesting feature is the abandoned bridge over Roosevelt Blvd for Byberry Hospital. PennDOT planned to remove the overpass but apparently the expense of tearing a down a bridge at a time when the Department cannot afford to maintain active bridges probably means that it isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Plans are to build the Poquessing Creek Trail westward and to do so will mean that it will have to cross the 12 lane highway. Therefore keeping this bridge in place and maintained makes a lot of sense.
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The newly renovated park will provide 3 miles of internal looped trails. Meanwhile just to the east Philadelphia Parks and Rec has put the construction of Phase 1 of the Poquessing Creek Trail out to bid. Using the abandoned right of way of Mechanicsville Rd the trail will connect Junod Playground on Dunks Ferry Rd with Burling Rd. It s not totally clear whether Burling Rd will be improved to make a direct connection to the trails in the State Park but the plan is to link the Poquessing Trail with the Benjamin Rush trails.
Another interesting feature is the abandoned bridge over Roosevelt Blvd for Byberry Hospital. PennDOT planned to remove the overpass but apparently the expense of tearing a down a bridge at a time when the Department cannot afford to maintain active bridges probably means that it isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Plans are to build the Poquessing Creek Trail westward and to do so will mean that it will have to cross the 12 lane highway. Therefore keeping this bridge in place and maintained makes a lot of sense.
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DCNR Announces Grants for Circuit Trails
On November 20, 2012, Governor Corbett announced the DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program grants for 2012, which make an investment of $26.5 million in 198 projects to revitalize communities, create new recreational opportunities, and conserve natural resources throughout Pennsylvania.
The DCNR grant program combines several funding sources into one. Funding comes from:
- Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund (Key 93)
- Environmental Stewardship Fund (ESF)
- Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) – federal monies
- Pennsylvania Recreational Trails (PRT) – federal monies
- Snowmobile/ATV Fund
The following trail segments in the Circuit received grants:
- Bucks County, $40,000 to study the feasibility of a multi-use trail along the Middle Neshaminy Creek Greenway.
- Doylestown Township (Bucks), $200,000 for the development of the Destination Peace Valley Trail
- East Bradford Township (Chester), $80,000 for the development of the East Branch Brandywine Trail
- Chester County, $75,000 for a strategic action plan for the Brandywine Creek Greenway
- Millbourne Borough (Delaware), $13,200 to prepare a an open space and community connector greenway plan
- Upper Darby Township (Delaware), $10,000 for a feasibility study and conceptual design of a trail through Naylor's Run Park
- Radnor Township (Delaware), $45,000 to prepare a feasibility study of two sections of the Forge to Refuge Trail
- Lower Salford Township (Montgomery), $30,000 to prepare a feasibility study for the Heckler Plains to Evansburg Trail.
- Lower Merion Township (Montco & Phila), $500,000 for design and construction of the Manayunk Bridge
- Philadelphia, $500,000 for the construction of the Poquessing Creek Trail
- Schuylkill River Development Corp (Phila), $225,000 to design and construct the SRT from South Street to Christian Street.
