A Look Back: 2015 Trail Development

Dec 31 '15
Posted By: Rachael Specter
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It’s been a great year for trail developments in Philadelphia! The City of Philadelphia released the 2015 Philadelphia Trail Plan Update, which reflects the work in the past year of the Philadelphia Trail Committee and non-profit trail development partners.

As we move on to 2016, let’s take a look at last year’s notable accomplishments:

23 completed miles of trail between the beginning of the planning process in 2011 and the end of 2015!

4 miles of trail under construction, including a major link along the North Delaware Trail, the Baxter Trail and two sections of the Schuylkill River Trail

11 miles of trail in planning

19 miles of trail in preliminary or final design, including portions of the Tacony Creek Trail, Frankford Creek Greenway Phase 1 and 2 and K&T Trail Phases 1 and 2

Additionally, several notable projects were completed on the Circuit, including the Manayunk Bridge Trail that links bicyclists and pedestrians between Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties and the extension of North Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Orthodox Street in Bridesburg.

Lastly, let’s talk trail funding. The City of Philadelphia and trail development partners secured more than $14.5 million in state, federal and local funding for construction, design and planning studies for trail projects in 2015.

Click to read the full report: http://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/plans/PDF/PhilaTrailPlan_2015Update.pdf.

We are looking forward to our continued Circuit Trails partnerships in 2016!

Tags: Delaware Avenue Extension, Manayunk Bridge, Manayunk Bridge Trail

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