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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Non-Motorized Plan update complete
Jefferson County has adopted the 2010 update to its Non-Motorized Transportation & Recreational Trails Plan.
The 2010 Plan will guide the County’s development of active transportation facilities and multi-purpose trails.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Draft County Non-Motorized Transportation Plan Update
Jefferson County is updating its Non-Motorized Transportation & Recreational Trails (NMT) Plan that was initially adopted in 2002. The 2010 Plan update will guide the County’s development of non-motorized transportation facilities and multi-purpose trails, including:
- Larry Scott Trail and the Rick Tollefson Trail
- Safe routes for walking to school
- Sidewalks in commercial areas and adequate roadway shoulders and community trails for walking in residential area
- Pedestrian and bicycle connections to transit routes
- Bicycle commuting routes
- Bicycle touring routes such as the Olympic Discovery Trail
Click here for additional information on the 2010 NMT Plan Update, including links to chapters of the proposed NMT Plan.
The Jefferson County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the Draft 2010 Non-Motorized Transportation and Recreational Trails Plan at 10:00 AM on May 17, 2010 in the Commissioners’ Chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
"Longest Day of Trails" walk-run-bike-a-thon June 20, 2010
The "Longest Day of Trails" walk-run-bike-a-thon event on June 20, 2010 will benefit Port Townsend and the greater Jefferson County community by raising money for a coalition of local trails organizations: the Jefferson Trails Coalition, Quimper Trails Association, and Pacific Northwest Trails Association.
The Larry Scott Memorial Trail is the venue for this event, which starts at 5:11 AM (sunrise) and ends at 9:11 PM (sunset). For more information, visit:
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Rick Tollefson Trail in line for grant funds
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) issued a report to the Legislature in December 2008 pertaining to the grant programs for Safe Routes to Schools and Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety.
Jefferson County Public Works submitted a proposal for consideration under the Ped & Bike Safety program to complete the funding needed to design and construct phase 1 of the Rick Tollefson Trail (RTT) in the Tri-Area of Jefferson County. The RTT is a non-motorized, multi-use path that will eventually run from central Port Hadlock to the Chimacum school campus along State Route 19. The centerpiece of the RTT is the phase 1 stretch from Chimacum Road near the Bob Bates Fields to the northeast corner of HJ Carroll Park by way of the Chimacum valley and over the Chimacum Creek via short bridges.
The WSDOT report lists RTT phase 1 as the #9 project among 92 total. (See page 19 of the PDF.) The first 16 projects in this competitive process are anticipated to be funded. However, the final word will come from the State Legislature in setting the budget during the 2009 session. The County is very hopeful that our project will receive grant funding this year and be ready for construction next year.
The RTT will provide a relatively direct (and enjoyable) path for bicylists and pedestrians (including wheelchairs and strollers) connection between widely-used amenities, which will enable non-motorized travel that avoids busy roadways. The overall goal of the project is to construct an attractive, universally supported, and well-used multi-use trail that is part of a non-motorized network in the Tri-Area. More information on the project can be found in the County's 2009-2014 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program.
Jefferson County Public Works submitted a proposal for consideration under the Ped & Bike Safety program to complete the funding needed to design and construct phase 1 of the Rick Tollefson Trail (RTT) in the Tri-Area of Jefferson County. The RTT is a non-motorized, multi-use path that will eventually run from central Port Hadlock to the Chimacum school campus along State Route 19. The centerpiece of the RTT is the phase 1 stretch from Chimacum Road near the Bob Bates Fields to the northeast corner of HJ Carroll Park by way of the Chimacum valley and over the Chimacum Creek via short bridges.
The WSDOT report lists RTT phase 1 as the #9 project among 92 total. (See page 19 of the PDF.) The first 16 projects in this competitive process are anticipated to be funded. However, the final word will come from the State Legislature in setting the budget during the 2009 session. The County is very hopeful that our project will receive grant funding this year and be ready for construction next year.
The RTT will provide a relatively direct (and enjoyable) path for bicylists and pedestrians (including wheelchairs and strollers) connection between widely-used amenities, which will enable non-motorized travel that avoids busy roadways. The overall goal of the project is to construct an attractive, universally supported, and well-used multi-use trail that is part of a non-motorized network in the Tri-Area. More information on the project can be found in the County's 2009-2014 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program.
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