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www.HartfordBusiness.com November 16, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 3 Transportation overhaul focuses on bike, pedestrian pathways By John Stearns jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com T rail projects in Plainville, Southington, Farmington, Cheshire, Bloomfield and a handful of other communities are among those expected to be completed under Connecticut's five-year transportation ramp- up plan unveiled earlier this year, which aims to make biking and pedestrian walkways a more prominent part of the state's transpor- tation strategy. The $10 billion ramp-up plan, which is part of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's more ambitious 30-year, $100-billion transportation overhaul, includes $101 million for maintaining trails, completing gaps in the state's trail network and completing urban bike/pedestrian con- nectivity projects. For the following 25 years, $250 million is earmarked for pedestrian and bicycle improvements including construction of a trail along Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) and $30 million for trail maintenance. Tom Maziarz, bureau chief for the Con- necticut Department of Transportation's Bureau of Policy and Planning, said Malloy's transportation plan — called Let's Go CT! — is based on a new state strategy that aims to www.kelsercorp.com 111 Roberts St, Suite D East Hartford, CT 06108 860 610 2200 Intellectual Property is more valuable than credit cards on the cyber black market. How secure is your network? www.kelsercorp.com/cybercrime Continued Current estimate of total bike/pedestrian projects (community connectivity, plus trails and maintenance) 2016: $10.9 million 2017: $20.5 million 2018: $20.2 million 2019: $23.2 million 2020: $26.2 million Total: $101 million S O U R C E : T O M M A Z I A R Z , B U R E A U C H I E F F O R T H E C O N N E C T I C U T D E P A R T M E N T O F T R A N S P O R T A T I O N ' S B U R E A U O F P O L I C Y A N D P L A N N I N G The map shows some of the trail projects that are slated to be completed over the next five years under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's Let's Go CT! transportation overhaul. The state Department of Transportation will be focused on closing gaps in existing statewide trails with an initial emphasis on the East Coast Greenway. DOT's strategy is to close the most critical trail gaps and create long continuous portions of the statewide trail network. The program may include other regional trails that link to the East Coast Greenway, but the majority of funds and resources will be devoted to completing the Greenway. G r i f f i n L i n e G re e n w a y C h a r t e r O a k G r e e n w a y F ar m i n g t o n C a n a l H e r i t a g e T r a i l T r o l l e y T r a i l A i r l i n e T r a i l M e r r i t t P a r k w a y T r a i l Q u i n e b a u g R i ve r T r a i l M o o s u p V a l l e y Tr a i l S a v i n R o c k T r a i l H o p R i v e r T r a i l S h o re lin e G re e n wa y T r a i l N o rw a l k Ri v e r V a l l e y T r a i l A i r l i n e T r a i l H o u s at o n i c R i v e r T r a i l N a u g a t u c k R i v e r T r a i l CT Fastrak H o u s a t o n i c R iv e r T r a i l R o u t e 1 1 E x t e n s i o n P e q u on n o c k R iv e r Tr a i l A i r l i n e T r a i l Tr i - T o w n T r a i l F i v e M i l e R i ve r Fa r m i n g t on R i v e r T r a i l Multi-Use Trail § ¨ ¦ 84 § ¨ ¦ 91 § ¨¦ 684 § ¨¦ 291 § ¨¦ 691 § ¨ ¦ 95 § ¨ ¦ 95 § ¨ ¦ 91 § ¨ ¦ 84 § ¨ ¦ 84 § ¨ ¦ 95 § ¨¦ 395 £ ¤ 7 £ ¤ 7 ¬ « 8 ¬ « 8 ¬ « 15 ¬ « 2 ¬ « 15 ¬ « 9 ¬ « 9 ¬ « 2 ¬ « 8 ¬ « 8 ¬ « 8 ¬ « 15 ¬ « 2 ¬ « 15 ¬ « 15 ¬ « 2 ¬ « 11 2-125 144-192 75-130 06-118 87-143 43-129 144-191 144-186 2-127 14-184 15-359 59-162 151-321 18-128 42-300 163-194 42-301 25-145 92-621 76-217 11-152 12-096 25-135 51-268 131-203 172-421 LONG ISLAND SOUND MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK RHODE ISLAND Bridgeport Danbury Hartford Mansfield Meriden Middletown New Haven New London Stamford Torrington Waterbury Proposed for 2020 Completed Proposed with State Funds Not Completed ² 0 6 12 3 Miles Progress of trail development in 2020 with addition of $10m in State Bond funds M A P | C O N N E C T I C U T D E P A R T M E N T O F T R A N S P O R T A T I O N

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