A proposed trail system that could connect Core Creek Park to the Bristol Marsh might take a long time if it is approved.
Paul Gordon, of the Bucks County Planning Commission explained possible routes and ways in which the $13.6 million trail could take through the Levittown area. The proposed trail alignments and other information was revealed to the public regarding a proposes trail system on Tuesday night at a meeting in Middletown.
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Three of the possible types of trail that would exist within the lower Neshaminy segment discussed include “off-road” trails which fit the most basic definition of paved trails away from regular roads, “right of way trails,” which are like bike paths that run along major roads, and sharrows, which indicate that pedestrians may be walking on the side of major roads.
The overall plan would include 15 miles walking trails that would stretch from Levittown to the Delaware River in Bristol Borough and 8 miles of connector paths. A recent study put out by the Bucks County Planning Commission noted the Mill-Queen Anne-Black Ditch Creeks Trail could be constructed in nine segments.
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Former member of the Bucks County Bicycling Task Force, Richard Grafius of Langhorne was in attendance. “We are very much in favor of the trails because it promotes families to get out. The future of biking is getting families out and biking,” Grafius stated.
During the meeting, Gordon explained that even if the plan goes smoothly, it could take a very long time to develop the trail system.
“I think its a great idea, but as he (Gordon) said, it’s a very long process,” said Mike Olszewski, a current member of the Bucks County Bicycling Task Force.
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David Froehlich spends a considerable amount of time biking in the area with his wife said: “It would be nice to have a trail, instead of wandering through different streets. It doesn’t seem to follow the creek as much as I would like.”
At least one resident in attendance does not want the trail to come to his neighborhood. “We don’t want the extra trash or the people coming down late at night. Who’s going to patrol it?” the Middletown resident asked.
During the presentation, Gordon explained that maintenance and security would likely be a joint effort between the municipality and the county, or rest on the shoulders of the municipality.
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If the entire project is completed, the trail would run through parts of Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, Falls , Middletown and Tullytown.
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