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The effort to create a walking and biking trail in Bristol Township’s Croydon section is moving forward.
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Daniel Paschall, a manager from the East Coast Greenway Alliance, said the plan to build the trail from Cedar Avenue to Veterans Highway (Route 413) have been progressing recently and exploring ways to tie into other regional trails.
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council, the Doylestown-based Heritage Conservancy, and East Coast Greenway Alliance have been working with Bristol Township to create a paved walking and biking trail that would run along River Road from Veterans Highway (Route 413) to Cedar Avenue in Croydon.
Kris Kern, the vice president of the Heritage Conservancy, said there are talks with PECO to integrate the utility right-of-way that would be near the trail. Trail planners hope to hear more from PECO later in summer.
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The mission would be to eventually connect the new trail with the under-development 3,000-mile East Coast Greenway, Paschall said.
As of this year, the East Coast Greenway, which will run between Maine and Florida, is 35 percent complete. Other nearby trails are Pennpack Trail, Delaware Canal State Park, and Lander’s Point Park.
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In Lower Bucks County, the East Coast Greenway runs through Bensalem Township, Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, Falls Township, Morrisville Borough, and Tullytown Borough. The route is along the Delaware Canal State Park towpath from Morrisville Borough through Bristol Borough and moves to roadways in Bristol Township.
The proposed Bristol Township section of trail wouldn’t just be used for leisure, but it would also be used by local residents who don’t have vehicles.
Kern said the trail would have safe connections with Keystone Elementary School and Croydon Woods.
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Those backing the trail have been out at community events and have surveyed local residents.
A total of 86 percent of people who responded to the survey were supportive of the trail, Kern said.
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“The majority has been very positive,” she said. “People seem very interested in a trail coming to the community.”
Moving forward, the organizers behind the trail plan will continue public outreach, talk to nearby property owners, and conduct a feasibility study.
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