The study, funded by a $375,000 State grant, aims to identify strategies to create a safe and attractive pedestrian environment, a robust infrastructure for bicycles, buses and other vehicles, and linkages between nearby residential areas and the shops, businesses and restaurants situated along this vital corridor. The study will focus primarily on the section of Black Rock Turnpike from Tunxis Hill Cut-Off to Tahmore Drive.
An initial public meeting has been scheduled.
When: Wednesday, June 7th, beginning at 7:00PM
Where: All-Purpose Room at Osborn Hill Elementary School, located at 760 Stillson Road.
The meeting will include a brief introduction of the project and discussion of project goals followed by small group break-out sessions.
The project team includes several other organizations in addition to Town and State agencies. The regional planning agency, MetroCOG, will manage the project. Fitzgerald and Halliday, Inc. (FHI) has been selected as the lead planning consultant, and will be assisted by Tighe & Bond. The study is expected to be completed by spring of next year. For more information about the project, including how to get more involved, visit http://bit.ly/blackrocksafetystudy.
The photo shows from left to right: MetroCOG's Deputy Directors Mike Pavia and Patrick Carleton, First Selectman Mike Tetreau and Community and Economic Development Director Mark Barnhart standing along Black Rock Turnpike.