http://www.ARRTinc.org The Assabet River Rail Trail, Inc. (ARRT) is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization formed for the purpose of promoting the creation of a multi-use recreational rail trail that will pass through the communities of Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard and Acton. Copyright © 1997-2012 Sat, 08 May 2010 17:00:00 -0500 RSSGenerator.net Free RSS Feed Generator en-us http://www.ARRTinc.org/design/ARRT_design.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/design/ARRT_design.asp 9 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0500 The 25% ARRT design plans for Acton-Maynard were delivered to the MassDOT this morning by AECOM, the engineering firm that has the engineering contract. All of the overview sheets are posted on the web site. http://www.ARRTinc.org http://www.ARRTinc.org 8 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0500 The Town of Acton closed on the purchase of the 19 acre Caouette Farm in South Acton. With this purchase using Community Preservation Act money, the town directed AECOM engineers to plan a rerouting of the trail onto the farm property. The end result will be that the planned bike bridge over the MBTA RR tracks can be eliminated and the crossing of Maple Street shifted to a better location. http://www.ARRTinc.org http://www.ARRTinc.org 8 Nov 2010 17:00:00 -0500 The Stow Special Town meeting tonight voted unanimously to fund the Town's 20% share of the cost to design the "Track Road" portion of the trail, using Community Preservation Act monies. http://www.ARRTinc.org http://www.ARRTinc.org 16 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0500 The state has released the money to finish designing the Acton and Maynard section of the trail. The Concord engineering firm AECOM (formerly EarthTech) resumed work last week and is tasked with bringing the design from 25% in 2008, all the way to 100% in 2011. They got off to a fast start, with lots of new survey markers in Maynard. Trail construction is still scheduled to start in 2014 at the earliest. http://assabetriverrailtrail.wordpress.com http://assabetriverrailtrail.wordpress.com/about/ 19 Sep 2010 17:00:00 -0500 New ARRT blog is intended to document interesting stories and observations about the Assabet River Rail Trail, especially its impact on our trail neighbors, both business and residential. http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_methuen.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_methuen.asp 07 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Created a route map of the proposed Methuen Rail Trail. http://www.ARRTinc.org/ http://www.ARRTinc.org 6 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0500 The MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) is requesting public comments on the 2011-2014 budget for road and bike trail projects in greater Boston. The deadline was extended to 5:00 PM Tuesday, August 10th and is now even easier, with an online form on the MPO website.... http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_TrackRoad.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_TrackRoad.asp 24 July 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Reflecting Stow's renewed interest in the Track Road section of the ARRT, a new Google map has been created. It substitutes the thick line that marks most rail trail maps, with the actual outline of the Track Road property that Stow acquired as an easement in 2009. The town has started the process of obtaining the ARRT design funds that were earmarked for Stow. http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_lallement.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_lallement.asp 18 July 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Created a map of the existing Lallement Rail Trail in Boston. This is more commonly known as the Southwest Corridor Path. http://www.ARRTinc.org/design/arrt_design.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/design/arrt_design.asp 08 Jun 2010 17:00:00 -0500 The Acton Selectmen endorsed the MBTA's new dual-platform redesign for the South Acton train station. Included in the design is a proposed 51 space parking lot on the south side of the station. This lot is not approved or funded yet. If built, it would meet the MassHighway's requirement that the ARRT end at a significant destination and might eliminate the need for a separate ARRT bridge across the RR tracks to the main parking lot. http://www.ARRTinc.org/calendar.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/calendar.asp 26 May 2010 17:00:00 -0500 The next monthly ARRT meeting won't be until September in Maynard. That will also be the annual election of officers. http://www.ARRTinc.org/ http://www.ARRTinc.org 21 May 2010 17:00:00 -0500 The rebuilt Route-62 bridge in Hudson is done, with the new ARRT bike lane included. Included is a new Cross Alert system at the Whispering Pine crosswalk. This is the 2nd of these high-tech systems to be installed on the ARRT in Hudson. http://www.ARRTinc.org/eagle_marlborough.pdf http://www.ARRTinc.org/eagle_marlborough.pdf 06 May 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Posted story and pictures of the Marlborough Eagle Scout project, to build a new pocket park at the Marlborough trail head. ARRT is the primary sponsor. http://www.ARRTinc.org/calendar.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/calendar.asp 06 May 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Updated the ARRT calender with 2 new events; Stow Springfest, Hudsonfest. The next ARRT monthly meeting will be May 20th at the Stow Public Library. http://www.ARRTinc.org http://www.ARRTinc.org 01 May 2010 17:00:00 -0500 The annual state rail trail count was May 1st this year. The ARRT trail count in Hudson was part of it and the numbers were the best we've recorded in the 4 years since we started. We had 9 volunteers covering 9 hours. The total count was 841, an average of 90.4 people per hour. Our old record of 100 in one hour was broken 3 times, with a new record of 151/hour set at 11:00 AM. http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_reformatory.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_reformatory.asp 11 April 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Created a map of the Reformatory Branch Rail Trail in Bedford. Bedford Town Meeting has voted to start the project to make this a complete rail trail. http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_phoenixtrail.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_phoenixtrail.asp 08 April 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Added pictures to the Phoenix Rail Trail map. http://www.ARRTinc.org/marblefarmwalk_04172010.pdf http://www.ARRTinc.org/marblefarmwalk_04172010.pdf 1 April 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Posted a flyer describing the details of a April 17, 2010 tour of the Marble Farm site in Maynard. Walk is sponsored by the Sudbury Valley Trustees and will be lead by ARRT volunteer David Mark. http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_arnwr.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_arnwr.asp 12 March 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Added a ARNWR produced video about the progress of the new visitors center construction, to the ARNWR map page. http://www.ARRTinc.org http://www.ARRTinc.org 1 December 2009 17:00:00 -0500 The ARRT crossing of busy RT-85 in Hudson was recently upgraded with a Cross Alert Systems traffic light. The system was paid with MassDOT maintenance funds and they will maintain it. The cost is about 1/3 of a conventional cross light and features solar power and automated motion detectors..... http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_bedfordnarrowgauge.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_bedfordnarrowgauge.asp 29 November 2009 17:00:00 -0500 Created a map of the Bedford Narrow Gauge Rail Trail. http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_bfrt_north.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/google_bfrt_north.asp 11 November 2009 17:00:00 -0500 Updated the BFRT map to indicate the 5 miles that were opened to the public in September 2009. http://www.ARRTinc.org/marblefarm.asp http://www.ARRTinc.org/marblefarm.asp 05 November 2009 17:00:00 -0500 Added a page about the Maynard Marble farm project. The Maynard Historical Society is researching the site and the families that lived there, and is hoping to have Maynard declare it a town historical site. The site borders the ARRT right of way in Maynard.