Upcoming Events
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING
A public meeting has been scheduled for Monday, November 16, at 7:00 pm., at the Freeport Fire Hall, 400 Market Street, Freeport, PA 16229, to provide local citizens and interested parties with information on the trail work being done by the Erie-Pittsburgh Trail Alliance. Presentations will be given by trail representatives in the local region who are involved with developing a complete trail route between Pittsburgh and Erie, Pa.. A question-and-answer period will follow.
With a goal of becoming the next Great Allegheny Passage, the Erie-Pittsburgh Trail Alliance (EPTA) was formed in 2006 and has regular quarterly meetings to plan strategies. EPTA is a consortium of 12 trail groups as well as state and national advocacy groups working toward connecting the non-motorized trails that currently exist between downtown Pittsburgh and Lake Erie.
The meeting will include presentations and updates on EPTA, the Armstrong Trail, Allegheny County Trails Partnership, the Butler-Freeport Community Trail and the Freeport Bridge project.
In April, EPTA board members met in Millvale, Pa., to view a presentation of the Community Trails Feasibility Study which encompasses the southern end of the Erie-Pittsburgh Trail region. They also got their first look at the Route 28 project just south of the Millvale town center. "This is the crucial link for getting the trail routed [north] out of the city," says Friends of the Riverfront Director Thomas Baxter. "We are thrilled that PennDOT and our funding partners have been able to support our vision of a non-motorized route from Pittsburgh north to Erie."
Ron Steffey, director of the Allegheny Valley Land Trust, believes the next big challenge is finding a way to make a connection to the Armstrong Trail across the river from Freeport. The Armstrong Trail has 16 miles of trail completed between Schenley and East Brady, Pa., with another 45 miles of trail in planning.
Member trail groups in the Erie-Pittsburgh Trail Alliance are supported largely by volunteers and membership donations. If you would like to get involved in the work of the Erie-Pittsburgh Trail Alliance, consider volunteering for a trail cleanup or participating in a trail group activity with one of the local trail groups. Representatives of local trail groups will be available at the November 16 meeting.
The EPTA receives technical assistance from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
CHIP’N TRAIL Project
The Armstrong Rails to Trails Association (ARTA) and the Allegheny Valley Land Trust are excited to announce the CHIP’N TRAIL Project. The goal of the CHIP’N TRAIL Project is to provide trail advocates the opportunity to “CHIP IN” to purchase limestone “CHIPS” to “CHIP AWAY” the roughness on the missing links in the Armstrong Trail.
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