preserve sudbury vote no to the rail trail articles 22-24
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Preserve SudburyP
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Sudbury needs a Vision first
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Pre
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Feasibility Study + Title Review (Art. #22)
+ Base Map (Art. #24)
= MassHighway Design Requirements
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10 – 14 ft
Path Width2 – 3 ft3 – 5 ft
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SudburyFeasibility
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Cleared
6 ft
Cleared
6 ft10 ft
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MassHighway’s Vision?P
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Assabet River Rail Trail in Hudson
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... or Sudbury’s Vision?P
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Rail bed in Sudbury
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Will the articles resolve unanswered questions?
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Feasibility Study Goals: (Promised at Town Meeting 2005)
• Impact on traffic ?• Policing costs ?• Maintenance costs ?• Impact on the community both
long term and short term ?
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Pre
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$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
Yr 05 Yr 07 Yr 09? Yr ??
$615,000 minimum
CPA “Installments”
$25k
$170k
$285k
$615k
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Consider Traffic & SafetyP
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- 11 Intersections
Rail bed
Hudson Road (Sudbury Feasibility Study)
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Consider the Environment- Clearing 12 Acres of Vegetation
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~22 ft
Rail bed in Concord
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Assabet River Rail Trail
Cleared ~50 ft
Consider AlternativesAssabet River National Wildlife Refuge
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• Managed Refuge
• No Intersections
• NO COST
• 6+ Miles of trails
• Visitor CenterVC
• Sudbury Entrance
Hudson Rd
• Connects to the Assabet River Rail Trail
Assabet River Rail Trail 2,200 acres
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Wildlife/Habitat Monitoring
Dedicated Parking
Bathroom Facilities
Connection to Assabet River Rail Trail
No Dangerous Intersections
No Construction Costs
No Maintenance Costs
No Policing Costs
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The Safe Alternative
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Please Vote NO – Preserve Sudbury
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