Saturday, June 12, 1-4pm, start at the Hyatt Blue Point Restaurant and venture downtown to Cannery Way via a beautiful waterfront route.

Become a fan of the Choptank Heritage Trail

The Board of Directors accepts the ByLaws as attached

Show your support for hiking, biking, and walking in Dorchester County with any style of shirt you like!

Board Meeting Minutes from September 28, 2009

Minutes from first board of directors meeting August 31, 2009 at Eagles Nest, Hyatt, Cambridge MD

Follow this link to the Maryland Trails: Strategic Implementation Plan (TSIP)

Today we received $263,700 in funding!

The application for the Safe Routes to School grant has been submitted.

Article in Sunday Star mentioning our SRTS efforts.

The map below outlines our request to the city to modify the new roadway planned for Jenkins Creek to Washington St so that it qualifies for the "Safe-Routes-to-School" grant reimbursement program.

Click on the links below to view the letters of endorsement from the Dorchester County Commissioners and Dorchester County Economic Development Office

Below is the letter we sent to David Ganovski, Director of Freight Logistics, Lisa Dickerson, MTA Administrator, and Sylvia Ramsey of the Planning Division as an official statement intentions in preparation for the projected railway abandonment date of July 2007.  We attached our letters of endorsement from the County Council and Dept of Economic Development along with a map of the proposed project.

We started small, but the R/UDAT report (www.cambridgerudat.com) has expanded on our mission to provide a network of greenways and trails.

Why stop with a rail trail?  Let's pursue trails wherever they may be beneficial.  We may be able to enhance the bike paths and sidewalks that are planned adjacent to the new road from Jenkins Creek to Rte 343.  How rare an opportunity to build a new road?  Let's make it a model for every road in the county.  Check out this document for information on the Safe-Routes-to-School Program.

Tracking down State funding for trails and bike/ped facilities

From the Fall 2005 issue of Trail Tracks, the magazine of American Trails.

Read more to learn what Abby M found out by talking with Mr. Tom Hamilton, Easton Planning & Zoning

Download the following document to see the existing ownership and current easements of the Phase I section of the Railway between Washington and Cedar Streets in Cambridge

We are officially part of the R/UDAT final report!  There's no way I could describe it better than they did, so if you want to see where we're mentioned, follow the instructions below...

 

Read more to see the letter we composed to reiterate the generous offer of Mr. Sandy McAllister made to assist us in making the trails a priority for the various developers he represents.

Read more for what we've been up to for the last few weeks...

Click on the link below to see our recent publicity.  Tory Spedden did an awesome job!

We are scheduled to present at the next Cambridge City Council meeting, Tuesday April 11th, 7 PM!  (The County Agenda was full, check back for details)

Download the revised draft of the presentation.

Dorchester County is a "Preserve America" community.  We might be eligible for one of their grants based on the historic nature of the rail trail.

This document outlines the fact that the railway has been identified by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as an existing potential greenway.  It's up to us to make it a reality!

Arial shots compliments of Chad Malkus.

We've had some bumps in the process with the Safe Route to School, but we're getting there...

Saturday, June 12, 1-4pm, start at the Hyatt Blue Point Restaurant and venture downtown to Cannery Way via a beautiful waterfront route.

Become a fan of the Choptank Heritage Trail