BCRT In The News

The Needham Board of Selectmen has delayed a proposal for a greenway built on an unused railway corridor. At the May 6 Annual Town Meeting, selectmen included a memo describing the reasons why they decided to withdraw an article to sign a lease for a rail trail running from Needham Junction to Dover. The trail could serve as a potential path for bikes and pedestrians and could run through Dover ...

Committee eyes 2014 Town Meeting as next step for Bay Colony Rail Trail
Wicked Local- Medfield
Christian Donner, a resident of Medfield member of the Bay Colony Rail Trail Study Committee, said that the next major milestone in the Bay Colony Rail Trail would likely be the Medfield Town Meeting of 2014, in which the town will be asked to vote on ...

For cyclists in Medfield, there will most likely be at least another two years before a dedicated bike path begins construction. Christian Donner, a resident of Medfield member of the Bay Colony Rail Trail Study Committee, said that the next major milestone in the Bay Colony Rail Trail would likely be the Medfield Town Meeting of 2014, in which the town will be asked to vote on continuation of ...

The lack of street signs and bike lanes in the area presents a dangerous situation for bike riders, said biker Gary Levine.

Needham selectmen delay Rail Trail lease
Needham Times
Last fall, Town Meeting approved a grant to the local nonprofit group Bay Colony Rail Trail Association to study the project. The group used the funds to hire engineering firm Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, which is completing a report on the project that ...