Miami Valley RailTrails Newsletters
2007
Newsletter
December 2007 - Prairie Grass Trail East of London was Dedicated,
Washington Street Bridge (Dayton) now open, and the Xenia-Jamestown Connector
construction has been slowed. News from Miami County Trail Construction. I have added a new History Page [Unfinished] to
the website. The new bicycle trail map will be printed in about three weeks. I appeal to my readers for help keeping the website current and the
Rails To Trails Consortium is collecting GPS data for the trails. The webpage of
the month is my Navigate By Menu or Navigate By Maps webpages.
Newsletter November 2007 - Construction on the
Prairie Grass Trail East of London, Stewart Street Bridge to be replaced in
2008, Huber Heights plans trail through new Carriage Trails Development, Preble
County Starts Trail Planning, Union City Gateway Continues Development, New
Trail Open In Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Corwin Peddler Has Re-Opened, New Pictures
of Xenia-Jamestown Connector, This website is 10 Years Old!, See My What's New
Page?
Newsletter
October 2007 - Miami Conservancy
District is working on the Stillwater River Recreation Trail. There is also a
new trail being built from Triangle MetroPark to Taylorsville MetroPark.
Downtown Cincinnati may be getting a trail to the Purple People Bridge sooner
than expected. Two construction projects in Clark County on the Buck Creek Trail
and Prairie Grass Trail. Greene County Parks is seal-coating the Creekside Trail
in the county. I've added a lot of new pictures to the new trail connecting
Triangle MetroPark in downtown Dayton to Taylorsville MetroPark in Huber
Heights. Information about the Miami Valley Trails Page as well as Page of the
Month about my list of every trail in Ohio.
Newsletter
September 2007 - Mountain Biking comes
to Dayton, Trail Construction has started in Dayton, London, Jamestown, Union
City and Troy and will start Spring 2008 in Brookville. I have added a new Union City Gateway page to the website, and
soon (2008) you'll be able to get a brand new map of the trails in the Miami
Valley. Read all about my Table of Contents Page in my Webpage Of The
Month.
Newsletter
August 2007 - The new "T-Connector
now brings cyclists to the Wright Brothers Flying Field on WPAFB, the City of
Huber Heights and Bethel Township team up to plan new trail, New trail
development in Western Ohio. The New Carlisle city fathers finally name their
trail, Approved Projects Page Update, Page Updated for trail in Hamilton, Ohio,
and the Website breaks one million hits a month (again),
Newsletter
July 2007 - More information on the Xenia -
Jamestown connector construction and the Great Miami River Recreation Trail
(Northern Segment) construction. Trail plans for the Bellbrook to Spring Valley
spur that used to be an "Interurban Railroad: in 1900. The I-675 Crossing
page has been improved with new photos and I have added a BikeRadar.com map to
my Little Miami Scenic Trail home page. I ask my readers again to read my
"Three Counties Trail Must Be Completed" page and to write their
representatives. And finally I am asking for someone to photograph the trail in
downtown Hamilton, Ohio.
Newsletter
June 2007 - "T-Connector" dedication
25 June, New trail construction in Troy and Tipp
City, Xenia-James Connector to grow this Summer, new spurs to connect to the
Creekside Trail in Beavercreek, Trail Names change in Piqua, I ask for help to
get the Three Counties Trail built, Changes (soon) to Iron Horse Trail
pages, Bike With A Ranger, My article on "T-Connector" is in Fairborn
Schools paper.
Newsletter
May 2007 - Regional/Local Bikeway Plan started in Miami
Valley, Data Collection activity for Bikeway Plan starts in Miami Valley, New
Iron Horse Trail page on website and Miami Conservancy Districts new map on the
Drive Less Live More website is a Winner! Also new bicycling events in Miami
Valley and elsewhere.
Newsletter
April 2007 - Dayton One Way to Two Way
Study continues in Dayton, Mountain Biking Trail in Huffman MetroPark still
under construction. The comprehensive bikeways plan being performed by Alta
Planning is underway. News of the "T-Connector" bridge and tunnel at
Huffman MetroPark and SR-444. I've updated my Trail Usage Statistics page and
Website Statistics page. Miami County Parks District is looking for trail
volunteers and a restaurant in London changes ownership.
Newsletter
March 2007 - A new bikeway bridge is in planning to connect Wright
State University to the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Greene County. There is
planned bike trail construction in Miami County and new planned spurs in Clark
County. MVRPC have signed a contract for a trail inventory. Plans have been made to replace two bridges over the trail in downtown
Dayton. Also parts of the Little Miami Scenic Trail and Prairie Grass Trails
have been designated as a part of the Underground Railway Bicycle Route. Finally
the Corwin Peddler in Corwin is re-opening. And there are new cycling
events for your reading pleasure.
Newsletter
February 2007 - Trail development in
Eastern Indiana may connect with Darke and Preble Counties. The Friends of Madison
County's Parks and Trail receive additional funding to pave the trail East of
town. Cincinnati is working on plans for the Ohio River Trail from Lunken
Airport to downtown Cincinnati. I have updated my maps in the list of all trails
in Ohio and their is a walk to raise funds for our children's hospital coming up
soon.
Newsletter
January 2007 - New photos of the construction of the T-Connector
on that page and the Three Counties Trail page. I've added new pictures and a
map provided by Mr. Chad Schroeder, of the Miami Conservancy District, to
my Crains Run to Franklin page and ground was first broken for the new Section
5 of the Great Miami River Recreation Trail in Miami County. I've even
included some information about the new trails being planned for your use in
the area.
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Clark County Trails
| Buck Creek Trail
| Simon Kenton Trail |
Prairie Grass Trail
|
| The Tecumseh Trail |
Greene County
Trails Creekside Trail | Towler
Road Spur| Prairie Grass Trail | Little Miami Scenic Trail |
T-Connector |
| Wright
Brothers' Bikeway |
Xenia-Jamestown Connector | Xenia
Station | I-675 Crossing |
Montgomery County Trails Creekside Recreation Trail
| Great Miami River Recreation Trail |
Great Miami River Recreation Trail (Northern
Segment) | Mad
River Recreation Trail |
| Stillwater River Recreation Trail | Stewart
St. Bikeway | Iron Horse Trail
|
| The Great Miami River Recreation Trail [GMRRT] in
Warren & Butler Counties |
| Wolf Creek Recreation Trail
|
Miami County
Trails Trails in Miami County |Section
1 | Section 2
| Piqua Activities Trail For Health |
| Canal Run
| The River's Edge North |The
River's Edge South | Troy Bike Trail | Section
5 | Tipp City Trail
Warren County
Trails| Lebanon
Countryside Trail |
| The Great Miami River Recreation Trail (GMRRT in
Warren & Butler Counties | Little Miami Scenic Trail
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