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Down a familiar road: Cape path would take the scenic route
by Outspoken on Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:43 am
Down a familiar road: Cape path would take the scenic route
Residents can weigh in tonight on a proposal for a bike-pedestrian route along Shore Road.
By TREVOR MAXWELL
Staff Writer Portland Press Herald
CAPE ELIZABETH — With its old rock walls, canopies of oak and wide open views to the Atlantic, Shore Road is among the most scenic roads in this town.
It can also be treacherous.
There are sharp turns and steep hills. Because there are no wide shoulders or sidewalks, few people take the risk of walking from the town center to the popular spots of Fort Williams Park and Robinson Woods.
So it's no surprise that the idea of a Shore Road pathway has been kicked around for years, or that the concept divides residents who are concerned about safety, recreation, budget constraints and the preservation of local character.
Those issues will come to the fore tonight during a public hearing at Town Hall. The Shore Road Pathway Study Committee will take input on a preliminary design for a path that would run from the town center to the entrance of Fort Williams Park. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
The committee of seven residents was created last December. Town officials asked them to study the idea and submit a proposal for a path to the Town Council.
Councilors will ultimately decide whether to move ahead or drop the project.
John Mitchell, a landscape architect, presented his preliminary design to the committee last month. Tonight is a time for the public to get involved.
"We're looking forward to tomorrow night to hear the feedback," George Morse, who lives on Shore Road and serves on the study committee, said Tuesday.
Morse emphasized that he does not advocate for or against the proposal.
"The charge to the committee is for us to come up with a plan that balances both keeping the character of the road pretty much like it is, and developing some kind of a path that improves pedestrian safety," he said. "That's what we're trying to achieve."
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=222834&ac=PHnws
Photos By Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer
Residents can weigh in tonight on a proposal for a bike-pedestrian route along Shore Road.
By TREVOR MAXWELL
Staff Writer Portland Press Herald
CAPE ELIZABETH — With its old rock walls, canopies of oak and wide open views to the Atlantic, Shore Road is among the most scenic roads in this town.
It can also be treacherous.
There are sharp turns and steep hills. Because there are no wide shoulders or sidewalks, few people take the risk of walking from the town center to the popular spots of Fort Williams Park and Robinson Woods.
So it's no surprise that the idea of a Shore Road pathway has been kicked around for years, or that the concept divides residents who are concerned about safety, recreation, budget constraints and the preservation of local character.
Those issues will come to the fore tonight during a public hearing at Town Hall. The Shore Road Pathway Study Committee will take input on a preliminary design for a path that would run from the town center to the entrance of Fort Williams Park. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
The committee of seven residents was created last December. Town officials asked them to study the idea and submit a proposal for a path to the Town Council.
Councilors will ultimately decide whether to move ahead or drop the project.
John Mitchell, a landscape architect, presented his preliminary design to the committee last month. Tonight is a time for the public to get involved.
"We're looking forward to tomorrow night to hear the feedback," George Morse, who lives on Shore Road and serves on the study committee, said Tuesday.
Morse emphasized that he does not advocate for or against the proposal.
"The charge to the committee is for us to come up with a plan that balances both keeping the character of the road pretty much like it is, and developing some kind of a path that improves pedestrian safety," he said. "That's what we're trying to achieve."
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=222834&ac=PHnws
Photos By Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer
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