complete bikeway and trail project list

Campbell Thomas & Co.

Significant Bicycle Transportation, Trail and Greenway Projects

Chester Valley Trail Extension

Location: Montgomery Co, PA

Client: Montgomery County Planning Commission

Contact: John Wood, 610-278-3736

Completion Date: estimated 2009             Contract Cost: $132,825

Notes: CTC teamed with Arora Engineering to interpret an attractive non-motorized transportation route in and between numerous residential, commercial and institutional sites between King of Prussia and Norristown. The route follows the line of settlement in the Valley originally served by Swedesford Road and subsequently the railroad and finally the Route 202 and Schuylkill Expressways. Incorporated are links to the Philadelphia - Valley Forge Trail at Norristown and the Chester Valley Trail at King of Prussia, which enhance the importance of the trail.

A Study For The Freedom Trail and Reading To Hamburg Section, Schuylkill River Trail

Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania

Client: Schuylkill River Heritage Area

Contact: Kurt Zwikl, Executive Director,

Completion Date: 2007                  Study Cost: $60,000

Notes: Campbell Thomas & Company was hired to develop an alignment and implementation plan for a multipurpose trail along the Schuylkill River between Reading and Hamburg, and for the Freedom Trail between Blue Marsh Recreation Area and Lake Ontelaunee.  These segments  will also link with the Thun and Bartram Trail sections of the Schuylkill River Trail, and with the existing trail along the Union Canal as part of the Schuylkill River Heritage State and National Heritage Corridor. The Freedom Trail has a special mission in serving equestrians and horse-drawn carriages.  CTC’s approach to trailway design consists of four parts: 1) Project Organization and Process; 2) Inventory and Analysis; 3) Schematic Design; 4) Implementation Strategies.  The results of the study will be presented as a Final Report.

Cobbs Creek Trail Feasibility Study

Location: Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, PA

Client: Clean Air Council

Contact: Emily Linn, Program Manager, 215-567-4004 x 103

Completion Date: 2007                  Study Cost: $35,000

Notes: Campbell Thomas & Co. prepared a detailed feasibility study for a multi-purpose trail to link the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum to Fairmount Park’s Cobbs Creek Bikeway).  The Cobbs Creek Trail is an important part of the Tinicum-Fort Mifflin Trail System, itself part of the East Coast Greenway and the Schuylkill River Heritage Corridor, providing incentives for recreational and economic development.  The proposed trail segment, approximately 1.25 miles in length, would follow the riparian border of the Darby and Cobbs creeks, connecting existing bicycle/pedestrian trails within the John Heinz NWR to the proposed start of the off-road section of the Cobbs Creek Bikeway at the historic Blue Bell Inn, and thence to its current end at 70th Street.

D&L Trail – Main Street in White Haven

Location: White Haven to Wilkes-Barre PA

Client: Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor

Contact: Isadore (Bill) Mineo, (610) 923-3548

Completion Date: est. 2006            Cost: $ 160,000

Notes: CT&C is providing design services on a team headed by Pennoni Associate, Inc. for a master plan for the D&L Trail in Luzerne County. CTC is responsible for the design, documentation and construction coordination for the in-town portion of the Trail where it travels along four blocks of Main Street in White Haven, PA.

Cresheim Trail Feasibility Study

Location: Cheltenham, Springfield, and Whitemarsh Townships, Montgomery County;

    and Fairmount Park in the City of Philadelphia

Sponsor: Chestnut Hill Rotary (Project Sponsor)

Contact: Carl Shaifer, Cresheim Trail Committee Chair, 215-242-8200

Completion Date: est. 2006            Cost: $ 40,000

Notes: CT&C is acting as the technical advisor to the Cresheim Trail Committee who are promoting a multi-use trail from Chestnut Hill to Flourtown.  The trail will pass through four municipalities linking numerous communities to the Wissahickon at both ends of the Cresheim Trail.

Audubon Loop Trail & Mont Clare Connector Trail

Location: Montgomery Co., PA

Client: Montgomery County Planning Commission

Contact: John Wood, 610-278-3736

Completion Date: 2006/Audubon Loop; 2008/Mont Clare Connector      Cost: $1,000,000

Notes: The Audubon Loop Trail Link provides another Campbell Thomas & Co. designed link in Montgomery County's ever-growing trail network.  An immediate success, the Audubon Loop Trail has been heavily used by walkers, hikers and bikers to explore the beauty of the lower Perkiomen Creek and the Pennsylvania Audubon Society's stewardship of Mill Grove, John James Audubon's first home in North America.  The Audubon Loop Trail links to the County's Mont Clare Connector Trail, currently under construction with a project opening date of Spring 2007.  The Audubon Loop links the Schuylkill River Trail at Pawlings Road with Lower Perkiomen Park and SEPTA Route 99 at Egypt Road, passing through Mill Grove. The Mont Clare Connector will extend the Schuylkill River Trail from its current end at the beginning of the Perkiomen Trail to the major center of Mont Clare/Phoenixville at Route 29, providing for the first time a water-level, traffic-free route all the way to Center City Philadelphia.

Wissahickon Trail Link

Location: Montgomery Co., PA

Client: Montgomery County Planning Commission

Contact: John Wood, Chief of Open Space Planning, 610-278-3736

Completion Date: 2005                  Cost: $250,000

Notes: The Wissahickon Trail Link provides not only recreational opportunities for Montgomery County residents, but an essential link in the region’s “green transportation” network, linking the main entrance of the Morris Arboretum to both public transportation at Germantown and Northwestern Avenues, as well as to the regional trail network along the entire Wissahickon Valley.  In addition this initial segment of the Wissahickon Trail Link serves as a model to other landowners for the successful development of easements, and a trail design that works to everyone’s benefit – landowner, the community and trail users alike.  The Trail Link, both for walkers and bicyclists, is helping to make the both the Morris Arboretum and Chestnut Hill College much more accessible, enhancing educational and recreational opportunities. 

The Radnor Trail

Location: Radnor Township, Delaware Co., PA

Client: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Contact: Mike Girman, Project Manager, 215-735-0832

Completion Date: 2005                  Study Cost: $2,300,000

Notes: Campbell Thomas & Co served as the lead design consultant for the conversion of the abandoned Strafford Branch of the former Philadelphia & Western RR to trail use.   This project took 20 years from conception to completion and was the subject of considerable controversy.  In addition to our planning, design and construction phase services, CTC facilitated over 60 public and individual citizen meetings to develop the most appropriate design to link residential, cultural and  commercial  sites within a township with mostly narrow roads and ever-growing motor vehicle traffic. Prior to receiving the go-ahead for design CTC prepared a feasibility study for approval by PennDOT and the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners.  The 2.2 mile trail runs the length of the Township, linking numerous communities, parks, cultural institutions, and commercial areas.  Having been completed it is now tremendously popular and heavily used by Township residents and area hikers/bikes as well.

Upper Merion Township-Wide Bicycle/Pedestrian System Study

Location: Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA

Client: Upper Merion Township

Contact: David Broida, Park and Recreation Director, 610-265-1071 x137

Completion Date: 2005                  Study Cost: $50,000

Notes: Campbell Thomas & Co. first gathered information and input for the potential path/bike/trail system to link Township link parks, natural areas and the Schuylkill River with neighborhoods, business districts, schools and adjacent municipalities. The initial findings of legal feasibility, usage feasibility, and location feasibility were presented to the public and township officials. We then prepared our Report on the development of a Pedestrian Network, Bicycle Network and Greenway/Multi-use Trail Plan including a Summary of Recommendations for the Township to implement.

Tinicum-Fort Mifflin Multi-Use Trail Study: Fort Mifflin To Essington Section

Location: Along the Delaware River in Delaware County and along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia

Client: Clean Air Council

Contact: Emily Linn, Program Manager, 215-567-4004 x 103

Completion Date: 2005                  Study Cost: $ 49,000

Notes: Campbell Thomas & Co. prepared a detailed feasibility study for a multi-purpose trail beginning at Fort Mifflin on the Delaware, Philadelphia, and ending at Governor Printz Park in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, with an extension to FDR Park in South Philadelphia to allow for a logical terminus and neighborhood links. The Fort Mifflin to Essington section of the trail is an important part of the Tinicum-Fort Mifflin Trail System that is planned to link parts of the City of Philadelphia and Delaware County.  This segment will also link with the East Coast Greenway.

Lower Merion Township-Wide Pedestrian and Bicycle Network Study

Location: Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA

Client: Lower Merion Township

Contact: Lindsay Taylor, Dir. Of Recreation, 610-645-6188

Completion Date: 2004                  Study Cost: $50,000

Notes: Campbell Thomas & Company was retained by Lower Merion Township to gather information and input for a potential path/bike/trail system that will link parks, natural areas and the Schuylkill River with neighborhoods, business districts, schools and adjacent municipalities.   The result of this study envisions the Township as a truly walk-able, hike-able, and cycle-able place to live and work. The study recommends 45 miles of bike route, 65 miles of pedestrian route and 12 miles of new greenway with the creation of the Schuylkill River Trail West.  The goal of this expanded network is to improve the safety, convenience, accessibility and efficiency of the township’s transportation system, to link together a network of open spaces, and to make it possible for everyone to easily partake in recreation activities in "their own back yard".

French Creek Trail Feasibility Study

Location: from Coventryville to the Kennedy Covered Bridge, Chester County, PA

Client: French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust (FPCCT)

Contact: Pam Brown, Trails and Land Preservation Associate, 610-469-0150

Completion Date: 2004                  Study Cost: $24,000

Notes: Campbell Thomas & Co. first examined and analyzed the efforts necessary to enable the FPCCT to purchase the "missing links" in the proposed trail route.  Upon our recommendation, the FPCCT convened a Steering Committee.  The Committee then held public forums to secure input from area residents using a survey developed by CTC.  CTC summarized the survey results as part of our final report.  CTC further studied demographic data, documented opportunities for recreation and education use along the Trail, as well as mapped potential linkages to local and regional trail networks.  CTC identified existing conditions and opportunities and constraints to trail development within the Study area that included wildlife, access/parking locations and existing development analyses. CTC analyzed the topography, steep slopes and the length and possible right-of-way boundaries of the potential trail system.

Perkiomen Trail

Location: Schuylkill River to Green Lane Montgomery County

Client: Montgomery Co. Planning Commission

Contact: John Wood, 610-278-3736

Completion Date: 2003                  Cost: $275,000

Notes: The overall purpose of the project is to finalize alignment and design and build a multipurpose trail along the Perkiomen Creek in Montgomery County. The County developed a preliminary alignment of an approximately 21 mile-long trail located on a combination of abandoned rail corridor, park land, and public streets through several small towns. The County Department of Parks built the trail so far using county resources and staff. CT&C assisted the County in finalizing the alignment, designed the trail, and provided consultation during construction. To date 19.5 miles of Phase I & II are complete. By the Fall of 2003, Phase III, the final 2.5 miles should be completed.

Schuylkill River Valley Trail Extension – Phase 5

Location: Montgomery County, PA 

Client: Montgomery Co. Planning Commission

Contact: John Wood, 610-278-3736

Completion Date: 2003                  Cost: $38,508

Notes: The trail is proposed to utilize the vacant railbed between Betzwood and Perkiomen Creek, as well as the existing towpath of the Schuylkill Canal between Longford Rd. and Route 29. Although hikers and cyclists have been using the towpath, the surrounding community is concerned about the improvement of the path with inappropriate surfacing and increased traffic. CTC will be sensitive the community's needs and suggest the use of existing streets and roads to mitigate congestion. The trail will offer residents of Montgomery County alternative transportation routes for work and recreation, and will link to the Philadelphia Valley Forge Trail.

Chester Valley Trail

Location: Chester & Montgomery Counties, PA

Client: Parks & Recreation Dept. of Chester Co.

Contact: Bob Folwell, 610-344-6415

Completion Date: 2003                  Cost: $1,000,000

Notes: CT&C has teamed with The RBA Group to provide a trail alternative for travel between all points in Chester County. The team will draw on the beauty that still lines the abandoned Chester Valley rail line between King of Prussia and the Downingtown area. Links to Philadelphia-Valley Forge Trail at Norristown and the Struble Trail at Downingtown will enhance the importance of the Trail.

Darby Creek Rivers Conservation Plan

Location: Darby Creek Watershed

Client Darby Creek Valley Association

Contact: Anne Ackerman, 610-789-1814

Completion Date: 2003                  Cost: $70,000

Notes: CT&C assisted Cahill Associates with addressing environmental issues critical in a largely urbanized watershed - from flooding and pollution to loss of aesthetic character and stream accessibility. CT&C emphasized on the importance of educating the residents and municipalities of the existing unrecognized and unlinked historical and cultural resources that tell the story of the historical development of the Darby Creek Watershed. Additionally, CT&C stressed the importance of improving existing trails, linking with new trail sections, and promoting such a trail system would immeasurably increase the public's awareness, protection and enhancement of the Creek and its watershed.

East Coast Greenway Cecil & New Castle Counties

Location: Cecil & New Castle Counties

Client WILMAPCO

Contact: Heather Ehrich, 302-737-6205

Completion Date: 2002                  Cost: $45,000

Notes: Team CT&C and Urban Engineers have been involved in the East Coast Greenway for several years now either as consultants, or as advocates. Previously having performed field research and mapped routes for the East Coast Bicycle Trail through northern Delaware and Maryland, the team proposed concepts for Cecil and New Castle County sections that included: Links to towns, Economic Revitalization, Solving the Fragmentation of Open Space, Links to the Regional Trail and Transportation Network, Links to Historic and Cultural Resources & The Creation of a “Continuously Interesting Environment.

Fairmount Park Boxer's Trail

Location: Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA

Client: Natural Lands Restoration & Environmental Education Program 

Contact: Mark Focht, ASLA, Natural Lands Restoration Manager, 215-685-0274

Completion Date: 2002                  Cost: $66,000

Notes: CT&C teamed with Andropogon Associates to assist with the design of a portion of the Boxer Trail in East Fairmount Park. The proposed section is approximately 1.5miles in length. The trail was designed for shared use -pedestrians and equestrians -with unpaved areas where the trail enters the wooded areas of the park. ADA guidelines for trail development were used as a basis of design with exception of the steps at Strawberry Mansion. The steps were carefully repaired in keeping with the original historical design and context. Directional and identification signs were also included in the design plan.

Center City Bicycle Facilities

Location: Central Philadelphia, PA

Client: Central Philadelphia Transportation Mgmt. Assoc. (CPTMA)

Contact: Tanya Seaman (now at PhillyCarShare), 215-386-0988

Completion Date: 2002                  Cost: $18,000

Notes: CPTMA retained CT&C to determine the feasibility of establishing one or more bicycle facilities in Center City, btw. Spring Garden and South Streets and from the Delaware to the Schuylkill River. These facilities would provide secure bicycle parking and other possible amenities to make bicycle commuting to Center City easier and more comfortable. Recreational bicyclists could also safely park their bikes to enjoy the city's many attractions and amenities on foot. CT&C also researched additional services such as bicycle repair and maintenance while-you-wait, and concierge service while-you-work; public transit and bicycle route maps; bicycle rentals; and establishing other compliment businesses, such as coffee shops, to serve as an additional security feature.

Marcus Hook Streetscape Project

Location: Route 13 & Route 452

Client: Borough of Marcus Hook

Contact: Bruce Dorbian, Borough Manager, 610-485-1341

Completion Date: 2002                  Cost: $25,000

Notes: CT&C in association with Andropogon Associates, Ltd. were retained to develop corridor improvement options for Routes 13 and 452. The team analyzed existing physical conditions, land ownership patterns, existing landscaping requiring improvements or replacements, traffic volumes and demand approximations, historic and cultural linkages and educational opportunities, and linkages and coordination with East Coast Greenway segments in New Castle County, Trainer Borough and the remaining Delaware County Route 13 and 291 corridor.

Tinicum/Fort Mifflin Corridor Study

Location: Philadelphia & Delaware Co., PA

Client: National Park Service & Fort Mifflin-on-the-Delaware

Contact: Julia Bell, Planner NPS, 215-597-6473

Completion Date: 2002                  Cost: $14,000

Notes: This planning project, which includes brownfields and a highly industrial area, is an extension of the Schuylkill River Greenway. Within this urban and industrialized area exist several hidden treasures to which CT&C helped plan the reconnection of residents and visitors to nature and their heritage, and provided the opportunity to make Philadelphia’s urban environment cleaner and greener.

Chester Creek Branch Rail-Trail

Location: Chester Creek Branch

Client: Friends of Chester Creek Branch Rail-Trail

Contact: Michael Fusco, 610-558-1262

Completion Date: 2001                  Cost: $2,000

Notes: Early in 2001, a developer requested to utilize a portion of the Chester Creek Branch right-of-way to allow the construction of an access road to a new subdivision. As a result, the Friends of Chester Creek Branch Rail-Trail commissioned CT&C to evaluate the impact on trail development and future rail-banking. Additionally, CT&C was asked to prepare a cost estimate of trail development adjacent to the developer's property.

 

Fairmount Park Trail Master Plan

Location: Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA

Client: Natural Lands Restoration & Environmental Education Program.

Contact: Nancy Goldenberg, 215-685-0279

Completion Date: 2001                  Cost: $380,000

Notes: CT&C teamed with Andropogon Associates to provide a trail master plan for Cobbs Creek, East and West Fairmount, Tacony, Pennypack and Poquessing Creek Parks. The team's plan includes revealing and protecting the natural and cultural treasures of these parks and making them desirable places to visit with an enhanced trail system. Additionally, the team showed existing links through which the park trail systems are connected to the surrounding communities and public transportation networks.

Germantown Avenue Bridge Bike Lane

Location: Germantown Avenue over Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia, PA 

Client: Philadelphia Department of Streets

Contact: Joseph Syrnick, PE, PLS, 215-686-5537

Completion Date: 2001                  Cost: $6,000

Notes: The Philadelphia Department of Streets hired CT&C as a consultant to attend community meetings and offer insights, relying on our experience as experts in historic preservation and community and transportation planning. The design solution had to best meet both the technical requirements for the proposed bridge renovations, as well as the community concerns.

North Delaware Riverfront Redevelopment Plan

Location: North Delaware Riverfront

Client: Philadelphia City Planning Commission

Contact: David Baldinger, Deputy Director 215-683-4602

Completion Date: 2001                  Cost: $325,000

Notes: This planning initiative is to assess the potential to transform portions of the riverfront no longer required for industrial use into mixed-use communities. CT&C teamed with Urban Engineers, Inc. to provide a preliminary design and cost estimate of a new recreation/bicycle trail. The trail would parallel the Delaware riverfront between Rhawn and Linden Streets from the mouth of the Pennypack Park to Pleasant Hill Park and then to the Pennypack Park Trail west of I-95.

Reading & Columbia Greenway Master Plan

Location: Borough of Columbia, PA

Client: The Columbia Downtown Development Corporation

Contact: Michael Stark, 717-684-8864

Completion Date: 2001                  Cost: $26,000

Notes: CT&C teamed with The RBA Group to prepare a master plan for the development and maintenance of a multi-use greenway and linear trail along the de-activated Reading & Columbia Railroad Line and the Shawnee Run. Also included was the framework of an interpretive scheme for the history of the railroad and adjacent historic resources and development of an environmental education program relative to natural resources present within the corridor.

Kensington & Tacony Branch

Location: Northeast Philadelphia, PA           

Client: Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation 

Contact: Edward Duffy, Vice President, Project Planning, 215-496-8172

Completion Date: 2000                  Study Cost: $50,000

Notes: CT&C teamed with Urban Engineers, Inc. to study the possibility of restoring rail freight service and establishing a recreational trail on the Kensington and Tacony Branch right-of-way in Northeast Philadelphia. This revitalization will benefit the business community in addition to the residents and visitors to Philadelphia.

City Wide Bicycle Network

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Client: Philadelphia Department of Streets

Contact: Tom Branigan, 215-686-5181

Completion Date: 2000                  Cost: $52,000

Notes: CT&C teamed with the RBA Group to create a citywide system of routes and safe parking to the gaps in the existing partial network.

Botanic Trail Pre-Development Grant

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Client: Historic Bartram’s Garden

Contact: Martha Leigh Wolf, Executive Director, 215-729-5281

Completion Date: 1999                  Grant Cost: Approx. $40,000

Notes: Following completion of our 1995 trail development study, we assisted our client and their development consultant in obtaining a grant from the William Penn Foundation to begin negotiations with property owners and stakeholders. As project managers, we gave overall direction to the project, and directed the activities of two trail developers hired by Bartram’s. We assisted with obtaining grant funds for 1998, and then helped apply for full funding from “NEXTEA.”

Manayunk Recreation Master Plan

Location: Manayunk, PA

Client: Manayunk Development Corp.

Contact: Kay Smith, Executive Director, Manayunk Development Corp., 215-487-3037ext203

Completion Date: 1999                  Cost: $27,000

Notes: CT&C and South Street Design combined their planning skills to plan the redevelopment of Manayunk’s past industrial Venice Island. The plan involved recreational opportunities and activities that will enable the neighborhood residents and regional users to experience Manayunk’s unique integration of natural and cultural resources.

Wissahickon Riparian Restoration Trail Link

Location: Philadelphia & Montgomery Co.'s, PA   

Client: The Morris Arboretum

Contact: Joy Lawrence 215-247-5777

Completion Date: 1998                  Study Cost: $ 2,000

Notes: Proposing a multi-use trail that would direct cyclists away from the Wissahickon’s streambank, which will only offer a walking trail as a solution to mitigate the impact of the current trail system.  The multi-use trail is planned from Northwestern Ave. to the Cross Country Trail on Stenton Ave., which would complete the multi-use trail connection from Forbidden Drive in Fairmount Park to the Montgomery Co. and Fort Washington State Park trail systems.

Fairmount Park Bikeway and Rail Trail

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Client: Fairmount Park Commission

Contact: William Mifflin, Executive Director, Fairmount Park Commission, 215-685-0111

Completion Date: 1996                  Study Cost: $35,000           Cost: $1,200,000

Notes: CT&C served as the lead consultant for a feasibility study for improvements along both the Wissahickon Creek, and the Schuylkill River from East Falls to Shawmont. These enhancements are intended to remove the last sections of the Philadelphia to Valley Forge Bikeway from conflicts with urban traffic.

Botanic Trail Development Study

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Client: Schuylkill River Development Council

Contact: John Randolph, Executive Director, 215-985-9393

Completion Date: 1995                  Study Cost: $8,750

Notes: We studied how a bikeway and Fairmount Park itself might be extended from Central Philadelphia along the lower Schuylkill River to southwest Philadelphia; adjoining the Woodlands Cemetery and Historic Bartram’s Garden, both National Historic Landmarks. In addition, we examined potential extensions to the mouth of the Schuylkill River, at Fort Mifflin on the Delaware, as well as related sites for boat docks on this tidewater section of the Schuylkill River.

Philadelphia-Valley Forge Trail, Conshohocken-Valley Forge Sections

Location: Montgomery County, PA

Client: Commissioners of Montgomery County

Contact: John Wood, Director of Open Space Planning, Montgomery Co., PA  610-278-3736

Completion Dates: 1993-4              Cost: $700,000

Notes: We have designed ten miles of bikeway, largely on a former Conrail line, and took an active role in negotiations with a large variety of agencies and property owners. Coordination work included the creation of three new grade crossings to allow the bikeway to pass through industrial areas.

Atglen and Susquehanna Rail Corridor Study

Location: Lancaster County, PA

Client: Lancaster County Planning Commission

Contact: Carter van Dyke, Carter van Dyke Associates, 215-345-5053

Completion Date: 1992                  Study Cost: $2,500

Notes: As rail-trail subconsultants to Carter van Dyke Associates, we analyzed the original ownership of this potential trail to help the county avoid title problems. We also assisted with a circumvention analysis of alternative routes around the very high Martic Forge Bridge. Decisions made in this study helped the County Commissioners decide on whether or not to acquire this right-of-way from Conrail.

Berks County PA Rails-to-Trail Development Study

Location: Berks County, PA

Client: Schuylkill River Greenway Association

Contact: Victor Yarnell, Managing Director, 610-372-3916

Completion Date: 1992                  Study Cost: $20,000

Notes: We completed the analysis and preparation of recommendations for two segments of a former Conrail right-of-way, purchased in 1991 by the Greenway Association. Sub-consulting services were provided by Carter van Dyke Associates of Doylestown, PA. Linkages to other trails were studied along with several property exchanges. The entire 10.5-mile route was mapped on CT&C computer systems to allow for easy updating of data and property management.

Fairmount Park Bikeway Enhancements

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Client: Fairmount Park Commission

Contact: William Mifflin, Former Executive Director, Fairmount Park Commission

Completion Date: 1992                  Study Cost: $12,000

Notes: CT&C successfully assisted Fairmount Park in identifying and applying for funds for new segments, or improvements to portions of the Fairmount Park Bikeway along the Schuylkill River and the Wissahickon Valley in historic and environmentally sensitive areas.

 

Bloomsburg Bikeway System

Location: Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., PA

Client: Town of Bloomsburg

Contact: Thomas Bafile, PE, Bafile, James and Associates, 717-784-6921

Completion Date: 1990                  Cost: $60,000

Notes: This system of bike routes and street improvements links downtown, residential, university and rural areas, and was planned to connect with projected bike routes to adjoining towns. CT&C provided planning and location services to the Town of Bloomsburg, Bafile James and Associates, and the Project Engineer.

 

Study of Potential Routes for a Bikeway/Pedestrian Trail Between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Location: Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Client: Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Parks and Recreation

Contact: Carter van Dyke, Carter van Dyke Associates, 215-345-5053

Completion Date: 1990                  Study Cost: $50,000

Notes: As subconsultant to Tatmand and Lee (Project Engineer) and Carter Van Dyke Associates (Landscape Architects), CT&C performed field survey work, and furnished technical advice in the analysis and preparation of a planning report for two recommended corridors for this trail linking two ocean-front communities in southern Delaware.

Radnor Township Bikeway System Study

Location: Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA

Client: Township of Radnor

Contact: No longer available

Completion Date: 1984                  Study Cost: $2,000

Notes: CT&C’s work comprised an on-site study and preparation of a planning report discussing alternatives for a cross-township bikeway. Both existing roads and a former trolley line were reviewed.

Williamsport Area Bikeway System

Location: Williamsport PA

Client: City of Williamsport

Contact: Thomas Caramanico, McCormick Taylor and Associates, 215-592-4200

Completion Date: 1984                  Cost: $170,000

Notes: This extension of Williamsport's bikeway system provides two routes through both the downtown and residential communities, and links with other bikeways into adjacent townships. As the bicycle transportation sub-consultant to McCormick Taylor and Associates, Inc. (Project Engineers), we were responsible for route location and design review.

Delaware Valley Commuter's Bike Map

Location: Entire Philadelphia Region (PA, NJ and DE)

Client: Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition

Contact: Michael Ontko, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 215-592-1800

Completion Date: 1982                  Cost: $20,000

Notes: CT&C coordinated research of recommended bicycle routes in a ten-county area. We then performed all the graphic work and cartography, as well as obtaining bids for printing services.

Guide to the East Coast Bicycle Trail

Location: Richmond VA to Boston MA

Client: East Coast Bicycle Congress, MD

Contact: No longer available

Completion Date: 1976-1981                     Cost: $15,000

Notes: CT&C coordinated research for several recommended long-distance bicycle routes linking the Trans-America Trail at Richmond with major East Coast cities, and then performed all the graphic work and cartography, as well as obtained bids for printing services. The trail is the biker's equivalent to the Appalachian Trail for hikers.

Guide to Bicycle Routes Between Hostels in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Location: Eastern PA and NJ

Client: American Youth Hostels, Delaware Valley Council

Contact: Ann Carroll, former President, Delaware Valley Council, 215-297-8635

Completion Date: 1981                  Cost: $5,000

Notes: CT&C coordinated research of recommended long-distance recreational bicycle routes linking hostels and major railroad terminals from Harrisburg, PA to the New Jersey Seashore, and north to the Pocono Mountains. CT&C also performed all the graphic work and cartography, as well as obtained bids for printing services.

Wissahickon Bikeway

Location: Fairmount Park, Philadelphia PA

Client: City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission

Contact: No longer available

Completion Date: 1980                  Cost: $1,500,000

Notes: As a sub-consultant, CT&C prepared a complete location and design study for this recreational and commuter bikeway through a deep gorge where automobile traffic had overwhelmed a former carriage road. This route now links downtown Philadelphia with Montgomery County via a continuous twelve-mile long bikeway.

Philadelphia-Valley Forge Trail, Spring Mill Section

Location: Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties, PA

Client: Commissioners of Montgomery County

Contact: John Wood, Director of Open Space Planning, Montgomery Co., PA  610-278-3736

Completion Date: 1979                  Cost: $140,000

Notes: This innovative bikeway, the first section of the Valley Forge Trail, was built on an active railroad right-of-way where one track had been removed. CT&C was instrumental in negotiating with Conrail, and provided full planning, design, bidding, and construction phase services.

Bicycle Trips in Southeastern Pennsylvania

Location: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties

Client: Department of Community Affairs, PA

Contact: No longer available

Completion Date: 1977                  Cost: $8,000

Notes: We researched and test-rode a series of fourteen loop trips, then produced the artwork for a guidebook and series of maps.