[tabi] Re: 10 miles of new sidewalks beginning now!
- From: "Allison and Chip Orange" <acorange@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 21:11:19 -0400
Yep, you're right, it seems like great news. I really had no idea Nova 2010
called for anything like this as part of the plan.
Chip
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Subject: [tabi] Re: 10 miles of new sidewalks beginning now!
Ah, Chip you stole my thunder. I was moving over to a new computer and
putting back my contacts when this item first came in from the City.
Now this has got to be good news no matter how you feel about the NOVA 2010
change.
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From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 3:01 PM
To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tabi] 10 miles of new sidewalks beginning now!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "City of Tallahassee" <City_of_Tallahassee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent 4/7/2011 2:53:46 PM
> Subject: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro and Public Works
> Begin Stage
> One of Sidewalk Project
>
>
> https://www.talgov.com/
>
> StarMetro and Public Works Begin Stage One of Sidewalk Project
>
> In preparation for StarMetro's Nova2010 route decentralization plan,
> which launches
> on July 11, StarMetro, along with the City's Public Works Department,
> began construction
> this week on stage one of the sidewalk project. Construction on the
> sidewalk project,
> which consists of two stages, will total nearly $15 million.
> Stage one of the sidewalk project includes the installation of 35
> segments. These
> 35 segments represent ten miles of new sidewalks. For a complete list of
> stage one
> sidewalk segments, please visit Talgov.com.
> "With the City Commission's approval to fast-track the sidewalk project,
> construction
> on stage one should take three to four months to complete," said Gabriel
> Menendez,
> the City's Public Works director. "We hope to have many of the segments
> completed,
> if not under construction, by the launch date of StarMetro's new
> system."
> In addition to the installation of new sidewalks, many intersections
> along these
> segments will receive upgrades that include curb cuts, pedestrian
> signals, painted
> crosswalks and audible signals.
> "Today, only 74 percent of StarMetro's system has sidewalk coverage,"
> said Ron Garrison,
> executive director of StarMetro. "Once stage one construction is
> complete, the StarMetro
> system will have 94 percent sidewalk coverage."
>
> Stage two construction of the sidewalk project should begin next
> calendar year. Construction
> for stage two will total nearly $6 million and will result in nearly
> five miles of
> additional sidewalk coverage.
>
> For more information, please contact StarMetro at 891-5200 or visit
> Talgov.com/starmetro.
>
> Other ways to view information include liking StarMetro's official
> Facebook page
> at
> Facebook.com/starmetrotransit
> and following StarMetro's official Twitter page at
> Twitter.com/ridestarmetro
> .
>
> Contact:
> Brian Waterman, StarMetro Planning Administrator, 891-5564; Heather
> Teter, StarMetro
> Marketing Specialist, 891-5206; Alex Faubel, StarMetro Marketing
> Assistant, 891-5200
> https://www.talgov.com/
>
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