We do not need to pave every single walking path in town. Many friends and I from W Concord prefer this trail over the BFRT in town. Please be sensible and keep this historic trail as is.
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Nancy Hilliard
4 years ago
Paving creates the conditions for flooding, and tree removal paves the way for erosion. Stop engineering nature.
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Robert Andrews
4 years ago
This is a beautiful and natural trail that should not be paved and robbed of trees that serve the environment and us well. It can be enjoyed as is by a variety of users. Don’t mess with it!
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Scott Richardson
4 years ago
Keep it natural - the way it is now. Perform minimal maintenance, only as needed. Don't pave paradise!
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Annemarie Altman
4 years ago
It's being used by walkers, bikers and runners - great for all as is!
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Joseph Stein
· petition starter
5 years ago
The RBT is a meandering gem of a path that residents have enjoyed for generations. Like many, I am strongly opposed to paving the trail. Clear cutting and creating impervious surface next to a highly sensitive ecosystem of national importance is environmentally reckless. We already have miles of paved rail trails in West Concord - we don't need any more. Paving it will also transform a beautiful multi-use trail into a single-use, high speed cycling corridor. The Minute Man Rail Trail that starts in Arlington has seen its fair share of cycling accidents, even fatalities. We don't want the same to happen in Concord. Let's keep this trail natural forever.
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Bryan Windmiller
5 years ago
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The wildlife impacts of paving this trail, which runs immediately adjacent to Great Meadows NWR are huge and the escalating level of use by cyclists traveling at high speed on this trail is already compromising the utility of the trail to non-cyclists. A paved trail would only benefit one group of the diverse community of current trail users.
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Jesus Ramos
5 years ago
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Please leave the trail unpaved so we can all enjoy it. I use it regularly on my walks and see many walkers along with bikers. Turning it into a bicycle highway would exclude the pedestrian users, to say nothing of the environmental damage and the harm to the already stressed wildlife.
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JohnNickols
5 years ago
The idea of building a minature road through that area , so people can race through it makes no environmental sense .
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Eleanor Carr
5 years ago
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The Reformatory Branch Trail in its current state of being a dirt trail offers the benefit of filtering contaminants so that they are less likely to pollute the water.
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Michael Rocha
5 years ago
==> Henry David would be proud! . . . .
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Sheldon Hines
5 years ago
Please leave the Reformatory Branch Trail in its current state.
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Erin Sharaf
5 years ago
Endangered species and a wildlife refuge abut this trail. If anything we should be encouraging people to slow down, not speed up. Many naturalists conduct field studies at Great Meadows. it's a jewel for the town and for the Commonwealth. There is currently no problem which needs to be solved by paving. As a neighbor to this trail who uses it regularly, I strongly urge you to leave it as-is.
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Brian Jones
5 years ago
I will pass this along to others. So important to save this property.
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Arshan Gailus
5 years ago
The trail is a beautiful, calming place, part of land supporting all kinds of wildlife including endangered species, and a place to enjoy the numerous mental and physical health benefits that being in natural environments provides. Furthermore, the trail is *already* shared by walkers, joggers, cyclists and *already* serves these purposes effectively with no need for paving. Any paving or other construction work would cause irreparable harm to the environment, use resources that could be better used elsewhere, and rob the trail of its natural beauty. No study is needed and no paving is needed - leave the trail as it is.
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Arno Bartevyan
5 years ago
Keep it as is.
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Anne Wagner
5 years ago
The trail is glorious just as it is. Packed dirt is far kinder to the environment and to FEET. No need to alter a thing!
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Diantha Millott
5 years ago
There is no need for more pavement or demolition of our natural environment in this state of global warming. Additionally the trail very nicely serves the community (pedestrians, cyclists, infant strollers etc) exactly as it is paving is of no benefit to anyone and will only serve to add flooding and drainage problems, increase carcinogen flow into the wildlife sanctuary, and increase radiant heat levels on the trail.
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Jennifer Soalt
5 years ago
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This beautiful and well-loved trail is already multi-use, and cost little or nothing to maintain. Paving it would change all this, and result in a less appealing biking, hiking, and walking experience for Concordians, and the many people who visit Concord to experience the town's unique mixture of old style footpaths, open fields, and woods.
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Nancy Cronin
5 years ago
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I lead a walking group from the organization called Concord After 60, and we treasure this trail just as it is with walkers like us along with joggers and cyclists.
We do not need to pave every single walking path in town. Many friends and I from W Concord prefer this trail over the BFRT in town. Please be sensible and keep this historic trail as is.
Paving creates the conditions for flooding, and tree removal paves the way for erosion. Stop engineering nature.
This is a beautiful and natural trail that should not be paved and robbed of trees that serve the environment and us well. It can be enjoyed as is by a variety of users. Don’t mess with it!
Keep it natural - the way it is now. Perform minimal maintenance, only as needed. Don't pave paradise!
It's being used by walkers, bikers and runners - great for all as is!
The RBT is a meandering gem of a path that residents have enjoyed for generations. Like many, I am strongly opposed to paving the trail. Clear cutting and creating impervious surface next to a highly sensitive ecosystem of national importance is environmentally reckless. We already have miles of paved rail trails in West Concord - we don't need any more. Paving it will also transform a beautiful multi-use trail into a single-use, high speed cycling corridor. The Minute Man Rail Trail that starts in Arlington has seen its fair share of cycling accidents, even fatalities. We don't want the same to happen in Concord. Let's keep this trail natural forever.
The wildlife impacts of paving this trail, which runs immediately adjacent to Great Meadows NWR are huge and the escalating level of use by cyclists traveling at high speed on this trail is already compromising the utility of the trail to non-cyclists. A paved trail would only benefit one group of the diverse community of current trail users.
Please leave the trail unpaved so we can all enjoy it. I use it regularly on my walks and see many walkers along with bikers. Turning it into a bicycle highway would exclude the pedestrian users, to say nothing of the environmental damage and the harm to the already stressed wildlife.
The idea of building a minature road through that area , so people can race through it makes no environmental sense .
The Reformatory Branch Trail in its current state of being a dirt trail offers the benefit of filtering contaminants so that they are less likely to pollute the water.
==> Henry David would be proud! . . . .
Please leave the Reformatory Branch Trail in its current state.
Endangered species and a wildlife refuge abut this trail. If anything we should be encouraging people to slow down, not speed up. Many naturalists conduct field studies at Great Meadows. it's a jewel for the town and for the Commonwealth. There is currently no problem which needs to be solved by paving. As a neighbor to this trail who uses it regularly, I strongly urge you to leave it as-is.
I will pass this along to others. So important to save this property.
The trail is a beautiful, calming place, part of land supporting all kinds of wildlife including endangered species, and a place to enjoy the numerous mental and physical health benefits that being in natural environments provides. Furthermore, the trail is *already* shared by walkers, joggers, cyclists and *already* serves these purposes effectively with no need for paving. Any paving or other construction work would cause irreparable harm to the environment, use resources that could be better used elsewhere, and rob the trail of its natural beauty. No study is needed and no paving is needed - leave the trail as it is.
Keep it as is.
The trail is glorious just as it is. Packed dirt is far kinder to the environment and to FEET. No need to alter a thing!
There is no need for more pavement or demolition of our natural environment in this state of global warming. Additionally the trail very nicely serves the community (pedestrians, cyclists, infant strollers etc) exactly as it is paving is of no benefit to anyone and will only serve to add flooding and drainage problems, increase carcinogen flow into the wildlife sanctuary, and increase radiant heat levels on the trail.
This beautiful and well-loved trail is already multi-use, and cost little or nothing to maintain. Paving it would change all this, and result in a less appealing biking, hiking, and walking experience for Concordians, and the many people who visit Concord to experience the town's unique mixture of old style footpaths, open fields, and woods.
I lead a walking group from the organization called Concord After 60, and we treasure this trail just as it is with walkers like us along with joggers and cyclists.