The National Park Service has begun the Environmental Assessment (EA); several alternatives are being analyzed at this point. Schedule is unknown, however, when the EA is complete the results will be released for public comment via the NPS website. We will provide further updates on the project here as they are received.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Comments
If you would like to offer comments on this project, please provide them using the comment option at the bottom of any post, or use the "comment collector" link that is in the upper right of this page.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Public Meeting #2
Last night we held our second public meeting. At this meeting we summarized:
The following document are available by clicking on them below:
- the history of the project,
- how this current effort came about,
- the agency stakeholders who are involved,
- the first public meeting in this current effort (November 19, 2009),
- the development of three conceptual trail options,
- the Value Analysis Process (where a fourth option was developed), and
- where things go from here.
The following document are available by clicking on them below:
Friday, February 18, 2011
Concept Summary for Herman Leirer Trail
Click on the image below to view the technical summary of the four concepts.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Second Public Meeting - March 2nd
After several delays and breaks in the project schedule, we're back on track!
After the last public meeting held in November 2009 (see photo below), the design team developed four preliminary options for a multimodal trail along the Exit Glacier Road Corridor. These options were based on all of the previous information that has been collected for this project, in addition to what was discussed at the public meeting. We would like you, your family, and your business to weigh in on these options, provide feedback and discussion.
When: Wednesday, March 2nd - 7:00 to 9:00pm
Where: Legends (412 Washington St., Seward, AK)
Where: Legends (412 Washington St., Seward, AK)
If you'd like to get on the mailing list for this project, please leave your information in the comments link (in the right-hand side bar on this page). If you're unable to make it to the meeting, please take a moment and leave a comment there as well, we'd love to hear from you!
photo from first public meeting, November 2009
Friday, January 22, 2010
Trail Alignments - Concept Development
We are currently in the process of developing several conceptual trail alignments and looking at their feasibility. We are planning on presenting these options at the next public meeting, which will likely occur in mid to late March, 2010. We will have more specific information in the next few weeks about that meeting. Please stay tuned!
(There is a link to the right where you can provide comments)
(There is a link to the right where you can provide comments)
Related: A new multi-use trail in Grand Teton National Park
You may be interested in this National Park Service e-newsletter about the opening of a new 8 mile, multi-use trail that runs parallel to the Teton Park Road in Grand Teton National Park.
"Connecting Communities and Parks
Partnerships are the organizational connections that let physical connections grow. NPS Director Jon Jarvis says, "Gateway communities and parks have an important relationship that needs to be grown through mutual respect and cooperation, particularly when tourism is an essential part of the economy. We need to help these communities, and all Americans, discover a unique and personal connection to their national parks."
One way to do that is a physical connection, such as trails and pathways through neighboring communities. Like the new trail completed last summer, connecting Moose to the Jenny Lake visitor's center in Grand Teton National Park.
Check out fun video of life around and on the new trail.(Pathway appears one minute in, after a look at the dog and the chicken coop.)
Courtesy of Wade McKoy, Focus Productions
"It was an instant success," says Friends of Pathways Executive Director Tim Young. "Over 200 people use it every day. It's more than just active cyclists. We're seeing people who were probably afraid of getting out there before -- recreational cyclists in jeans, people with disabilities, multiple generations."
It took many close partnerships: the towns of Jackson and Teton Village, Senators Craig Thomas and John Barasso, NPS, and Friends of Pathways. Two tragic cyclist deaths focused attention on the goal of a safe, inviting route for bicyclists and pedestrians off the main road. Now a quiet, non-motorized path is leading to a closer experience for park visitors and also enhancing the community's connection to the park.
Ultimately, the valley may have a 100-mile system of connected trails and pathways, helping people get safety to and from where they want to be. Another seven miles of trail are in development now. And within a few years, there should be a continuous path from the town of Jackson to Jenny Lake, interconnecting with other paths and becoming a full-fledged system throughout the valley. As park superintendent Mary Gibson Scott points out, the new trails "set the stage for people to make a personal connection to the natural world." Read more about it here."
"Connecting Communities and Parks
Partnerships are the organizational connections that let physical connections grow. NPS Director Jon Jarvis says, "Gateway communities and parks have an important relationship that needs to be grown through mutual respect and cooperation, particularly when tourism is an essential part of the economy. We need to help these communities, and all Americans, discover a unique and personal connection to their national parks."
One way to do that is a physical connection, such as trails and pathways through neighboring communities. Like the new trail completed last summer, connecting Moose to the Jenny Lake visitor's center in Grand Teton National Park.
Check out fun video of life around and on the new trail.(Pathway appears one minute in, after a look at the dog and the chicken coop.)
Courtesy of Wade McKoy, Focus Productions
"It was an instant success," says Friends of Pathways Executive Director Tim Young. "Over 200 people use it every day. It's more than just active cyclists. We're seeing people who were probably afraid of getting out there before -- recreational cyclists in jeans, people with disabilities, multiple generations."
It took many close partnerships: the towns of Jackson and Teton Village, Senators Craig Thomas and John Barasso, NPS, and Friends of Pathways. Two tragic cyclist deaths focused attention on the goal of a safe, inviting route for bicyclists and pedestrians off the main road. Now a quiet, non-motorized path is leading to a closer experience for park visitors and also enhancing the community's connection to the park.
Ultimately, the valley may have a 100-mile system of connected trails and pathways, helping people get safety to and from where they want to be. Another seven miles of trail are in development now. And within a few years, there should be a continuous path from the town of Jackson to Jenny Lake, interconnecting with other paths and becoming a full-fledged system throughout the valley. As park superintendent Mary Gibson Scott points out, the new trails "set the stage for people to make a personal connection to the natural world." Read more about it here."
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