Come join us in the celebration of the completion of the latest link in the Mill Towns Trail. The event is this Saturday, July 10th, 9:30 a.m., and will be held at the north end of Riverside Park. (more…)
At the Downtown Forum on Tuesday, April 6, Peggy Prowe and Glenn Switzer of the Mill Towns Trail Board and Joel Walinski of the City of Northfield updated the attendees on the progress of the Mill Towns Trail since summer 2008 and the many improvements that we can expect in 2010.
On deck are the completion of the link between Riverside Park and 5th St., the reconstruction of 4th St. and widening of the bike lanes on the resurfaced street, and the construction of a three mile crushed limestone trail south from the Peggy Prowe Pedestrian Bridge along the Cannon River to Dundas. This will create a six-mile loop when joined with the existing three mile segment of the Mill Towns Trail on the west side of the river from Dundas north to Sechler Park.
Peggy was particularly emphatic about the role that bike trails play in the economic health of a community and cited as evidence a chart from Fillmore County showing the growth in lodging tax of communities along the Root River since the beginning of trail development in the area.
The NDDC is hosting a Bike Trail Update at their April Downtown Forum. The forum is Tuesday, April 6th, 8 a.m., in the Riverview Conference Room (lower level) of the historic Archer House River Inn, 212 Division Street. (more…)
…tomorrow.
After getting an announcement from Mill Towns Trail advocate Peggy Prowe that the bicycle bridge over the Cannon River was going to be lifted and put in place, with the north and south sections joined together, and a tip from Mayor Mary Rossing the the event would occur Monday, April 27th, at 9 a.m., I headed over to catch the action. It was a “nipping and eager air” this morning, and noticing very little action, I returned to the office. (more…)
It seems that every year as soon as the weather begins to warm up, we experience some “quality of life” issues in certain areas of downtown. For the past three or four years, the NDDC has met with our elected officials, city staff and the police department in an effort to address these issues.
We sent the letter reprinted below to the Mayor and Council. Mayor Rossing recently contacted me and said that the issue has been queued up for discussion and action. (more…)
