Rail Trail Advisory Committee

Weston's Rail Trail Advisory Committee detailed a scoring matrix to guide planting and fencing decisions along the proposed rail trail corridor at its March 26 meeting.

Weston's Rail Trail Advisory Committee voted unanimously to send a joint letter with the Historical Commission to the MBTA seeking easements and historic preservation conditions tied to any lease of the Church Street Station property.

Weston's Rail Trail Advisory Committee voted to seek $380,000 at spring town meeting for trailhead paving and landscaping along the Mass Central Rail Trail.

Weston's Rail Trail Advisory Committee voted to set aside up to $15,000 within a $200,000 Community Preservation Committee funding request to cover benches, bike racks, and wayfinding signage along the planned rail trail.

Weston's Rail Trail Advisory Committee approved a $16,400 Niche Engineering parking study and authorized a $200,000 Community Preservation Committee placeholder request at its January 8 meeting.

Weston's Rail Trail Advisory Committee voted to commission a parking study from engineering firm Niche ahead of the trail's anticipated opening after Eversource construction resumes in spring 2018.

Weston's Rail Trail Advisory Committee narrowed its $73,000 consulting contract to focus on abutter screening and parking access, while deferring broader urban-planning work.

Weston's Rail Trail Advisory Committee voted unanimously to seek a Recreation Commission seat on its board and previewed a $73,000 Town Meeting warrant article for continued trail design consulting.