Nearly 30 residents gathered at the Sand Hill School Community Center on Monday night, January 10, to discuss plans for a new bike and pedestrian pathway between Service Road and
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With flags snapping in the wind and seagulls flying overhead, Massachusetts VIPs and bike trail advocates gathered on the sunny southern bank of the Cape Cod Canal in Sandwich Thursday morning, July 22, to celebrate the stateâs support for blazing new bike trails and enjoying the great outdoors.
The occasion was a formal announcement of $4 million in state grant awards to fund 52 outdoor recreational trail projects across the commonwealth.
âThese projects are opportunities to expand access to the outdoorsâ¦to encourage active and healthy lifestyles,â Governor Charles D. Baker Jr. told the the crowd of about 50 people gathered on the lawn of the US Army Corps Visitors Center at the Sandwich Marina.
The committee charged with advising the town on a bicycle and pedestrian bike trail in Bourne has teamed with a similar group in Sandwich. Both groups have written letters of
Members of the Sandwich Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee this week expressed delight that a BMX track could be coming to South Sandwich and said they are hoping a âpump trackâ will also be included in the plan.
A pump track is similar to a skate park in that it has jumps, bumps and curves that allow bikers to use their body movements and gravityârather than pedalingâto navigate around the courseâs circuit, committee members said.
Committee member Peter G. Marancik said during the committeeâs Monday, December 14, meeting that he had spoken with Cape Cod BMX and was informed that a pump track is already under consideration.