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Eastern Trail Connectivity Study Community Workshop - Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Posted on: April 10, 2024 - 9:57am
Image of bike handlebars on a bike lane with text: Eastern Trail Connectivity Study Community Workshop on 4/30
About the Eastern Trail Connectivity Study

The municipalities of Kittery, Eliot, York, South Berwick, and North Berwick, in collaboration with the Eastern Trail Management District, Eastern Trail Alliance, the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC), and the Maine Department of Transportation are overseeing the Eastern Trail  Connectivity Study. 

The study aims to evaluate alternatives, costs, potential impacts, constraints, and seek public input to recommend locations for future segments of the Eastern Trail between the Route 1 Bridge (Memorial Bridge) in Kittery and North Berwick.

Eastern Trail Connectivity Story Map

The Eastern Train Connectivity Study project team recently released the Eastern Trail Connectivity Feasibility Study Story Map.

This story map allows users to see information about the initial feasibility study currently underway in the Berwicks to the Border Project, considering locations for future segments of the Eastern Trail between North Berwick and Memorial Bridge in Kittery. 

The different types of potential route alternatives may include:

  • Shared-use paths along utility corridors.
  • Shared-use paths alongside a public road.
  • Boardwalk segments over wetlands and small streams.
  • Striped bike lanes or wide shoulders on roadways, and travel lanes shared by all users on rural roads with low traffic volumes and/or speeds. 
Get Involved

As an important next step, the project team is seeking public input and feedback on the Study.

The project team will be hosting an Eastern Trail Connectivity Study Community Workshop on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Eliot Town Hall, located at 1333 State Road, Eliot, ME and via Zoom.

To attend the workshop via Zoom, please click here.

Those unable to attend the Community Workshop can provide their input and feedback about the study directly to SMPDC’s Dean Williams  at dwilliams@smpdc.org

Comments can also be submitted on the Eastern Trail Connectivity Study Story Map page by clicking here.  (Scroll to the bottom for the submission form).

For more information on the Eastern Trail, please visit their website by clicking here.

Eastern Trail Connectivity Study Community Workshop on 4/30 at the Eliot Town Hall