The Mayor's Office and Fall River Mass In Motion hosted a public informational meeting on plans for construction of a bicycle path and Gateway City park through the Quequechan River Greenway that borders Britland Park, Father Travassos Park and a connection to Brayton Avenue. Representatives of the Brown, Richardson & Rowe landscape architects and the Fay Spotford and Thorndike engineering firm each made presentations following an introduction by Kurt Gaertner of the Gateway Cities Parks Program. The concept for the project was originally conceived over a decade ago and plans proposed with a concept prepared by Urban River Visions in 2002. Plans were first presented in April, 2011, along with other efforts to make Fall River more bicycle-friendly. The first section of the bicycle path was opened in August, 2008. Click here for a video of the meeting. Click here for the Herald News story. For more information about the project, contact City Grantwriter Jane Dibiasio at 608-324-2662 or Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly, at 508-324-2405. (Photos and video courtesy of Patrick Mulgrew)
 

(Top row, left) Fall River City Grantwriter Jane Dibiasio introduces the program on behalf of the Mayor in the Government Center Hearing Room. (Top row, right) Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Gateway Cities Parks Program manager Kurt Gaertner gives a brief overview of the project before turning it over to Imogene Hatch of Brown, Richardson & Rowe and John Hendrickson of FST Engineers, (Row two) Various overhead maps outline the scope of the project that stretches from the western end of Britland Park over to the existing bicycle path  along the South Watuppa Pond. (Row three) Illustrations of some of the historical views of the area and a depiction of a possible logo were presented. (Bottom row) Mr. Hendrickson presented diagrams of the two pedestrian crossings, one on Quequechan Street and the other on Brayton Avenue along with photos depicting the wildlife that can be seen from the path.