Underground Electric Transmission Lines

Project Schedule

• The trail detour was expected to open in December 2009 but final construction was delayed by heavy snow and freezing temperatures. The temporary detour now has been paved from the wayside shelter near Mile Marker 36 to Canongate Drive, and from the Canongate Drive cul-de-sac to the 4H driveway. From this point, trail users will resume use of the existing paved bike trail heading north. The detour will open on Monday, January 11, 2010.

From the Piedmont Environmental Council:

Tell the Board to Vote 'Yes' on the New Loudoun Energy Strategy

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Please vote for our project!

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Our project's name is:
Step-by-Step: Achieving Safe Bikeways In Your Community
and it's in the category environment and conservation

If you like the project, please encourage others to vote for us :)

Thank you,
Maria

Fionnuala Quinn of Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling (FABB) will conduct a FREE workshop designed to assist those who would like to play a constructive role and make suggestions for change during the design of new road facilities in Virginia. Learn how to engage with the public-hearing process and make the type of comments that can bring change.

Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing.

Please send your comments as our Planning Commissioners really do take the time to listen and consider everyone's ideas. They want -- and need -- to hear from you and not work in a vacuum. Your thoughts make a difference! They have done such an amazing job with this new draft, especially with regard to bicycle and pedestrian improvements.

Here's more info:

Planning Commission Public Hearing
Date: Thursday - October 29, 2009

Attachment: 

10-29-09+FINAL+ad.pdf

What the project is about:

A few weeks ago I saw two young teens biking west towards Round Hill from Franklin Park. There was a long line of cars waiting for an opportunity to pass. If I were not driving I could have taken that "perfect shot" to illustrate the absolute necessity for a bike & pedestrian trail along this corridor.

I am afraid there is going to be a tragedy along this road.

We need to act now and work together to get the construction of this trail going.

Loudoun's residents and businesses are invited to learn more about the Board of Supervisors' proposed county energy plan during a series of meetings next week.

The Energy Plan is being developed in partnership with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and will propose goals to address both the supply and use of energy needed to support the county's attractiveness, overall competitiveness, livability and environmental performance.

The board is seeking to develop a community-wide, coordinated commitment to achieve shared goals over the next 20 years. -- Leesburg Today

Here is the 10th paragraph of the Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan's Executive Summary:

Summary of Vision and Goals
Loudoun County’s vision for bicycling and walking provides the public, elected officials, county staff and others a clear picture of the future transportation network. The specific goals speak directly to the particular areas of emphasis that need action and provide a solid framework for the recommendations of this Plan.

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Here is the 3rd through 9th paragraph from the Executive Summary of the Loudoun County Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan: