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Citizens pitch Sono Rail Trail concept to Norwalk Bike Walk Commission

2978888 · March 3, 2025
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Summary

Two residents presented a 1.5-mile concept for a greenway on an abandoned rail alignment in South Norwalk to connect neighborhoods, a new school, businesses and transit hubs; the group seeks community engagement, property-owner agreements and early feasibility work.

Two Norwalk residents presented the Sono Rail Trail concept to the Bike Walk Commission on March 3, describing a roughly 1.5-mile greenway along an old freight rail alignment that would connect South Norwalk Station to the Wilson Avenue area and a planned new school.

David Tattersall and Melissa Murray described the alignment as largely abandoned and tree-filled, with sections that could accommodate a boardwalk over marshy areas and small pocket parks where the rail right-of-way opens into wider triangles. They said the…

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