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Council endorses Crowders Mountain paved-trail feasibility study; plan estimated at $17 million in phases
Summary
The council approved a feasibility study to connect downtown Gastonia, Lynnwood Springs Park and Crowders Mountain State Park via Carolina Thread Trail alignments. The plan was presented at no cost to the city and is intended to help leverage future funding; total estimated cost across phases is about $17 million.
The Gastonia City Council voted Aug. 5 to endorse a feasibility study for a paved trail connecting downtown Gastonia, Lynnwood Springs Park and Crowders Mountain State Park as an amendment to the Carolina Thread Trail master plan.
Consultants, funded through state and non‑city sources, produced the feasibility document; staff said the study’s consulting work would have cost roughly $120,000 but was covered by NCDOT and Carolina Thread Trail partners, so it did not require city funds to produce. The study lays out route alternatives, evaluation criteria (connectivity, equity, traffic safety,…
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