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Takoma Park council hears updated Metropolitan Branch Trail design; city-sized segment budgeted at $1.8 million
Summary
City planners and RK&K presented an updated design to widen Takoma Park’s section of the Metropolitan Branch Trail to 10–11 feet with continuous pedestrian lighting, updated crossings, stormwater treatment and reduced tree impacts; estimated construction cost for the city segment is about $1.8 million.
Transit planner Kasey Ann Spence and consultant Emily Martin (RK&K) presented updated plans for Takoma Park’s portion of the Metropolitan Branch Trail, outlining a design that widens the existing path, adds continuous pedestrian-scale lighting and wayfinding signage, and improves crossings at Buffalo/Tacoma and Fenton/Tacoma.
The project limits run from the Eastern/Tacoma intersection, parallel Tacoma Avenue to Fenton Street, and continue up to the Montgomery College pedestrian overpass. The plan calls for an 11-foot (typical) trail section where feasible and a 3–4 foot buffer from traffic where possible to meet county breezeway standards and support side-by-side cycling and safe passing.
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