Did I read the connotations correctly?

"Possible" linear park would mean there is a chance it ain't gonna be
built?  Say it ain't so!  

Maybe they can linear park the Henderson and extend the bike path to it
for "us"

Instead...

Grr...

This is more annoying than the pesky squirrels out doing their fall
collection!

Geoff Williams
Leduc Bioimaging Facility Manager
Brown University
 
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/Leduc_Bioimaging_Facility/
-----Original Message-----
From: Brown University Bicycle Commuting List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rogers, Donald
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 3:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [BIKE-TO-BROWN] FW: Tell Sec'y of Transportation: Bike paths
are infrastructure

I am sorry to officially confirm that it will be some years before the
*possible* linear park across the Washington Bridge opens to cyclists.
Steve Church from RIDOT outlines it all below. Note that these are not
Steve's decisions; he is only informing us of the general schedule
determined by RIDOT.

-----Original Message-----
Currently RIDOT is continuing with construction of the right travel
lane/breakdown lane for the new I-195 Eastbound span. A section of the
old bridge span had to be demolished for this new travel lane to be
built. The remaining section of the OLD bridge span is proposed to be
transformed into a new (George Redman) Linear Park.
http://www.dot.state.ri.us/bikeri/WashingtonBridge/
 
    Relative to the anticipated construction schedule of the new Linear
Park:
    
            When the remaining travel & breakdown lane(s) (I-195
Eastbound) are completed & traffic flowing on it (ANTICIPATED FOR
SEPTEMBER 2008) -- start of construction on the remaining section of the
old bridge into the linear park is ANTICIPATED to begin, contingent on
available funding.   
 
        IF construction begins on the linear park, say Spring 2009,
cyclists will still be using the Henderson as a detour for at least 2
years till the new linear park is completed. 
 
        IF construction does not commence on the new linear park once
the entire new eastbound highway span is open, then RIDOT may reopen the
old section of the Washington Bridge & permit bicyclists & walkers to
use it both from from Valley St. and Gano St.
 
        So, in summary, September of 2008 is the anticipated opening of
the remaining travel lane(s) on the new eastbound span -- the conversion
of a section of the old Washington Bridge into a new linear park WILL
NOT happen by the end of 2008.
 
SC

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