The City is working on wrapping up its work on a Trails and Connectivity Plan. A draft document is expected in mid-July with a tentative date for the Planning Commission in August, and then on to the City Council for final approval a few months later. At the last Open House, the City shared a detailed draft Network Map and conceptual drawing of Separated Mulit-use Paths, on-road Buffer Bike Lanes, Bike Boulevards, etc. The Open House material can be viewed at Chesapeake Trails and Connectivity Plan | Chesapeake, VA (cityofchesapeake.net) But even the more modest implementation of such plans along existing rights-of-way can take many years, and sometimes decades, to become reality. These projects almost always require years of planning, right-of-way and easement acquisition, application for grants and appropriation of substantial funding, bidding out of projects, design, and finally construction. The Western Branch Rail to Trail project is a noteworthy example; this 2.5 mile tr
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