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1) How did the Bay Colony Rail Trail project start?

The Bay Colony Rail trail project was first identified as part of the Needham Bikes effort in the spring of 2009, and Medfield and Dover representation was quickly brought into the fold.

2) How far along is the project to becoming a reality?

To this date the fastest rail trail conversion in Massachusetts took 6 years. The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail had the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first section on August 29, 2009. The people who made it happen started working on it in 1987 - 22 years ago. Other projects have taken 7 to 10 years.

On July 23, a misty Thursday afternoon at Red Wing Bay in Needham, the Bay Colony Rail Trail project took an important step toward becoming a reality. In spite of the inclement conditions, twenty people converged on the site to discuss the process and prospects for converting an unused rail corridor to a rail trail.

In attendance were officials from Needham, Dover and Medfield, members from local organizations such as Needham Bikes, Bike Newton, the Newton Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force, two Massachusetts-based national experts on rail trails, and representatives from state agencies such as Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR).