January 14, 2015
  
 
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In This Issue
Year end Donations help the Trail:

 

Want to help the trail?   Please support one (or more): 

 

(under "Other" Write "Camp Chase Trail Support")


Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails  http://www.fmcpt.com/Donations.html


Ohio to Erie Trail  http://www.ohiotoerietrail.org/Donations.aspx

 

The work of all three groups has a positive impact on the Camp Chase Trail. 

Events at a Glance
  • Jan 8: Prairie Township Public Input Meeting (option #1)
  • Jan 10: Resolution Solution 2015, Westgate Recreation Center
  • Jan 14: Prairie Township Public Input Meeting (option #2)  
  • Jan 15: Friends of Camp Chase Trail Meeting
  • Jan 20: Safety In Active Transportation: Planning & Progress Workshop at MORPC
  • Jan 21: FMCPT Annual Meeting in London
  • March 28: Opening Day for Trails at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park trailhead  
Meetings and Events
Upcoming Events

Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 6:30 pm

Friends of Camp Chase Trail

Haydocy Automotive 3895 W Broad St, Columbus, Ohio 43228

This first meeting of the new year will feature updates on:  The Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks parts of the Camp Chase Trail, The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department part of the trail, the Wilson Road Park and Trailhead and information about the Trail Volunteers program. Chris will give us a teaser for the talk he will give at the Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails annual meeting.  Volunteers are needed to help plan the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Opening Day for Trails to be held at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park.  The event date is  Saturday March 28, 10 am-2 pm.  

Meeting Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/625728797536858/

 

 

Wednesday, January 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails - ANNUAL MEETING

Guest Speaker: Chris Haydocy of Weston Vision and Friends of Camp Chase Trail

Madison County Senior Citizens Center - 280 W. High St. - London, Ohio 43140

Meeting Link:  http://www.fmcpt.com/01-Calendar/GoogleCalendar.html


 

Community Events:

 

Saturday, January 10, 10 am - 2 pm: 

2015 Resolution Solution 2015  

City of Columbus Westgate Recreation Center

455 S Westgate Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43204

CHECK OUT PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/663151900473060/


 


 

Wednesday January 14, 7 pm: 
Prairie Township Public Input Meetings

The public meetings for the proposed grant will take place at 7 p.m. Jan. 8 and Jan. 14 at the Prairie Township Administration Office, 23 Maple Drive.  https://goo.gl/maps/tMWs9


Tuesday, January 20, 10 am - 2:30 pm: 
Safety In Active Transportation: Planning & Progress Workshop at MORPC 
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
111 Liberty Street, Columbus, OH 43215  Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/07DDs
The workshop will be from 10:00 am-2:30 pm with registration beginning at 9:30am. 
The morning keynote speaker is Director Tracie Davies from the Columbus Department of Public Service and after lunch will be a panel discussion regarding Active Transportation.
www.bitly.com/ODOTActiveTransportationColumbus
Saturday, March 28, 10 am - 2 pm: 
Celebrate Opening Day for Trails at the Camp Chase Trail. 
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 10 am - 2 pm
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park at the Ohio to Erie Trailhead 
8465 Alkire Rd, Galloway, OH 43140
GIS: 39.893482, -83.215803
Come out and enjoy the Camp Chase Trail part of the Ohio to Erie Trail to London, Xenia and Cincinnati. Trail Volunteers will be available to share information about Camp Chase Trail as well as additional trails within the Metro Park.
https://www.facebook.com/events/775293145853262/
Volunteers Needed! If you would like to volunteer to help, please attend the January 15th meeting 
or contact Jody Dzuranin at 614-745-9178. 


PROGRESS
Camp Chase Trail - Current PROGRESS

1/14/15:  The trail is now paved to Galloway Road - there are still Road Closed signs in place but people are using it.  


 As we announced previously, the City of Columbus City Council approved funds to build the 2.9 Miles between Georgesville Road and Eureka Ave.  The first step was to slightly move the railroad tracks on the viaduct over Broad Street,  this allows the trail and the Camp Chase Railway to share the same bridge.  Decorative fencing similar to the Harrison West Rail Trail will be added to the Rail bridge over Broad St.  

 

Metro Parks has cleared the section between Galloway Road and Norton Road and gravel is in place (see photos on our facebook page) 


 

Clearing has commenced in the section leading up to and leading from the trail Bridge over I-270; the prefabricated bridge over the interstate has not been placed yet (possibly January or February 2015).  This section is between Hall Road and Sullivant Road and is being built by Metro Parks with Righter Construction.   We expect this section to open mid-2015.  Clearing has begun on the section from Galloway Road to Hall Road.    There will be a small connector between the Metro Parks segment and the City of Columbus segment near Sullivant and Georgesville.  (See image in this newsletter)

 

The best place to access the trail and park a motor vehicle is at the Trailhead in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park 8465 Alkire Road, GIS: 39.893428, -83.215835 Google Maps Link


Photos of the Camp Chase Trail Construction are on the Facebook page.    

 Camp Chase Trail Map (2 page pdf) showing the section open to Galloway:  MAP LINK 

TRAIL NEWS
Camp Chase Trail is now paved to Galloway Road  


Photos of some Points of Interest in the Vicinity of the Trail. 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.902953399723444.1073741849.663162663702520&type=3


Columbus Dispatch, 11/25/14

Metro Parks also plans to spend $350,000 to complete a section of the Camp Chase Railroad Trail between Galloway and Hall roads in western Franklin County, finishing its segment of the Ohio-to-Erie trail connecting Cleveland and Cincinnati.   Metro Parks will hire another ranger to patrol the trail system.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/11/25/metro-parks-intends-to-raise-budget-10-percent.html


 

Columbus Messenger, 12/26/14
Township wants community input for new trail

By Amanda Amsel
The Prairie Township Community Center will be hosting several public meetings in an effort to get feedback about the proposed trail the township would like to install.
http://www.columbusmessenger.com/township-wants-community-input-for-new-trail.html


 

From Twitter @CampChaseTrail:This is the shared use path that will connect the trail segments being built by Metro Parks with the segment being built by City of Columbus. 

Our Township Partners:
The trail goes through both Pleasant (Georgesville) and Prairie (Galloway) Townships.  

4.5 Miles in Pleasant Township:
2 Miles in Prairie Township


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


  
Steering Committee

Friends of Camp Chase Trail (Steering Committee)

  • Dana Foreman - Franklinton Cycleworks

  • Chris Haydocy - Haydocy Automotive Group

  • Kathy Hoke - West Side Community Leader

  • Vince Nobel - Westgate Resident, Photographer, Teacher

  • Jodie Smith - Recreational Rider

  • Jody Dzuranin - Ohio to Erie Trail Website Editor
Newsletter Archives

ARCHIVES: News from Camp Chase Trail Friends  

Newsletters: Want News from Camp Chase Trail Friends?  Sign up at http://bit.ly/campchasenews


 

10/10/14: http://conta.cc/1vU7m6C

10/03/14:  http://conta.cc/1rFu1Fh

09/11/14:  http://conta.cc/1CW15wa

08/27/2014  http://conta.cc/1sE3CnN 

07/13/2014  http://conta.cc/1rjEC5O

06/11/2014  http://conta.cc/1xKzRWG

04/23/2014  http://conta.cc/1ia2iXN

04/08/2014 http://conta.cc/1js5f4V

02/26/2014 http://conta.cc/1fsD9B9

02/12/2014 http://conta.cc/1fhVod7

01/22/2014 http://conta.cc/KFrdVq

01/02/2014 http://conta.cc/1dYdtxw

12/02/2013 http://conta.cc/1bEq1Nt

   

 

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Be sure to check out the Camp Chase Trail on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Chase_Trail

 

Thank you for being a friend of the Camp Chase Trail.  See you on the Trail! 

 

- Friends of Camp Chase Trail Communications   

 

 

Resources
Camp Chase Trail Map, November 2014: 
Visit Consider Biking for the link to the Camp Chase Trail Map:


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