Savannahians to Vote on TSPLOST Funding for Tide to Town Urban Trail
When Savannahians go to the polls on November 8, one of the issues they’ll be considering is whether to vote in favor of a proposed Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST). If passed, the measure would include $10 million for pedestrian and bicycle safety and connectivity improvements, including funding for the continuing construction of Tide to Town, Savannah’s … Continue reading "Savannahians to Vote on TSPLOST Funding for Tide to Town Urban Trail" The post Savannahians to Vote on TSPLOST Funding for Tide to Town Urban Trail first appeared on The Savannah Tribune.
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When Savannahians go to the polls on November 8, one of the issues they’ll be considering is whether to vote in favor of a proposed Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST). If passed, the measure would include $10 million for pedestrian and bicycle safety and connectivity improvements, including funding for the continuing construction of Tide to Town, Savannah’s urban trail system.
Funding for Tide to Town would be primarily dedicated to the Middleground Road section of the trail, with the remainder for bike lane improvements on Habersham St. and general improvements citywide to crosswalks and bike paths.
“The proposed TSPLOST funds could go towards any phase of the Middleground Road section of the trail from design to right-of-way acquisition to construction,” said Caila Brown, chair of Friends of Tide to Town and executive director of Bike Walk Savannah. “The City has applied for various grant funds that would be supplemented by TSPLOST.”
The Middleground Road phase of Tide to Town is approximately a threemile section of trail with the northern terminus at Abercorn and Montgomery Crossroads and the southern terminus at Abercorn/204 Extension and Science Drive at Georgia Southern’s Armstrong campus.
The Tide to Town trail network is also supported by a network of local partners that include the YMCA of Coastal Georgia and Healthy Savannah as administrators of the Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“The continued expansion of the Tide To Town trail, and biking and walking infrastructure in general, supports the goals of Active People, Healthy Nation,” said Armand Turner, Healthy Savannah’s physical activity program manager and Tide to Town board member. “This national program led by CDC to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027 is at the heart of the physical activity objectives Healthy Savannah and the “Y” champion through the REACH grant initiative.”
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