Yearly Archives: 2003
Two more miles paved on the Leelanau Trail
October 27, 2003
Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails (TART Trails) has paved two additional miles on the Leelanau Trail! The trail group met on Sunday to host a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the opening of the newly paved section between Fouch Road and Lakeview Road. Board members, staff and supporters of TART Trails were in [...]
TART Trail Re-route
Monday, Sept. 29, 2003
Attention trail users:
The TART trail between 4 Mile and Holiday Road will be closed over the next few weeks beginning today. The trail will be under construction while sewer lines and a gas main are installed along the trail corridor. A signed trail detour will re-route trail users along the sidewalks on [...]
MSU Trail Study Results
TRAVERSE CITY (July 22, 2003) - Last summer, Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation (TART) Trails and a devoted group of volunteers began a trail study endeavor that has produced some insightful results. The survey was designed to distinguish user groups; count trail use, access and frequency of use; identify the economic impact of trail users; [...]
Read More »TART Capital Campaign
TRAVERSE CITY- (June 24, 2003) Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails (TART Trails) announced the beginning of the public portion of their Pathways to the Future campaign this morning at Hull Park along the Boardman Lake Trail. This project started over two years ago with a feasibility study to gauge public interest in funding improvements [...]
Read More »TART Trails elects new Board of Directors
Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails (TART Trails) recently held it’s annual board meeting and elected new officers to serve a 1-year term. The officers include: Kaye Krapohl, President; Bob Wick, Vice President; John Tune, Secretary; Tim Brick, Treasurer.
Three board members were reappointed to serve 3-year terms. The board members include: Kaye Krapohl, Jim Mudgett [...]
Traverse City Light & Power donates $50,000 to TART Trails
TRAVERSE CITY- (June 13, 2003) The Board of Directors of Traverse City Light & Power (TCLP) voted to donate $50,000 to Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails (TART Trails) Pathways to the Future Capital Campaign. The $1 million campaign was launched in 2002 to extend and improve the trail system by constructing new trails, improving [...]
Read More »Bike to Work Week in the Record-Eagle
June 4, 2003
BIKE TO WORK WEEK
Paddling a pleasant commute
By PATRICK SULLIVAN
Record-Eagle staff writer
TRAVERSE CITY - John DeSpelder needed a paddle, a life vest, and a little extra time to get to work Tuesday.
DeSpelder, a state employee who works on Front Street, paddled a kayak to work as part of Bike to Work Week, an event [...]
Bike to Work Week Thank You
Thank you all for participating in Bike to Work Week! Wow! What a success! Everyone did a great job. We heard many many stories of interesting commutes to work. We had a tremendous week of 'green commuting' and I hope it will continue throughout the summer months. You all deserve a pat on the back.
In [...]
Winter Surveys on the Vasa Pathway
Still surveying!
TART and a sincerely devoted group of volunteers have been surveying Vasa Pathway skiers and snowshoers for trail input. TART’s User Survey project (May-Sept 2002) was designed to find out who uses the trails, where they are going, and what they like and dislike about the trails. Because the survey only covered the summer [...]
Fifth Third Foundation Presents $15,000 Gift to TART Trails
The Fifth Third Foundation announced that it has donated $15,000 to the Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Inc. (TART Trails) Pathways to the Future capital campaign. The $1 million campaign was launched in 2002 to extend and improve the trail system by constructing new trails, improving existing trails, and connecting trails.'The history of commitment [...]
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