Update from Bob Schreiber
01/11/09 12:56 PM Filed in: News
Shelby Farms Park Greenline:
Bids for construction of the Shelby Farms Park Greenline should be opened within the month. We are now hoping that construction will be completed by Spring, 2010 (or Summer, perhaps), if all goes according to plan. TDOT changed a few of the requirements in the original RFP which had already gone out for bid, and this set us back about a month. We will be posting extracts of Phase 1 construction plans on the website in the very near future, when we are provided with a version small enough to post (present plans run 46 pages), with essential information on crosswalks, security, and tree plantings. The SFPG will originate at Tillman, and terminate at Farm Road. Unfortunately, since it is a “construction zone,” it is still officially off limits.
We are forming joint committees with Shelby Farms Park Conservancy to help guide with signage, art, amenities, operations and maintenance (and fundraising, of course). If you are interested in participating, please contact us.
Chelsea Line:
We are negotiating with Union Pacific RR for an approximate two-mile segment of an unused rail line which parallels Chelsea Blvd. The Trust for Public Land is leading the negotiations for us. This will provide a route under I-240 to link bikelanes and trails with Uptown, with the Wolf River Greenway, and the Mississippi River Trail. It also would link with nearby public schools, VECA, and Rhodes College and the rest of the developing bikeway/greenway system within Memphis and Shelby County. And, it could be another stimulus for redevelopment of this area. We have an appraisal in hand for the "Chelsea Greenline" of $770,000 performed by Eric Trotz. However, Union Pacific has a much, much higher opinion of its value.
MLG&W Easements:
MLG&W has approximately 400 miles of easements in Memphis/Shelby County. MLG&W authorities have agreed that if all adjacent neighbors/property owners are in agreement, we could begin the process of creating neighborhood trails on sections in your neighborhood. If you live near an MLG&W easement, and are interested in developing it into a neighborhood trail, please contact us !
Schnucks eScrip Program:
First, thank you for all your support at Whole Foods, which just had a year-long promotion where if you used your own shopping bag, they gave you a “wooden nickel,” which you could deposit into a receptacle, giving the money to the GMG. Over the course of the year, we raised over $800 ! Now, Schnucks is having a promotion as well.
GMG will receive 3% of all your grocery purchases at Schnucks, if you register us as your designated nonprofit group with eScrip, which you can do by either calling 800-931-6258, or else registering at www.schnucks.com, and entering "Greater Memphis Greenline" as your non-profit of choice. When you register your Schnucks card with eScrip, the number you need to enter includes the starting number "4" which is outside the rest of the numbers to the left, and ends with the number outside at the right end as well..
Bids for construction of the Shelby Farms Park Greenline should be opened within the month. We are now hoping that construction will be completed by Spring, 2010 (or Summer, perhaps), if all goes according to plan. TDOT changed a few of the requirements in the original RFP which had already gone out for bid, and this set us back about a month. We will be posting extracts of Phase 1 construction plans on the website in the very near future, when we are provided with a version small enough to post (present plans run 46 pages), with essential information on crosswalks, security, and tree plantings. The SFPG will originate at Tillman, and terminate at Farm Road. Unfortunately, since it is a “construction zone,” it is still officially off limits.
We are forming joint committees with Shelby Farms Park Conservancy to help guide with signage, art, amenities, operations and maintenance (and fundraising, of course). If you are interested in participating, please contact us.
Chelsea Line:
We are negotiating with Union Pacific RR for an approximate two-mile segment of an unused rail line which parallels Chelsea Blvd. The Trust for Public Land is leading the negotiations for us. This will provide a route under I-240 to link bikelanes and trails with Uptown, with the Wolf River Greenway, and the Mississippi River Trail. It also would link with nearby public schools, VECA, and Rhodes College and the rest of the developing bikeway/greenway system within Memphis and Shelby County. And, it could be another stimulus for redevelopment of this area. We have an appraisal in hand for the "Chelsea Greenline" of $770,000 performed by Eric Trotz. However, Union Pacific has a much, much higher opinion of its value.
MLG&W Easements:
MLG&W has approximately 400 miles of easements in Memphis/Shelby County. MLG&W authorities have agreed that if all adjacent neighbors/property owners are in agreement, we could begin the process of creating neighborhood trails on sections in your neighborhood. If you live near an MLG&W easement, and are interested in developing it into a neighborhood trail, please contact us !
Schnucks eScrip Program:
First, thank you for all your support at Whole Foods, which just had a year-long promotion where if you used your own shopping bag, they gave you a “wooden nickel,” which you could deposit into a receptacle, giving the money to the GMG. Over the course of the year, we raised over $800 ! Now, Schnucks is having a promotion as well.
GMG will receive 3% of all your grocery purchases at Schnucks, if you register us as your designated nonprofit group with eScrip, which you can do by either calling 800-931-6258, or else registering at www.schnucks.com, and entering "Greater Memphis Greenline" as your non-profit of choice. When you register your Schnucks card with eScrip, the number you need to enter includes the starting number "4" which is outside the rest of the numbers to the left, and ends with the number outside at the right end as well..