Northport To Hold Public Meeting On Plan For $14M In Pedestrian Path Improvements

NORTHPORT, AL — The City of Northport will host a come-and-go public involvement meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to allow residents the opportunity to review the city's proposed Pedestrian Plan for a wide swath of the northern part of the city.

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If approved and implemented, the plan would include the addition of approximately four miles of 12-foot wide shared use path along the northern corridor of the City of Northport. The paths would also be complimented by state-of-the-art LED lighting to improve visibility and safety for those walking, running or biking.

According to a copy of the plan obtained by Patch, the project will be focus on two main "areas," the first beginning at the intersection of Frankie Thomas Trace and Rose Boulevard following parallel to Rose Boulevard, Wildcat Drive, a future access road across the Sullivan property, U.S. Highway 43, and Mitt Lary Road to the intersection of Huntington Place Avenue and Mitt Lary Road.

The second area would begin at the intersection of Huntington Place Avenue and Mitt Lary Road, following parallel to Mitt Lary Road and Alabama Highway 69 to the Forest Glen subdivision.

TTL speculates the total cost for the project to come out to a little more than $14 million, with the paths coming in at $4 million.

As Patch reported last November, the Northport City Council unanimously approved to contract with TTL for professional services in developing the city's Northern Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.

In looking to address connectivity in a corridor that TTL estimates has influence over 4,000 total acres, the initiative will primarily aim to address the lack of internal sidewalks for residential use in the neighborhoods of the area, in addition to improving lighting for round-the-clock use.

Additionally, the City of Northport argues that the areas in question are experiencing tremendous growth in residential development, but also in commercial, retail, healthcare and other sectors. This raises the need, officials say, to develop the area further to best support the increasing residential population.

The meeting will be held from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Northport City Hall in the Civic Meeting Room. The purpose of this event is to review the proposed Pedestrian Plan for the northern sections of the City of Northport.

Comments, questions or other feedback, must be submitted in writing at the event or via email to nboyd@cityofnorthport.org no later the Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at 5. p.m.

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