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Construction funded for 2026
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The Swampscott Rail Trail will convert a former railroad bed into a two-mile linear park from Stetson Road to the Marblehead Rail Trail. This ten-foot-wide, stone-dust path will connect neighborhoods, schools, and conservation lands. Street crossings will include safety features and a bridge over Paradise Road. Native vegetation will be preserved, and access points will ensure easy entry by foot, bike, or nearby parking at the Middle School or Stanley School.
The Border to Boston Trail is a 70-mile shared-use trail that links approximately 20 communities from the New Hampshire border to Boston for non-motorized uses including walking, bicycling, and more. It also coincides with the East Coat Greenway.
Timeline
May 26, 2022
The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to program construction of the Swampscott Rail Trail for fiscal year 2026 – allocating over 8.9 million dollars to build the remaining segments of the proposed trail from Bradlee Avenue to Stetson Avenue, including a pedestrian bridge over Paradise Road.
June 29, 2017
Anti-trail abutters collected enough signatures to force a town-wide vote. With a 46% voter turnout, the Swampscott community voted 2,741 to 2,152 to re-affirm the May Town Meeting vote and support the funding and creation of the Swampscott Rail Trail.
May 15, 2017
Town Meeting overwhelming approves (by a vote of 210 to 56) a warrant article requesting $850,000 to be used for the design and engineering of the trail location as well as the legal fees and costs for the acquisition of the easement rights. This warrant article was also unanimously sponsored by the Board of Selectmen and supported by the Finance Committee, Capital Improvement Committee, School Committee, Planning Board, Open Space Committee and Conservation Commission.
April 15, 2017
In preparation for an upcoming Town Meeting vote, information sessions are held for the public as well as town committees, outlining the trail vision, design and engineering process, and grant opportunities.
January 1, 2002
Town Meeting voted to create a Rail Trail Study Committee, which then completed a feasibility study in 2002-03