{"id":67482,"date":"2016-04-24T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67482"},"modified":"2016-04-24T11:41:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T15:41:50","slug":"one-half-mile-segment-of-the-oneida-rail-trail-to-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67482","title":{"rendered":"One-half mile segment of the Oneida Rail Trail to open"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cyclists\"<\/a>Grand Opening Celebration planned for May 4<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A ribbon-cutting event will be held May 4 at 6 p.m. to officially open a one-half-mile section of the\u00a0City of Oneida\u2019s Oneida Rail Trail between Seneca and Sayles St adjacent to Oneida High School.<\/p>\n

Utilizing existing railbeds, the envisioned ORT trail system will eventually circle the city. While many\u00a0portions of the railbeds are used by the community now, this half-mile segment represents a portion to be\u00a0officially open and designated for public use.<\/p>\n

The ribbon-cutting event will be held along the trail near Seneca Street and is open to the public to\u00a0attend. Events include several speakers and the unveiling of new signage and trail gates at both ends of\u00a0the segment. The gates were built by Oneida High School student Chase Ortlieb as his Eagle Scout\u00a0project. Temporary historic photos will be placed along the trail during the event for those that attend\u00a0to take a self-guided walk to learn more about how the railroad shaped the city.<\/p>\n

\"Trail<\/a>The city will hold a clean-up event Saturday, April 30, from 9 to 11 a.m. to get the half-mile\u00a0section ready for opening. During the clean-up event, volunteers can help pick up any litter and assist\u00a0with the gates and signage.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany sections of these former railbeds are being used by the community as an informal trail system\u00a0now, and the goal of the Oneida Rail Trail is to improve these green spaces and connect them together,” said city Parks and Recreation Director Luke Griff. “This section by the high school is currently one of the most heavily used sections of the current informal\u00a0trail system. We are thrilled to be adding signage and officially opening this section for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The half-mile segment will be open to hiking and biking as well as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in\u00a0the winter. Leashed pets are also welcome on the trail. Motorized vehicles are not permitted on the trail. Trail users are asked to please respect private property and stay on the trail.<\/p>\n

In September 2014, the city officially opened the first section of the Oneida Rail Trail, a one-mile\u00a0segment from Hubbard Place to Lenox Avenue along the former West Shore railbed. That section\u00a0continues to be enjoyed by the public.<\/p>\n

In 2013 and 2014, the city submitted and was awarded funding from the NYS DOT Transportation\u00a0Alternative Program for a combined 3.9-mile segment of the ORT. Eventually, this 3.9-mile segment will\u00a0connect to the half-mile segment being opened now. Proposed renderings of this 3.9-mile section of the\u00a0trail will also be available for viewing and public input at the grand opening May 4.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Oneida Rail Trail, visit www.ImproveOneida.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grand Opening Celebration planned for May 4 A ribbon-cutting event will be held May 4 at 6 p.m. to officially open a one-half-mile section of the\u00a0City of Oneida\u2019s Oneida Rail Trail between Seneca and Sayles St adjacent to Oneida High School. Utilizing existing railbeds, the envisioned ORT trail system will eventually circle the city. While […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23679,3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agfarming","category-local","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-hyq","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Trail-Map.jpg?fit=1432%2C1106&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/67644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}