The Peoria City Council voted to authorize the acquisition of property rights to accommodate trail improvements for the path by donation through eminent domain.
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The Peoria City Council voted to authorize the acquisition of property rights to accommodate trail improvements for the path by donation through eminent domain.
Improvements will include clearing and grubbing and construction of a concrete path.
Officials said the trail connections constructed by this project will fill critical gaps and enable the connection of continuous paved New River Trail that will fill in missing links in the approximately one-mile trail segment along the east bank of the New River from Pinnacle Peak to Happy Valley roads.
At the south end of the project, the trail will connect to an existing 10-foot-wide multi-use concrete trail segment. From that point, the trail alignment extends in a northerly direction and will close the missing links where there currently is not a designated corridor or a hard surface trail condition.
The project will also eliminate a 90 degree bend in the existing trail previously constructed as part of the Estates at Happy Valley subdivision.
This project falls under the Circulation Element of Peoria’s General Plan, which recommends developing a continuous multi-modal plan to include a trail system in accordance with the Trails Master Plan.
The Community Services Master Plan recommends the trail system be expanded along rivers and washes, connected to developments and ultimately the Maricopa Regional Trail System.
Philip Haldiman is a third generation Arizona native with brief residencies on the east and west coasts.
He has bachelor’s degrees in Theater and Journalism at Arizona State University, and is an award winning journalist with more than 15 years worth of experience in reporting and editing.
Most recently, he took first place for investigative reporting and third place for best sustained coverage or series at the 2023 Arizona Newspapers Association awards.
In his free time, he produces an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.
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