Project Stages

Stage I: Coalition of Support   | 2023

We are building a broad coalition of support. Our partners include Selectboards, Planning Commissions, Conservation Commissions, non-profit, local conservation and trail organizations, businesses, and landowners. We are working alongside the Mad River Valley Planning District and Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission. We are partnering with VTrans, Velomont, and Cross Vermont Trail.

  • Fall 2023: Warren, Waitsfield and Moretown approved local funding for the scoping study.

  • December 2023: The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC), Mad River Path, and MRVPD submitted an application to the VTrans Transportation Alternatives (TAP) Program for funding to assess the feasibility of a multi-use path along the VT Route 100 & 100-B right-of-way from downtown Warren to the intersection of VT-100 B and Hooper Ln. in Moretown.

stage II: Scoping Study | 2024-2025

In December 2023, we worked with our partners to apply for funding to undertake a scoping study, administered by the VTrans Transportation Alternatives Program.  In April 2024 we received an $84K grant for an engineering study of the proposed path. The study broke the project into sections, identifying priorities, opportunities, and challenges. It solicited and took into consideration public input. The scoping study was finished in 2025 and its findings presented at a final public meeting.

  • April 2024: The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC), Mad River Path, and MRVPD receive an $84K Scoping Study Grant.

  • April 2024: Mad River Path signs a Trail Partner Agreement with Velomont Trail

  • June 2024: The committee has chosen VHB as our scoping study partner.

  • August 2024: The Corridor Advisory Committee has been created with the representation from four valley towns. The first committee meeting and the study kick-off meeting are scheduled for early September

  • September 2024: The first Advisory Committee Meeting, a project Kick off, and a day in the field with VHB

  • November 2024: The first Corridor Public Meeting took place on November 13th. If you missed the meeting, view our events & updates page, which contains more information about this meeting.

  • March 2025: The second Corridor Public Meeting took place on March 26th. If you missed the meeting, view our events & updates page, which contains more information about this meeting.

  • October 2025: Final meeting to present findings of the scoping study

stage III: Project Implementation  | 2025+

Following the successful scoping study, our municipal partners will become eligible to apply for final design and construction funding through VTrans’ Bicycle & Pedestrian Program and Transportation Alternatives Program. The funding will come from the Federal transportation budget and will require a 20% local match. We will likely need to break the project into several sections. Each section will have its own “independent utility” (making it useful even if the rest of the path is not yet completed). While it will take years to complete the entire path, we can see the first sections coming together by 2027!