The Kansas Department of Transportation has begun work on Phase One of the Maple Leaf Trail. This section of trail extends from the Rail Depot on High Street in Baldwin along the west side of the railroad tracks to the Elm Street Crossing. The trail works is being funded by a $1.1 million dollar Transportation Alternatives Grant that was awarded in February 2021, with a 20% required local match from the city of Baldwin City.
Baldwin City also received a Transportation Alternatives Grant for a Fill-In Sidewalk Program that is set to begin during this fiscal year as well. No beginning date has been announced at this time.
Phase two of the Maple Leaf Trail, is also funded by a Transportation Alternatives Grant and work will begin later this year or in the Spring of 2024.
