RUMOR brought to Jimmy's Camp:
The City of Fountain built a sidewalk that leads to absolutely nowhere.
Jimmy's Fact to Trade:
This rumor is true! (Well in a way, let us explain!) West Missouri street has one of the most pristine sidewalks in the City of Fountain. The sidewalk is an amazing piece of concrete perfect for the steps of a Fountain hiker, biker, or workout enthusiast. However, if you do follow the sidewalk to its end, you will find yourself at a dead-end……So you mean the City of Fountain has in fact constructed a sidewalk that leads to nowhere? Well, that appears to be true, but that’s only for now.
This sidewalk is actually part of a much bigger project to connect trails from Fort Collins to Trinidad, which is part of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) master trail plan for the state of Colorado. Fountain agreed to build the sidewalk – funded by CDOT – in order to get funding to fix other parts of our trails and also to get CDOT to construct a walking bridge that is envisioned to be built over Fountain Creek. This bridge will eventually connect county trails to our Fountain trail network by way of the sidewalk, allowing trail goers to follow the sidewalk to the Indiana crossing and then straight on into Adams Open Space. So, a sidewalk to nowhere? Yes! But eventually a sidewalk that can really take you places!
Published 03-18-2024