Three area towns have submitted an application for funding to extend the Still River Greenway.  Brookfield is applying to the Western Connecticut Council of Governments for $150,000 to connect Danbury and New Milford into the 1.6 mile pathway. 

Each municipality would be responsible for a $5,000 local match. 

The overall corridor study would cover not only existing construction, but full design expansion throughout the three towns.  WestCOG will select three applications for regional projects by mid-June to forward to the state Department of Transportation. 

In making the case for funding, Brookfield officials say that greenways greatly enhance businesses location on or near them.  The Still River Greenway has spurred privately funded development, including high density housing, medical and retail, since opening in 2016.  New Milford is also looking to create a fluid line to the downtown area.  The goal is to have a 13-mile trail following the Housatonic River to the Brookfield border.

The greenway has been and continues to be one of the most used greenways in the state according to the UConn Ct Trail Census.