Public Forum Planned on Proposed Pilgrim Monument Tram

PROVINCETOWN – A public meeting is planned for Wednesday in Provincetown to discuss the proposal to build a tram up to the Pilgrim Monument.

Plans call for constructing tram track that would connect Bradford Street to the monument. The track would be laid on a narrow strip of land running next to the Bas Relief Park on Bradford Street right up to the monument campus.

“We look forward to meeting with the community to discuss this exciting project that will connection the Pilgrim Monument to the heart of Provincetown,” said Pilgrim Monument Board of Trustees President Courtney Hurst. “Currently, the impenetrable hill on which we sit acts as a visual and physical barrier to connecting the town with the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum.

The public forum is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the museum campus.

“Improving accessibility is critical to making the connection between [the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum] and Provincetown’s residents and visitors, so we’ve been thinking about it for a long time. We’ve identified a tentative solution to achieve these important goals and we’d like to engage the community in conversations to further examine the ideas of our residents and other stakeholders,” said Paul deRuyter, a member of the Board of Trustees for the museum and monument.