Council Plans for Vermont’s Trail Future
Posted by Chapin on Jan 26 2012
Tags: recreation, Trails, Vermont
I joined 22 VT trail leaders at the Vermont Trails & Greenways Council’s winter meeting on January 26th. We took three notable steps:
1) Declared support for the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
This stunning 93-mile trail in the making will stretch from Swanton to St. Johnsbury – but it has been stuck in Act 250 permitting for the last three years. The Council strongly supports this rails-to-trails transformation and wants to see the project advanced.
2) Advocated for an economic impact study of recreational trails
The Council passed a motion to support a grant application to do an economic impact study of recreational trails in the northern forest. It seeks to build off of the Walking & Biking Economic Impact Study soon to be completed by VTrans. More info: Jessica Ricketson
3) Established a committee to push for increased state trails funding
State funding for trails has been level funded for the last 18 years. To ensure that non-profits, towns and the State can maintain and expand Vermont’s diversified trail network, the Council has identified state funding as a critical issue. An ad hoc Trail Funding Committee was established. Local Motion advocated for the formation of this committee and we will actively serve on this committee.
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on 27 Jan 2012 at 1:17 pm 1.Jessica Ricketson said …
Thanks for your great contributions Chapin! If you want to give us your feedback, please take our latest survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YYJRZ66!