Greenways, Open Space,
& Trail Design
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TRAILNET INC. (A regional land trust for the development of multi-use trails, greenways, and alternative transportation in the St. Louis Area. Trailnet offers an example of one approach to greenway and trail development)
RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVANCY (Locally, the Huckleberry Trail offers an example of a rails-to-trails project. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancey provides of services and information on trail development).
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENTS CLEARINGHOUSE--NTEC (The site includes extensive trail development resources, technical data sheets on financing, grant writing, conflict resolution, and trail design, as well as access to TEA-21 grants and information).
MILLENNIUM TRAILS (Both the Huckleberry and the Blacksburg Bi-centennial Trail are designated as Millennium Trails.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION: BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN, AND TRAILS (Provides overviews to Bibcycle & Pedestrian programs and the Recreational Trails Program)
NATIONAL CENTER FOR BICYCLING & WALKING (Provides information on Pedestrian and Bike Transportation, Tea-21 information, and Facilities Planning & Design).
WALKINGINFO.ORG: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (Provides a broad range of educational materials, design and engineering information, and links to research and development, as well as an overview of general transportation information. See also: Transportation.)
AMERICAN GREENWAYS (Part of the Conservation Fund site, the site provides basic information on Greenways, as well as examples, development resources, and a series of Greenway factsheets)
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: RIVERS, TRAILS AND CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
Resources include:
Economic Impacts of Protecting Rivers, Trails, and Greenway Corridors (4th Edition, 1995)
Practical Creek Care Guide for Residents and Businesses (1994)
The Impacts of Rail-Trails: A Study of User and Property Owners From Three Trails (1992, Executive Summary)
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TOOLS (A searchable grants database)
CONSERVATION DESIGN FOR SUBDIVISIONS (Randall Arendt, 1996, excerpt reprinted in the Planning Commissioners Journal)
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: Conserving Land for People (includes technical information, funding resources, and a general guide to the land trust movement)
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CENTER (A general information resource that includes some materials on open space planning and design)
SPRAWL GUIDE: Preserving Open Space and Farmland (Planning Commissioner's Journal, 3rd Edition, 2000)
ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF PARKS & OPEN SPACES: How Land Conservation Helps Communities Grow Smart and Protect Bottom Lines (Trust for Public Land, 1999)
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