published Sep 2006
The Consolidated Open Space Plan (COSP) guides the work of Wake County's Open Space Program. The Plan presents policy recommendations, program guidelines and suggested methods that should be used by the County and its partners to conserve remaining open space.
published Oct 2017
The goal of this report is to highlight greenway trail programs, policy, funding, and design trends, as well as best practices. This peer city and aspirational city report summarizes data gathered from eight peer cities and two aspirational cities and compares it against data from the Northwest Arkansas (NWA) region.
published Jul 2020
by Taylor Goodrich with American Trails
Wayfinding signs are the perfect way to easily communicate with trail users and keep them safe and oriented on the trail.
published Sep 2001
by Federal Highway Administration
This manual describes the common techniques for building a wetland trail.
published Feb 2020
The best answer that you will get for how wide a trail should be is “It depends.”
published Aug 2019
The Wildlife and Trail Planning Checklist is a sequence of wildlife-related questions and possible steps to consider in planning a trail.
published Sep 2018
Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind
published Sep 2018
The checklist focuses specifically on wildlife issues of trail planning and is designed to mirror comprehensive planning processes.
published Sep 2018
The checklist focuses specifically on wildlife issues of trail planning and is designed to mirror comprehensive planning processes.
published Sep 2018
Encouraging visitors to stay on the trail is the most important issue, and is made easier by providing attractive, well-designed trail systems. Managers should also identify populations of plants that have been designated as threatened, endangered, or sensitive.
