posted Jan 19, 2018
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Portland Parks and Recreation
Trails are an integral part of our park and recreation system. They are used by people of all ages and abilities to exercise, relax, socialize, view wildlife, and travel to destinations such as school and work.
published Jan 2018
San Bernardino County finds trails are an essential part of healthy communities.
published Sep 2005
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Roger Bell
With the growing frugality of government funding for trails, private developers can be significant partners in developing public trail systems.
published Jul 2005
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Robert (Bob) Searns with Robert Searns and Associates, Inc.
In new communities the private sector and market forces have helped preserve natural resources while offering outstanding recreational trails.
published Jan 2018
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Randy Martin with Trailscape
With the emphasis on health and fitness in today's society, trails are becoming just as important as streets and sidewalks in our communities.
published Oct 2000
The goal is to engineer more physical activity into American life to reduce both spreading obesity and the chronic, often lethal health problems linked to sedentary living.
posted Jan 19, 2018
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
This 300-page spiral-bound publication, several years in the making, provides a first-ever comprehensive "how-to" guidebook for developing all types of recreational trails.
posted Jan 19, 2018
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Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
The health and happiness of people across Massachusetts depend on the accessibility and quality of our green infrastructure - our natural resources, recreational facilities, and great historic landscapes.
published Jan 1991
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Hugh Duffy with National Park Service
This article introduces the criteria of maximum profile grade relative to the existing cross slope (fall line) as key to the development of natural surface trail projects that are sustainable. Key trail design concepts excerpted from trail documents are presented in this article.
posted Jan 19, 2018
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National Park Service
A document providing the basis for the most sustainable backcountry trail for all trail types with the least impact to natural, historic, cultural and aesthetic resources.
