Trails for the Twenty-First Century: Planning, Design, and Management Manual for Multi-Use Trails | 
 enlarge | Authors: Charles Flink, Kristine Olka, Robert Searns, Rails To Trails Conservancy
Creator: David Burwell
Publisher: Island Press
Category: Book
List Price: $38.00
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Sales Rank: 554209
Media: Paperback
Edition: REV
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1559638192
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.50973
EAN: 9781559638197
ASIN: 1559638192
Publication Date: April 1, 2001
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Product Description
Communities across the country are working to convert unused railway and canal corridors into trails for pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders, and others, serving the needs of both recreationists and commuters alike. These multi-use trails can play a key role in improving liveability, as they offer an innovative means of addressing sprawl, revitalising urban areas, and reusing degraded lands. Trails for the Twenty-first Century is a step-by-step guide to all aspects of the planning, design, and management of multi-use trails. Originally published in 1993, this completely revised and updated edition offers a wealth of new information including: - discussions of recent regulations and federal programs, including ADA and TEA-21 - recently revised design standards from AASHTO - current research on topics ranging from trail surfacing to conflict resolution - information about designing and building trails in brownfields and other - environmentally troubled landscapes Also included is a new introduction that describes the importance of rail-trails to the sustainable communities movement, and an expanded discussion of maintenance costs. Enhanced with a wealth of illustrations, Trails for the Twenty-first Century provides detailed guidance on topics such as: taking a physical inventory and assessment of a site; involving the public and meeting the needs of adjacent landowners; understanding and complying with existing legislation; designing, managing, and promoting a trail; and where to go for more information. It is the only comprehensive guidebook available for planners, landscape architects, local officials, and community activists interested in creating a multi-use trail.
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