RAILROADS RECYCLED: HOW LOCAL INITIATIVE AND FEDERAL SUPPORT LAUNCHED THE RAILS-TO-TRAILS MOVEMENT 1965-1990

This book presents a history of the Rails-to-Trails movement from 1965 to 1990. The contents are presented in the following chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) The Rails-to-Trails Grant Selection Process; (3) Mill Valley-Sausalito Path; (4) Northern Central Railroad Trail; (5) M-K-T Nature/Fitness Trail; (6) Delaware and Raritan Multi-Use Trail; (7) Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway; (8) Little Miami Scenic Park; (9) National Trails Towpath Bike Trail of Palmer and Bethlehem Townships; (10) Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park; (11) Preston-Snoqualmie Trail; (12) Grant Projects Not Funded; and (13) Conclusion. Appendices are: (A) Regulations for Implementing the Federal Rails-to-Trails Grant Program; (B) Rails-to-Trails Grant Project Selection Criteria; (C) Trail Contracts; and (D) Additional Reading.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0925794031
• Corporate Authors:

  Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

  1400 Sixteenth Street, NW, Suite 300
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  National Park Service

  C Street between 18th and 19th Streets, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20242
• Authors:
  • Nevel, B
  • Harnik, P
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 107 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Federal aid; History; Public participation; Railroads; Trails
• Uncontrolled Terms: Project selection; Rails-to-trails movement
• Subject Areas: History; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789889
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0925794031
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 28 2000 12:00AM