Best Practices: new resources See many more recent articles and studies at
www.AmericanTrails.org/resources
Questions and answers
on equestrian facilities American Trails presented “Horses
and Trails: How to Be Successful with Both!” as a part of the American Trails “Advancing Trails Webinar Series.” Detailed answers to questions on trail design and management raised during the webinar are now online courtesy of presenter Jan Hancock.
Read more and view the photos at www.
AmericanTrails.org/resources/horse.
Accessible public
rights-of-way guide Sidewalks, street crossings, and other elements in the public right-of- way can pose challenges to accessibility. Many of these facilities are included in urban trails. The Board is developing new guidelines.
In the meantime, Accessible Public
Rights-of-Way: Planning and Design for Alterations, from the Public Rights- of-Way Access Advisory Committee
Sustainable trails to
Colorado’s summits The Sustainable Trails Program was envisioned as a way to systematically inventory and manage the system of high-altitude hiking trails to Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks. The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI ) has spent 18 years building 26 sustainable summit routes to Fourteener peaks to facilitate hiking access while protecting alpine tundra ecosystems.
On an annual basis CFI invests
roughly $1.2 million into this trail sys- tem through grants, donations, in-kind support, and the value of labor provid- ed by volunteers.
provides technical assistance to address these issues. The 116-page book details a wide range of problems and solutions for pedestrian access along roadways, with many photos and diagrams.
To download “Accessible Public Rights-of- Way: Planning and Design for Alterations” visit
www.AmericanTrails. org/resources/accessible.
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Details of data collection, the use of GIS technology, and production of maps and videos as part of the trail assess- ment provcess are described.
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