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Committee hears lessons from trail tours: maintenance costs, dog-waste stations and business connections
Summary
A committee member who toured 15 suburban rail trails recommended provision of dog-waste stations, routine maintenance budgeting and strategic connectors to businesses; he cited an average maintenance cost of about $2,000 per paved rail-trail mile per year from national practice.
Committee member Glenn Pransky summarized observations from visits to 15 suburban rail trails and told the committee that well-located amenities and proactive maintenance plans drive better user behavior and preserve pavement.
Glenn said communities he visited that provided dog-waste stations and empty them regularly "saw absolutely no dog poop" where those facilities were installed. He described an estimated maintenance benchmark, saying "the average cost for maintenance for paved rail trails is about $2,000 per mile per year." He told…
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