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AOT asks Senate panel to codify rail‑trail rules, signage and commercial permits; explains rail‑banking limits
Summary
The Agency of Transportation asked the Senate Transportation committee on April 9 to put longstanding rail‑trail guidance into statute. Proposals would clarify permitted uses, commercial permits and signage standards, and restate that rail‑banked corridors remain available for future rail use.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation told the Senate Transportation committee April 9 it wants statutory language to codify long‑standing guidance for rail‑based trails, including permitted uses, commercial leasing and signage standards.
The agency said the draft language is intended mainly to “clean house” — converting existing internal guidance and consistent practices into statute after the state’s rail‑trail network grew rapidly in recent years. "The idea behind these changes are to really clean house and put into law guidance documents, practices that the agency has been using," an AOT representative said.
AOT staff described core points of the proposed changes: clarifying who may be a trail sponsor, establishing when commercial activities located on or adjacent to trail property need a…
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