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Committee refines trail and pathway language to emphasize access, not overclaim benefits
Summary
Members simplified consultant text about trails and sidewalks, removing awkward phrasing and limiting unsupported claims about trails as the primary alternative to automobiles; they also raised questions about equestrian access and definitions of 'pathways' versus 'trails.'
The steering committee revised several paragraphs describing the city’s trail and sidewalk system to make wording clearer and avoid overstated claims.
Committee members replaced a consultant sentence that said the trail system would serve a “large portion of the population who cannot drive because of age or disability,” with simpler wording that “trails…
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