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RPCs press for bike‑ped investments and rail‑trail support as economic and safety tools
Summary
Northwest and Central Vermont regional planners told the House Transportation Committee they are pursuing bike‑ped corridors and rail‑trail investments to support commuting, recreation and local businesses, and asked for clearer VTrans guidance on demonstration projects and design standards.
Catherine Dimitrick, executive director of the Northwest Regional Planning Commission, and Kyle Bringer, transportation planner, told the House Transportation Committee that rail trails and active‑transportation projects are key economic and safety assets for their region.
Dimitrick said the commission served as fiscal agent on a recent Route 100 corridor scoping study and that a Trail Friendly Business…
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