Abby Evankow presenting at Oct 26, 2019 event
IN THE NEWS: NH Rail Trails Coalition October 26 Conference
Months of thoughtful preparation led to an exciting day of discussion on topics of concern to active rail trail users and organizations:
- Background of major accomplishments since 2005: over 48 miles of new trail completed on just the Northern Rail Trail.
- View from state officials in DOT and Trails Bureau: no dedicated funding for bike/ped rail trails.
- Rails to Trails Conservancy supports multiple efforts to connect segments within individual trails: Granite State Rail Trail; Cross NH Adventure Trail; Bridges across Connecticut River linking New Hampshire to Massachusetts & Vermont.
- Actions of the Legislature: multiple bills concerning OHRV issues.
- Permitted uses of e-bikes on rail trails.
- Protecting local landowners from the ravages of ATVs.
- Harrisville’s successes in connecting isolated stretches of the Manchester & Keene line using donated bridges, skills, and financial support.
- Efforts to acquire abandoned railroad corridors in the Hamptons and Concord.
- Possible routing of the Granite State Rail Trail between Concord and Manchester using an on-road detour west of the Merrimack River.
- Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail use of rail trails and lightly traveled roads is getting a lot of attention.
- Challenges in maintaining a hard-pack trail.
- Launch of our new NH Rail Trails Coalition web site : https://nhrtc.org
- There were 44 attendees. Feedback was quite positive on the value of the presentations.
- For more details about our October 26 event, click here for a two-page PDF file.
- For a full-color NHRTC tri-fold membership brochure, click here.
Consider joining NHRTC as an individual for $20.00/year or an organization for $35.00 so we can help you benefit from the use and further development of NH rail trails! Contact us via our web site or email info@nhrtc.org.