Trails and green space are important community amenities that help to spur economic development that attract people and dollars.

Capital Metro Rail-with-Trail Feasibility Study developed a long-range plan offering guidelines for trail design improvements, trail alignments, and evaluating implementation of roadway crossings, trailheads, trail amenities, trail safety, and security options around Austin, TX.

ADA Access on Paved Bikeways highlights how ADA regulations should influence the design of pathways, parallel paths, intersections, on-street bikeways, and over/under crossings.

Managers are often concerned about liability for trail-user injuries or the high cost of purchasing insurance.

Trail Surface Cost Estimates

Railbanking and Purchase Agreement Template

Railbanking and Rail-Trails: A Legacy for the Future

Shared-Use Path Level of Service Calculator—A User’s Guide

This Wetland Boardwalks and Trails guide is also based upon three ecotourism workshops conducted by the ASWM.

This fact sheet with case studies shows that an investment in trails equals an investment in the future by providing economic development opportunities, health and transportation choices, and recreational benefits.