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Rails-With-Trails: "Lessons Learned" Federal RWT study


Alta Planning and Design is pleased to announce the release of the final report of the "Rails-with-Trails: Lessons Learned" study as submitted to the US Department of Transportation on August 1, 2002. The report has been cleared by the USDOT and is now final.

We want to thank all of you who reviewed and commented on the four drafts over the past two years. We received hundreds of comments, the vast majority of which have been incorporated.trail alongside railroad trackIf you have specific questions about how your comment was handled, or you have any other questions or comments, please contact Mia Birk at 503-230-9862.

Hard copies of "Rails with Trails: Lessons Learned" will be available through Christopher Douwes at the Federal Highway Administration, 202-366-5013, or christopher.douwes@fhwa.dot.gov.

The "Rails with Trails: Lessons Learned" report is posted here in a portable document format (pdf) file. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view the file.

Due to the report's large size, it is posted by section...see below to download the entire report.

Downloading the Entire Report

If you have a fast internet connection and/or a lot of patience, you can download the entire report. Rails-with-Trails Report (8.8 MB)

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