Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
Planning • Environment • Real Estate
REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE |
Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 |
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| 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) | 2. REPORT DATE August 2002 |
3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED Final Report July 1999 - August 2002 |
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| 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Rails-with-Trails: Lessons Learned Literature Review, Current Practices, Conclusions |
5. FUNDING NUMBERS TMC3/BB252 |
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| 6. AUTHOR(S) Mia L. Birk, Andrea Ferster, Esq., Michael G. Jones, Philip K. Miller, George M. Hudson, Joshua Abrams, Daniel Lerch* |
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| 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) U.S. DOT Research and Special Programs Administration Volpe National Transportation Systems Center 55 Broadway, Kendall Square Cambridge, MA 02142-1093 |
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER DOT-VNTSC-FTA-04-05 |
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| 9. SPONSORING/ MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Office of Program Management Office of Safety and Security Washington, DC 20590 |
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Human and Natural Environmental Management Washington, DC 20590 |
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Crossing Safety and Tresspass Prevention Programs Washington, DC 20590 |
10. SPONSORING/ MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER FTA-MA-26-0052-04-1 |
| 11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES *Alta Planning + Design 144 NE 28th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97232 |
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| 12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161. |
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| 13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words) This report, prepared at the direction of the U.S. Department of Transportation, examines safety, design, and liability issues associated with the development of shared use paths and other trails within or adjacent to active railroad and transit rights-of-way. This document is intended to explore lessons learned from the experience of rails-with-trails (RWTs), and suggest practices to enhance safety and security for railroads, transit, and trail users. This report provides information for public agencies, railroads, legal interests, and trail organizations to make informed decisions. |
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| 14. SUBJECT TERMS rails-with-trails (RWT), shared use paths, trails, crossings, liability, legislation |
15. NUMBER OF PAGES 190 |
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| 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT Unclassified |
18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE Unclassified |
19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF ABSTRACT Unclassified |
20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT Unlimited |
| NSN 7540-01-280-5500 | Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239-18 298-102 |
