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Safe Routes to School programs enable community leaders, schools and parents
to encourage more children to safely walk and bicycle to school.
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BLOG: ORVs on Rail-trails: learning from mistakes.
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What is the
Ferry County rail trail?
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Answers to common
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 Summer Rail Trail Update Rail trail in the news Rail Corridor Committee vacancies Upcoming events More...Click HERE Ferry County VIEW features rail trail story Using the Rail Trail by Bill Chamberlin "The transition of our abandoned rail route into a fabulous scenic stretch of trail transecting the north half of the county is cause for great celebration. This family friendly trail will provide wonderful opportunities for county residents of all ages and will put Ferry County on the map for rail-to-trail enthusiasts from all over the region." Read the rest of the story: Click HERE  Your continued support is needed to keep the public and adjacent landowners informed of trail developments and changing policies. Your tax deductable donation allows Ferry County Rail Trial Partners to continue to advocate for development of this new community asset at the local and State levels. Click HERE  Ferry County Rail Trail from the AirWatch the videos and get a birds-eye view of the Ferry County Rail Trail. Click on the links below. Ferry County Rail Trail - Curlew Lake Click Here Rail Trail Designation Update The Ferry County Rail Trail Partners are excited that approximately 26 miles of the 28 mile rail corridor have now been designated for non-motorized use. This is great news for most adjacent  landowners and voters. In addition, the Curlew School Community Association can now include the corridor in their Safe Route To School plan, and local athletes will now have a safe and healthy place to train. The decision also means that planning can begin for the many non-motorized grant opportunities applicable to this section of the rail trail.Neither Commissioner Bond nor Chairman Miller seconded a motion made by Commissioner Heath to honor the advisory vote by designating the newly railbanked corridor entirely non-motorized. Instead, Commissioner Bond and Chairman Miller passed their own motion allocating the section south of Herron Creek Road open to motorized vehicles. An action that clearly breaks from the results of the recent 61% to 39% advisory vote favoring a completely "non motorized only" designation. (see article below) Regardless, this development is clearly GREAT news for the County, the majority of adjacent landowners and rail trail advocates. Now that the designation process is over (whew!), the community can join together and move forward to begin working on the next phase of planning our own rail trail. A trail that will meet the needs of Ferry County residents to potentially improve our public health, as well as draw those who love to visit and recreate in this rural community. View a map of the non-motorized and motorized sections of the rail trail and the Golden Tiger Pathway multi-use/motorized trail. (large 2.1MB jpeg file) Click HERE  Another vital Ferry County Rail Corridor may go up for abandonment, could this too become a public use trail? Boundary business leaders and politicians are trying to keep one of the region's vital transportation links from running off the rails. After meeting earlier this year, stakeholders and local government officials are tackling the proposed derailment of the Kettle Falls International Railway (KFR), set to close in October. Read the story in the Weekender. Click HERE. Also see FCRTP letter of support: Click HERE Other interesting rail trail information: Click HERE to see a working horse-friendly Rail Trail video Click HERE to see the FCRTP Safe Route to School presentation | |
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