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• Updated Calendar of Meetings and Events
• KRTC Board: Minutes | Meeting Times | Members
Community
News
News for the Kentucky Rail-Trail Community
• Bike Trip on the Great Alleghany Passage Railtrail
SEPTEMBER 19-22 (Friday-Monday) Bicycle the GREAT ALLEGHENY PASSAGE RAIL-TRAIL
From CUMBERLAND, MD TO PITTSBURGH, PA ,150 miles, Level (never more than 3% grade) The firmly packed limestone trail passes through 3 tunnels, crosses the Mason-Dixon historic survey line and across the Eastern Continental Divide at 2,900’ elevation. The mountain and river scenery is truly spectacular as you bike through many small villages. Lodging will be in nearby motels or B&Bs. We will shuttle people and bikes back to Cumberland for the ride home on the 4th day. You must have a bike in good repair. Cycling will be at an easy pace of 35 miles per day; suitable for beginners in good physical condition. Maximum of 10 people. For reservations call: Larry Ridenour @299-9470 or e-mail: l.ridenour@insightbb.com
Larry Ridenour is from Pennslyvania and now lives in Kentucky and is a supporter of railtrails in Kentucky, He has extensive knowledge about the Great Allegany Passage. As of 8/4/08 he still has a few open spots; there also might be a waiting list if anyone drops out.
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Posted by Dixie Moore, Secretary KRTC
Rail-Trail
Projects
Information on current and proposed projects in Kentucky
• Railbanking by the KY Rails To Trails Council
Railbanking (as defined by the National Trails System Act, 16 USC 1247(d)) is a voluntary agreement between a railroad company and a trail agency to use an out-of-service rail corridor as a trail until some railroad might need the corridor again for rail service. Because a railbanked corridor is not considered abandoned, it can be sold, leased or donated to a trail manager without reverting to adjacent landowners.
Railbanking is done through the Surface Transportation Board in Washington DC for 6 month segments. If done by a governmental agency it is a zero expense; the cost to KRTC as a nonprofit is $350 per six month period.
Railbanking: If you believe that a corridor is suitable for trail use you, or an appropriate local, regional or state agency or organization, can file the following “boiler-plate” letter (found at http://www.railstotrails.org/resources/documents/resource_docs/RTC_FactSheet_Railbanking.pdf) with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) and the abandoning r...
The
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Anything and Everything about the hobby & recreation
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• Madison County Bikeways and Greenways Plan
EKU Students Develop Madison County Bikeways and Greenways Plan
by Jerry Wallace, Director, Communications
Eastern Kentucky University
“The proposed county-wide bikeways and trail plan features a “loop and cross” network anchored by a North/South artery roughly paralleling the old Wilderness Road from Fort Boonesborough to the Rockcastle County line and an East/West artery following the abandoned R.N.I.&B or “Riney B” Railroad from the Valley View Ferry to Brassfield and Estill County. The plan meshes with a regional-scale bikeways vision because the Lexington-Fayette County bike plan also includes a Valley View Ferry terminus. “
The complete article is in the Kentucky Planner, winter 2008, a publication of the Kentucky chapter of the American Planning Association, at http://www.kapa.org/doc/KYPlannerWinter2008.pdf .
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Posted by Dixie Moore, Secretary KRTC
Proposed Lexington – Big Sandy Project News
The Rail Trail from Lexington to Ashland
• 2008 Supporters & Sponsors Ashland to Lexington Relay
To add your organization's name to the list of sponsors and supporters send an email to dixiemoore@insightbb.com. 3/24/08
Supporters:
Daniel Boone Railtrail
Little Mount Trail Commission
Bluegrass Rails to Trails Foundation
Sponsors:
Bluegrass Cycling Club
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Posted by Dixie Moore, Secretary KRTC
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