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Standard shared-use-path design employs several types of warnings to trail users that they are approaching an intersection. The warning may be in the form of signs, striping of the travel surface or a travel surface … More →

No decision concerning a curfew has been made. Existing sentiment appears to lean toward no nighttime use of a trail.

The Town would have the same liability as that for the existing conservation and recreation areas. By statute, this liability is very limited.

The only motorized vehicles allowed on the trail would be emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles and motorized wheel chairs. Other motorized vehicles would not be allowed. The Town may need to pass an ordinance to enforce … More →

It is likely that the Sudbury Police Department would patrol the trail. A rail trail built to shared-use-path standards would accommodate patrol cars and emergency vehicles. Users with cell phones have become a key part … More →

A comprehensive list of Massachusetts rail trails can be seen at: http://www.massbike.org/bikeways/ Nearby rail trails include; Minuteman Bikeway (MinutemanBikeway.org/Pages/intro.html Bedford Narrow-Gauge Rail Trail (http://www.bedforddepot.org/MinutemanBikeway.html#NGRT Nashua River Rail Trail (www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/nash.htm Assabet River Rail Trail (www.ARRTinc.org/) Wachusetts … More →

Advocacy groups that either support or oppose the construction of rail trails publish extensively. However, because these groups take advocacy positions, they may not be as reliable or unbiased as studies done by academics or … More →

The experience with existing rail trails provides valuable information. This information can be obtained by visiting nearby rail trails and by reading studies of existing rail trails.