{"id":49,"date":"2007-03-29T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-29T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/blog\/faq\/01-what-are-the-usual-steps-in-the-process-of-building-a-rail-trail\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T19:19:15","slug":"01-what-are-the-usual-steps-in-the-process-of-building-a-rail-trail","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/faq\/01-what-are-the-usual-steps-in-the-process-of-building-a-rail-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"01 &#8211; What are the usual steps in the process of building a rail trail?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A railroad bed is no longer in active use and the potential for a rail trail is identified<\/li>\n<li>A feasibility study done by the state<\/li>\n<li>A series of local actions to approve the exploration of the possibility of a rail trail<\/li>\n<li>A preliminary engineering study to identify critical aspects of the trail and estimate costs<\/li>\n<li>Obtaining rights to the rail bed through purchase or lease<\/li>\n<li>Determining the form, function, and funding of the tra<\/li>\n<li>Designing and permitting the trail.<\/li>\n<li>Bidding and construction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A railroad bed is no longer in active use and the potential for a rail trail is identified A feasibility study done by the state A series of local actions to approve the exploration &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/faq\/01-what-are-the-usual-steps-in-the-process-of-building-a-rail-trail\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about 01 &#8211; What are the usual steps in the process of building a rail trail?\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/49"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/railtrail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}