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Layer: Shared Use Paths (Trails) (ID: 205)

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Name: Shared Use Paths (Trails)

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Description: Generally, shared use paths are used to serve corridors not served by streets and highways, or where wide utility or former railroad rights-ofway exist, permitting such facilities to be constructed away from the influence of parallel streets. Shared use paths should offer opportunities not provided by the road system. They may provide a recreational opportunity, or in some instances, can serve as direct commuter routes if cross flow by motor vehicles and pedestrians is minimized. The most common applications are along rivers, ocean fronts, canals, utility rights-of-way, former or active railroad rights-of-way, within college campuses, or within and between parks. Shared use paths are wider than sidewalks and, as their name suggests, they are shared by a variety of users from bicyclists to joggers and parents pushing strollers. These facilities are physically separated from motorized traffic by an open space or barrier and are located either within the road right-of-way parallel to the roadway or within an independent right-of-way. Shared use paths are more typical in suburban and rural areas where the distances to destinations are longer. To accommodate a variety of users, shared-use paths are typically between 8 and 12 feet wide with a soft two to four-foot shoulder on each side consisting of crushed gravel or mowed grass. AASHTO recommends a minimum paved or improved surface width of 10 feet. No signs or obstructions should be placed within 2 feet of the path on either side bringing the total minimum right-of-way requirement to 14 feet. A minimum width of 14 feet should be carried through on all structures (bridges and boardwalks). In order to qualify for Transportation Enhancement funds in Michigan, shared use paths must conform to the AASHTO guidelines. Rail-trails or greenways are considered a type of shared use path that make use of abandoned railroad rights-of-way. In West Michigan, the 25 mile long Musketawa Trail is an excellent example of a rail trail, as is the longest rail-trail in Michigan, the 92 mile Frederik Meijer White Pine Trail. Additionally, the West Michigan Trails and Greenways Coalition is currently working to secure Mid-Michigan Railroad right-of-way for the Greenville-Ionia Rail Trail, with the hope that when it is complete it will be the 5th longest rail-trail in the United States, connecting communities along a unified trail system of more than 120 miles.

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Copyright Text: 2009 Grand Valley Metropolitan Council DRAFT Non-Motorized Plan Element

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