Regional Trail Systems
This session will highlight regional approaches to developing comprehensive greenway and trail systems using a variety of tools to revitalize and recreate their regional communities for a more livable/sustainable future. It will also include a look at the Central Valley Greenway, the Vancouver region's new 22km bicycle/pedestrian trail traversing residential and industrial areas, business parks, riversides and rail corridors, with links to existing bike routes and rapid transit stations. (3)

Partners Enhancing Trails and Communities: Funding and Training Resources
Trails provide communities with infrastructure to promote active living. The US Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program and Transportation Enhancement activities provide funds to develop trails. Speakers will introduce the National Trails Training Partnership (NTTP), which is developing methods and opportunities for enhanced training for all kinds of trail related responsibilities, including funding, design, management, and liability. (19)

Are We Providing Shared Use Paths that are Safe for All Users?
Today, the design of nonmotorized transportation facilities must consider the needs of many user types: kick scooters, inline skates, hand cycles, recumbent bicycles and other emerging users. But the guidelines commonly used by facility designers are based on the physical dimensions and operating characteristics of bicycles only. Recent research suggests that the existing guides do not address the needs of all. This important FHWA research is likely to have far reaching effects on the way designers accommodate path users. (20)

Kauai's 17-Mile Coastal Multi-Use Pathways Project
In 1999, the Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park (Kauai, Hawaii) helped secure federal funds in excess of $2.6 million to support the construction of 2.5 miles of pedestrian and bike paths and support facilities within Lydgate Park. That project became Phase I of a six phase, $30-million Coastal Multi-Use Pathways Development Plan. This 20-minute snapshot will cover how the Friends mobilized disparate elements within the community to support these projects as well as planning for healthier communities. (37)

Balancing Liability Risks and Costs in Parallel Path/Road Intersection Designs
Current North American and European design guidelines acknowledge that the treatment at intersecting roadways is the most critical issue in multi-use path design. Since the municipality has an obligation to provide a "duty of care," the path design should provide an acceptable level of safety for both road and path users. Costs have to be balanced with risk. This presentation is based on a study addressing the design challenge of upgrading a multi-use path in Toronto. (67)