Franklin Citizens Rail TrailFCRTC PresentationAugust 19, 2009Bill DeSantis, PE, LCICorporate DirectorBicycle Transportation Planning and Design

Franklin Rail Trail

Franklin Rail Trail – Existing Conditions

Franklin Rail Trail – Existing Conditions

Franklin Rail Trail – Cattle Pass

Franklin Rail Trail – Bridge Remnants

Franklin Rail Trail – Co-Use of Corridor

Franklin Rail Trail – Drainage of Low Areas

Franklin Rail Trail – Trail/Roadway Crossings

Franklin Rail Trail – Part of the Titanic Trail

Franklin Rail Trail – SNETT – Blackstone River

Franklin Rail Trail – Blackstone Depot – Blackstone River Bikeway

Franklin Rail Trail – Blackstone Depot – Blackstone River Bikeway

Franklin Rail Trail – Wadsworth Station

Rail Trail ExamplesOld Colony Multi-UseMansfield, MA

Rail Trail ExamplesKendall SpurWillamantic, CT

Rail Trail ExamplesMattapoisett Rail Trail

Rail Trail ExamplesBlackstone River BikewayLincoln/Cumberland, RI

Rail Trail ExamplesCross Vermont Trail

Rail Trail ExamplesWachusett Greenway

Rail Trail ExamplesFall River Multi-Use Trail

FundingFederalStateLocalPublic/private partnerships

Local fundingCommunity Preservation ActDPW – Chapter 90 fundsTown Meeting Action

Public/Private PartnershipsDonationsFund raisingCorporate sponsorshipVolunteer workBuy-a-Foot-of-Trail (or amenities) campaigns

Franklin Rail Trail

Franklin Rail Trail“The End”