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North Carolina Rail-Trails

http://www.ncrailtrails.org

Provider: North Carolina Rail-Trails


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The North Carolina Rail-Trails (NCRT) organization recognizes that as active railroads have disappeared across the state, there has been a desire to preserve the existing railroad corridors and turn them into greenways to promote health and fitness. This organization heads a program for the preservation of North Carolina’s rail system for greenbelts, infrastructure, conservation, tourism, transportation, and recreation.“NCRT monitors the state’s rail system, actively pursues corridor preservation, retrieval and conversion to public trails. NCRT fosters local leadership and currently supports local rail-trail initiatives throughout the state. NCRT provides coordination between local, state and federal agencies, allied state and national organizations, and project funding sources. A primary instrument in this networking is the NCRT newsletter, Little Toot, which has been published quarterly since 1989.”Its primary objectives are to:

  • Establish regional demonstration rail-trails of state significance.
  • Obtain favorable rail corridor preservation and interim trail legislation.
  • Assist multiple local rail-trail corridor initiatives throughout North Carolina.
  • Foster a statewide network of non-motorized commuting and recreation trails.

At this site you’ll find information about this organization and its projects, why it is important to save surplus rail corridors, and what you can do to get involved in these efforts.