The purpose of this toolkit is to compile the best trail and greenway resources and make them readily available to trail advocates, organizations, municipalities, counties, and others implementing trail and greenway projects.
These resources link you to best practices which are often referenced by trail planning and design practitioners. If you are looking for a trail resource and cannot find it here, please let us know, and we’ll try to add it. Also, if you are aware of a resource that is not listed please let us know so we can start sharing it with others!
Public Participation
National Park Service – Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program
Non-Motorized Trail Resources
Rails to Trails Conservancy Trail Building Toolbox
National Trails Training Partnership – Resources and Library
International Mountain Bicycling Association – Trail Building Resources
International Mountain Bicycling Association – Liability and Lawsuits
USDA Forest Service – Trail Construction and Maintenance Handbook
USDA Forest Service – US Forest Service National Trail Drawings and Specifications
Motorized Trail Resources
Pennsylvania Trail Design Manual for Off Highway Recreational Vehicles
National Off Highway Vehicle Council – Tools
National Off Highway Vehicle Council – Management Guidelines for OHV Recreation
American Council of Snowmobiles – Resources
Water Trail Resources
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network – Water Trail Toolbox
Pedestrian and Bicycle Resources
PennDOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Resources
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center Image Library
U.S. Department of Transportation – Recreational Trails Program – Publications
Walking.org – The Complete Resource for Walking, Health, and Diet
Bicyclinginfo.org – Bikability Checklist
Partnership for a Walkable America – Walkability Checklist
Accessibility
U.S. Access Board – Draft Final Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas
Safe Routes to Schools
Pennsylvania Safe Routes to Schools
National Safe Routes to Schools
Environmental Ethics
Model Easement Agreements
Conservation Resources
Pennsylvania Land Trust Association – Conservation Tools Library
Sustainable Development
PennDOT Traffic Calming Handbook
Better Models for Development in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Standards for Residential Site Development
Pennsylvania Land Trust Association – Conservation Tools
Economic Development
Clarion River Recreation Assessment
Trail Towns – Capturing Trail Based Tourism, A Guide for Pennsylvania Communities
Pine Creek 2006 Rail Trail User Survey
Trail Utilization Study: Analysis of the trail systems within the Oil Heritage Region
Great Allegheny Passage Trail Town Impact Study Phase 1: Business Survey
Great Allegheny Passage Trail Town Impact Study Phase 2: Trail User Survey
Great Allegheny Passage Trail Town Impact Study
Ecological Resources by County
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program – County Natural Heritage Inventories
Marcellus Shale Resources
FracTracker – Marcellus Shale Data Tracking
Penn State Cooperative Extension – Local Government Resources
Penn State Cooperative Extension – Land Owners Resources
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Trail Advocates
Pennsylvania State Snowmobile Association
Pennsylvania Off-Highway Vehicle Association
Pennsylvania Wilds
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Recreation and Conservation
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