MTGA Trails Toolkit

Categories	Education and Advocacy, Funding, Funding Sources, General, Jurisdictional Boundaries, Law Enforcement, Maintenance, On-Road Connections, Operational Issues, Property Issues, Trail Programming & Promotion, Trail Standards & Design
Keywords	Genesee County, Michigan, Michigan Trailways Act, MTGA, trail network
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Attachments	Connecting Michigan: A Statewide Trailways Vision and Action Plan The Urban Cooperation Act Connecting Michigan Partners Endorsement Form Initial Survey of Feasible Funding Options for Long-term Trail Maintenance Michigan Trails at the Crossroads: a Vision for Connecting Michigan Preliminary Results from a Nationwide Survey of Trail Enforcement Personnel Statewide Greenways Maintenance Inventory and Case Studies The Metropolitan District Act The Recreation Authorities Act
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Related Links:

• Connecting Michigan web site
• Governor’s state trails initiative, “Michigan Trails at the Crossroads: A Vision for Connecting Michigan“
• Genesee County Trail Prioritization Process for a Regional Trail Network (from the Connecting Michigan Appendix)

Excerpt:

Connecting Michigan is an especially proactive and broad-based initiative to identify and address the critical issues that are impeding Michigan’s progress on developing a statewide interconnected system of trailways and greenways. These treasured resources, so appealing to a wide array of interests, benefit Michigan communities and provide exceptional opportunities for various recreational pursuits, health and fitness, nonmotorized transportation, environmental enhancement, economic and educational benefits, and tourism. Today’s vision can be tomorrow’s reality.

Table of Contents

• History of Trailways in Michigan
  • Today: Our Successes
  • Roots of Michigan’s Trailways
  • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
  • The Michigan Trailways Act
  • National Trails Support
  • Michigan Trails Develop, MTGA Evolves
• Connecting Michigan: The Process
• Our Studies & Action Plans
  • Trailway Funding
  • Database & Website
  • Property Issues
  • Trails Usage
  • On-Road Connections
  • Building Trailways Support
  • Overcoming Boundaries
  • Coordinating Resources
  • Multi-Use Trails and Design
  • Trails in a Statewide Context
• Implementation Strategy: Moving Forward
• Gratitude and Recognition
• Trailways Information Resources
• APPENDIX (see attachments)
  • Connecting Michigan: A Statewide Trailways Vision and Action Plan
  • Connecting Michigan Partners Endorsement Form
  • Michigan Trails at the Crossroads: a Vision for Connecting Michigan
  • Statewide Greenways Maintenance Inventory and Case Studies
  • Preliminary Results from a Nationwide Survey of Trail Enforcement Personnel
  • Genesee County Trail Prioritization Process for a Regional Trail Network
  • Initial Survey of Feasible Funding Options for Long-term Trail Maintenance
  • Tools for Regional Collaboration:
    • The Metropolitan District Act,
    • The Recreational Authorities Act, and
    • The Urban Cooperation Act

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