The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor proposed to run from Petersburg, Virginia to Raleigh, North Carolina includes a a bike and pedestrian trail as an integral part of the project.
If completed, this 160 mile trail would connect the towns and cities of Southside Virginia with these major metropolitan areas as well as the Tobacco Heritage Trail network.
This trail project would be an ideal location for the East Coast Greenway and an ideal test case for implementation of a major rail-with-trail project. Should potential federal rail-with-trail legislation pass, it might set the trend for many future rail enhancement projects.
Having the trail separated out as a standalone project, as some have suggested, might seriously threaten the likelihood that the trail would be completed.
We need your help to let officials know that we want this rail-with-trail to be included as an integral part of this rail project.
For more details on the project and a list of public hearings, see: www.sehsr.org or by by clicking here.
Click here to complete the online feedback form. Please ask that a bike and pedestrian project be include as an integral and part of the project.
Please also sign our Rails-With-Trails Petition, and get your organization to write a letter of support for our Rails With Trails Resolution.
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