Charlottesville/Albemarle Trail Network Advocacy Coalition
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The Charlottesville/Albemarle Trail Network Advocacy Coalition is a group of Albemarle County and Charlottesville citizens who seek more pathways for cyclists and pedestrians in both communities.
Actions steps
In their plan, the seek four main outcomes.
- Work together to focus on building a coordinated and interconnected regional bicycle and pedestrian transportation network;
- Utilize off-‐street facilities and natural stream valleys to link residential, employment, and commercial centers with schools and recreation areas as the key components of this network in order to enhance safety and attract the widest array of users;
- Integrate the network of off-‐street trails combined with on-‐street facilities as an effective means to achieve maximum transportation benefit with the least effort or disruption of existing facilities for automotive traffic;
- Combine and coordinate efforts to identify funding solutions for the network such as allocation of City and County capital improvement funds, local bond funding, private philanthropy, VDOT funds, and federal transportation funds.