Inclusionary Trail Planning Toolkit: A Guide to Planning and Programming Equitable Trail Networks

Major takeaways from from the research that went into the tookit are: • There are tangible and intangible barriers that keep some individuals and whole communities from participating in planning processes; • Language barriers, demands of jobs and family, inflexible schedules, and limited transportation options can keep people from participating in community meetings and events; • The struggle to be heard, the belief that one’s experience will not be taken seriously, and the lack of familiar faces at public meetings are realities that keep some communities from feeling included in planning processes. 59 pages