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<br /> -- — — — Pictured at left are three walkways
<br /> ill Virginia. The 40-mile path in
<br /> `' ' .'• hi•edcric'ksbta;t; (below), is a lou'-
<br /> cost pm/eel, launched through a
<br /> iv' ' , 4' tiro-year kraut and supported by
<br /> illdif'idlllll and community
<br /> donations. Me bike paths along
<br /> j I 1-O6(far!c/i)and ill Reston (lc%l1
<br /> were
<br /> �� %raids l alul a, ,usedb y people, �,%, from all walks of life,from fitness
<br /> +1 -ft . 1,;x, ,; .11�„ huffs to commuters.
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<br /> ;I ! r' icans whO live in urban areas and
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<br /> ` a''', want nearby,sale,contiguous, and
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<br /> I v'' lbs, q attractive pathways for walking.
<br /> j I • t. t =•-• 1 Comprised of a series of projects
<br /> ' ` " fo
<br /> that can be adapted for any cont-
<br /> Ej' ,
<br /> II ,
<br /> ,Y'I' "• • ,. - ntunity, this blueprint for action
<br /> ( ' o.',. . �,. ; '• ..,:t.- ..„, provides guidelines and support
<br /> ,'• '' ; , y l` , ,1*-., •,',' + : "" w rim- creating walkways in local
<br /> ' _. ncit hhorhuuds downtown husi
<br /> N. w er' ,mow less districts, and along nRite.s to
<br />� + `'71 � �,,, „X; highlight a community's natural
<br /> 4`°- " *, ',, x'. historic, architectural, cultural,
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<br /> at"- �,r ,, :Intl Scenic lectures.
<br /> 'ir'-'4?4 '',j# •:1, t ) j w, Model programs are setting the
<br /> L�r +r•. 1 i., .. I+..• W.t e..K �„,�ti`:�S su E ', , ( `
<br /> ire ' �1 ,< ' .'' '" 4�,' M" . ..4..-.,,„, ".Ai- l' Dace for national III 1)lenunt:ltion
<br /> Crtr .: � !' , i h. of the Walkways at Your Uuor
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<br /> � y� `` s �� itep program OI-ganizers est:tb-
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<br /> t`r.iii, . St,„'` lisped walking routes of live or
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<br /> �et9` more miles with signs and mark-
<br /> �{ � a--'40,r,
<br /> . �` � ° ccs in several fawns and cillos of
<br /> different sizes across th • tLti.
<br /> These walking routes serve as
<br /> 4.-, demonstration projects to show
<br /> how businesses and citizens can
<br /> create walkways in their conlmu-
<br /> ' y v� Hides.
<br /> { Illmi -..a ,p'�., ne of the keys to the project is
<br /> i its potential for leveraging
<br /> ,. h i ,� *, - - seed money into valuable com-
<br /> munity improvements. For exam-
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<br /> t .,_ 1 plc, the first model walkway in
<br /> 1 `'`, ,;�`;;4 �;i: Fredericksburg, Virginia was
<br /> 'i,r a launched through a two-year,
<br /> 4.41 4',1• , - : ,, ,,z.. ..- . $25,000 matching grant. When
<br /> - completed, Fredericksburg;s 40-
<br /> r. ',; ,a _; mile pathway system will be worth
<br /> �j ,- ,•. _ - _ more than $500,000.The final cost
<br /> - I � -_ _ O asu
<br /> t the city ire• ' ry will I • .x
<br /> '_ - -- ---7-_--=.72.-.„-----_____—..---,- tremely low, however, since most
<br /> '.. ____I ----.7'------7--- -. -- J= -------7-17: of the funding will come from
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