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<br /> 4,_guhiss—,:-„Laurel and miles from the trail. Half are bikers and A1990 DNR survey found that half of trail users are bikers and half are warkersflunap_ •
<br /> _ xeLth.etnf.both worlds. half are walkers and.runners.The Gate- _ • ,,. .
<br /> ,„94011,ttl _1i Ilgii,or,''.coAicrpret'.1because of way Trail and a portion of the Luce Line effect of trails on property values. ing and biking paths ranked third.:: II
<br /> ittproximity ftfth&i:raiRI'Maybe;but we east of Stubb's Bay Rd.in Orono are off- In 1992,Pennsylvania State University . 39 features identified by home buye f.
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<br /> rp#'lot that also faces a busy county are allowed along both trails, the impact of trails such as the Luce Line cisions, according to survey res., u
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<br /> 491;it of ourhouse is noisier than the Some like trails; some don't along three trail systems across the Unit- Trails such as the Luce Line can b
<br /> NO Line has ever been." In the early days of the rails-to-trails ed States. One of those trails is the La- fit nearby property owners in alio a•
<br /> movement, not everyone thought the fayette/Moraga Trail, a 7.6-mile paved creational way by increasing the
<br /> A MInneotithing., trails were such a great idea.Some advo- trail 25 miles east of San Francisco that and salability of their property 4P d 2, Wheril ,,e149,rimstplaits,:ithat cates of light-rail transit wanted the is similar to the Luce Line in that it Phrases such as 'Ac jacento't 1
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<br /> 1-:- -.. k$ $ $esqta• gtgAtelapleinecl,and.the dors.And suddenly landowners who had , erage-priced homes and in a suburban tonka Trail System" or "Neii-thy,.,e.• ..
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<br /> ".. 91.„,4 y4gMiblgiecArj,,O.finany through their property were taced,with Owners,of properties along all three use in ads to get the attentio4okl? a
<br /> 4,:tp,Cii:QS dpds.seryedas*model for the prospect that thousands of people trails said the trail had not adversely who might value being neani)lat• •
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<br /> • 111-8;en..130,HVaeloP-and to build new In the early days of the trail-buildingori of owners along the Lafayette/ But its tough to quantify Mow'le e
<br /> s," aidiBaib a Iltirtum trail plan- effort, there were concerns that the in. jMortYaga Trail said they believed the trail the trails actually add to the valu6. s.
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<br /> • NFAi'l .i,•9§..Frces‘ NR)...ltWe y Ren, crime,littering,noise and a loss of priva- increase salability.
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<br /> , -..jCkdi sioe.% rrow,str,etches;of-faridare 2' She cited several national studies thatby a 1994 survey by American Lives, a factor in determining property-val.
<br /> •'Oft.,Ctifiversion-intO reareafi the dn addressed quality-of-life issues-andI,real-estate-industry research firm.Walk- •-asseqrn?ertt4. .11,-; iits-myliti .rt Sits.
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