FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do trails affect property values?

• A study of the impacts of greenbelts on property value for one neighborhood was approximately $5.4 million greater than if there had been no greenbelt. This results in approximately $500,000 additional potential property tax revenue annually. (Correll, Lillydahl, and Singell, 1978).
• From 1980 to 1990, those who said they would pay extra for greenbelts and parks in their neighborhood rose from 16 percent to 48 percent (Rocky Mountain Research Institute, 1991).
• In two 1995 surveys by American LIVES, Inc and InterCommunications Inc, homebuyers indicated that natural open space and walking and biking paths were among the top four most important features in a residential neighbourhood (Warrick and Alexander, 1997).

Where is it in the process?

• Identified in USFS Interface Trails Plan- Nearly half of trail NEPA-ready!
• NPS RCTA Adopted Project
• Stakeholder process beginning to develop maps, actual proposed route

What are some community
benefits from the ART?

• Access to trails makes us more fit and leads to healthier lives
• Increases property values
• Helps us develop our “sense of place”
• Enhances local business climate