Register Today - April 15 Forum on Accessibility on Trails and Paths

The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) has teamed up with national accessibility expert Bill Botten to enhance the accessibility of Greater Minnesota's regional facilities. A key part of this cooperation will be a series of webinar forums regarding aspects of different features commonly found in parks or as part of trails.

The second forum, titled Pedestrian Trails and Shared Use Paths, will take place from 11:30am - 1:00pm on Tuesday, April 15. This seminar will review the differences between accessible pedestrian trails and shared use paths. We will review the technical and scoping requirements in the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Accessibility Standards for newly constructed or altered pedestrian trails on federal sites and that serves as a best practice for state and local government pedestrian trail facilities. Additionally, the final scoping and technical guidelines for shared use paths which are designed primarily for use by bicyclists and pedestrians for transportation and recreation purposes will be addressed. In addition to an overview of the requirements for both pedestrian trails and shared use paths, the presenter will address participants’ questions and share common sources of confusion with these unique recreational facilities.

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Accessibility Forum Series

For more information on the Accessibility Forum Series or to learn about our presenter Bill Botten, please check out the link below.

Link to GMRPTC Accessibility Forum Page

The Commission "is created to undertake system planning and provide recommendations to the legislature for grants funded by the parks and trails fund to counties, cities and Tribal governments outside of the seven-county metropolitan area for parks and trails of regional significance"