A Legal Victory for ‘Rails to Trails’
by Katherine Glover
Great Lakes Radio Consortium
(now The Environment Report)

Private landowners say their rights are being trampled on by hikers when the state implements “Rails to Trails” programs. The landowners claim the property should be theirs now that the railroad is finished with the right-of-way. One state recently won the court’s approval to keep its trail intact, including pieces that cross through private property. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Katherine Glover reports.

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Posted on Monday, August 9th, 2004 at 3:22 pm