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Working with Trail Opponents
By: Rails to Trails Conservancy
FACT SHEET
May 12, 2008
You can take various approaches when working with people who may oppose your rail-trail project. In general, you should always stress the benefits of rail-trails and keep adjacent landowners involved in the process. Here are 10 techniques you may find helpful.
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