@article{ref1,
title="Rail-trails gather steam",
journal="American city and county",
year="2001",
author="Hargett, T.",
volume="116",
number="1",
pages="43-49",
abstract="This article describes the growing trend of converting abandoned rail corridors into trails for bicycling, walking, in-line skating, or other transportation or recreational purposes. Rail-trails are not new, but since the 1980s the number of trails has increased due to federal and state legislation allowing for alternative transportation spending. More than 1,200 rail-trails, totaling about 11,000 miles of converted track, have been completed since the 1960s in both rural and urban areas using a variety of funding and construction methods. The impact of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 on the growth of rail-trails is discussed, and several examples of rail corridors converted to rail-trails around the U.S. are provided.<p />",
language="",
issn="0149-337X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}