We’re Sticking Around!
Thank you for keeping the momentum for the Shenandoah Rail Trail alive and growing. In partnership with nine towns and three counties, Friends of the Shenandoah Rail Trail remains dedicated to transforming this unused corridor into a safe, accessible path for Every Body.
This is not the trail you advocated for.
And as we expected, rail-with-trail advocates are not building the Shenandoah Rail Trail that you advocated for to your local and state lawmakers and that the General Assembly set aside funding to make happen.
A Shenandoah Rail Trail IS feasible!
A study conducted by state agencies found that a Shenandoah Rail Trail IS feasible and also that there is overwhelming support for the concept.
Shenandoah Valley Rail Trail Feasibility Study Authorized by General Assembly
The feasibility study is an important next step in the ongoing exploration of converting the discontinued rail line into a multi-purpose trail.
Action in the General Assembly on Shenandoah Rail Trail
On Thursday August 27, Delegate Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg) will speak about an amendment authorizes DCR to conduct a feasibility study for a rail trail in the Northern Shenandoah Valley.