[Greenway-board] Re: Great Triangle Greenways Website

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the cudos! I'm forwarding your message to our board members 
who would love to hear your compliments. The site was not managed or 
even up for a time, until I went to the effort of getting it back going 
again. I don't really have the time or skills to do all the work it 
really needs, so I keep begging for help from any and all! I'm delighted 
that you found it useful.

Most of these maps are old and come from a variety of sources. We have 
recently received notice that we got a grant which will eventually help 
us update all Triangle area greenway and trail maps. We'll first update 
the Triangle J Council of Governments database, and then go out and 
attempt to walk or ride any greenways and trails where there are 
questions. Then we'll turn this data over to cartographers who can 
hopefully generate some usable trail maps. It will be a long process, 
but we hope to improve what we have on this website so everyone can 
access and use accurate trails and greenway maps.

Most of the trails and greenways in Raleigh, Cary and Durham are open to 
bicycle use. There are a few portions of at least one of the Raleigh 
greenways which you would have to walk your bike for a short segment. 
This section is actually bypassable by riding down or up the street to 
another access point. This isn't shown on the map, which needs some 
severe updating!

Thanks to your suggestion, I'll see what I can do to go in an quickly 
add some text or graphics to indicate bicycle accessibility on site's 
trails and greenway maps. However, keep in mind that most of these 
trails and greenways are open to bicyclists.

Thanks for writing. Thanks for the compliments. Please let me/us know 
how we can be of service. I hope you'll consider joining the Triangle 
Greenways Council by following the link at the site.

Happy Trails,

Bill Bussey
Triangle Greenways Council
919 545-9104

Mark Fowler wrote:

> Hello,
> I really enjoyed using the maps of the Greenway trails today. The only 
> thing I could not figure out was which trails allow bicycles. Please 
> consider adding a "Rules for Usage" page or else a more prominent link 
> to the page if you already have it. Other than that, it's a great site!
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> Regards,
> Mark Fowler
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