Valley News
Valley News. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vermont’s trails — like many others throughout the country — saw increased use and interest.
As organizations examined how to make trails more durable for that use, another conversation started to gain momentum: Making trails more accessible to people who have varying degrees of mobility, including those who use wheelchairs.
This summer, those efforts got a boost from a $644,000 Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative Community grant to form a Vermont Trail Accessibility Hub, an online database that will compile trail assessments from across the state, as well as resources on how to build accessible trail and grant funding opportunities. Read the full article.
