For those interested, here are the rules by which this Trails Council operates:
http://www.state.ri.us/dem/pubs/regs/regs/plandev/p&dtrail.pdf
and here is the home-page for the federal program that that this council administers for the state of Rhode Island:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/overview.htm
Specifically, you would want to familiarize yourself with the legislation:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/legislation.htm
and the guidelines:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rtp9908.pdf
by which it operates.
Yes, it's a lot of reading. But it is THE ONLY way that trails on public land in Rhode Island will be funded. If we want to work for that goal, then we must work through this council.
