The Green Team/PICTA/SCP Rails to Trails group meeting went quite well, and was full of useful information about trails in Phoenixville proper. A bike loan program, progress on Iron Property development, funding for the Schuylkill Valley trail, overwhelming response to the Green Team survey and other items were on the agenda - it was a full meeting! PICTA has agreed that the Green Team has a lot of momentum, and will act as a force in the background, using it's long term history as a force to push along the Green Team's ideas.
The Candy line, as part of Citizens for the Train's Green Line project in a Rails-with-Trails fashion was also mentioned. In this regard, the joint project is not considered dead; just sleeping at the moment. Barry Cassidy was not on hand unfortunately, so not much additional information was available.
For an example of a somewhat local trail which acts as a rails with trails for part of its run, see the Pine Creek Trail in Tioga County, PA. http://www.railstotrails.us/pa_pine_creek_trail.htm
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