NEW YORK STATE SNOWMOBILERS want a Canadian style trail right here in New York?
ADIRONDACK MT.BIKERS want a long, easy, woods trail that goes somewhere?
HIKERS How about an even ground, safe, yet very remote hiking trail with many and varied destinations and activities?
YOU CAN HAVE IT What is now a very expensive, failing Rail Road, operating in
small sections on the 118 Mile track from Remsen to Lake Placid New York should be . . . . .
A beautiful Adirondack Trail in winter!
Lets picture this Adirondack Trail with no rails when the snow is gone
The Adirondack Scenic Railroad needs a new Stimulous!
Keeping snow on the rails is expensive and often a machine damaging effort.
With rails exposed, the trail grooming has gone as far as it can go.
Multi-use Recreational Corridor? How many uses do you see?
The "Alternative #4 Intiative" is The Adirondack Travel Corridor Recreational Trails.
The Recreational Trail option is outlined in the 1996 Corridor Management Plan as approved by the commissioners of D.O.T. and D.E.C..
There is a mistaken perception that the corridor would necessarily be lost to property reversion or to more restrictive land classification. While this would be possible, it is not necessary! There are many examples on the web which examine cases and demonstrate that public good or need can preserve these right-of ways for many and varied uses. The rails-to-trails group has done this successfully in many instances for both motorized and non-motorized uses. There needs to be vigilance to insure all interests are met.
Find www'theARTA.org on the web. Sign up. join, it's free and may be the first best stepping stone to the trail we all want!
Please write to the following to advocate for the __A__dirondack __C__orridor Recreational __T__rail
Commissioner Department of Transportation
50 Wolf Road
Albany, NY 12232
50 Wolf Road
Albany, NY 12232
Town of Webb Supervisor
Ted Riele
3140 State Route 28
Old Forge, New York 13420
Governor Andrew Cuomo
State Capitol
Albany,New York 12224
email beaver4@hughes.net
150 Norridgewock Lake Road
Eagle Bay, New York 13331
http://adrtrail.pbwiki.com/f/ACT%20Initiative%20brochure.doc
http://adrtrail.pbwiki.com/f/new%20act%20brochure%20page%202.doc
The new State Snowmobile management plan 10/06 estimates New York Snowmobile
related spending adds $46 to $52 Million each year to the economy.
September 22, 2006 Mary Esch AP writes;" The Adirondack Railway
is lobbying for $27 million in State funds" on top of the nearly forty
million already spent,there is no justification for this
expenditure of our money!
Editorial Utica OD May 30th "Taxpayers should not pay for RR"
Adirondack Daily Enterprise " Ad'r Railroad or Trail controversy.
http://www.railserve.com/Rails_to_Trails/
SUNY Potsdam Snowmobiling economic impact study offers:
230 million in direct spending by snowmobilers
476 million in net economic benefit each year.
That is 18 million in sales tax. (1997 with gasoline less
than $1.25)
trail counts are available from NYSSA, sections of the corridor in 1997-
1998 showed over 200,000 in one two month period.
Per person expenditures average $180.00 per day when snowmobiling.
www.adirondackexplorer.org article Nov-Dec. 2009 "Not everyone's on board"
!The State DOT is seeking input for the Corridor management . PLEASE write to Janet McDonald ,Commissioner DOT,50 Wolf Road, Albany New York 12232 PLEASE add this web site as a link from yours!
Please, Tear out these Rails!!
Economic Impact Survey
Compiled for and presented by ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD
Adirondack Scenic Economic Impact Report Assembled.pdf
National Salvage and Service Requests Information to bid 2/18/10
The National Salvage and Service Company has indicated it is exploring bid possabilities for the rail on the Adirondack Corridor. The Company would salvage the Steel and Ties leave a clean Trail ready surface and pay at least $1 Million ( Over salvage cost ) to the State of New York. National Salvage indicated they would enter into competitive bidding if required.
The idea of converting to a trail is getting good press: Dick Beamish writes in the Adirondack Explorer March April issue with comments on-line. "Unsafe at any speed" May 18th in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise as a guest commentary and the Facebook thread on www.wnbz.com/talk of the town. Another Facebook site "Adirondack Rail Trail (remove the rail) has pictures and comment you should see also.