The City of Fayetteville is actively
acquiring land and building trails based on the adopted Fayetteville
Alternative Transportation and Trails Master plan. This Master
Plan includes 129 miles of multi-use trail to be constructed within
the next 30 years. Several
parts of the master plan correspond with the Heritage Trail Plan.
Currently
the City of Fayetteville has 12 miles of multi-use trails completed
and 8.5 miles of soft surfaced trails.
To increase
efficiency and rate of trail construction, a 9 member city crew
dedicated to building trails began in late 2005. This
crew has constructed approximately 5 miles of trail including parts
of Frisco Trail, Lake Fayetteville Trail, St. Paul Trail and Town
Branch Trail. For more information about these trails and
future trail plans please visit www.accessfayetteville.org and
look to Parks and Recreation.
Future trail projects include:
Scull Creek Trail – 4.6 miles (this
is the highest priority trail)
Lake Fayetteville Trail – 2 miles
Clabber Creek Trail – 1 mile
On September 12th
2006 voters approved 2.1 million in sales tax bonds for trail improvements
to be used primarily for Scull Creek Trail.
The Parks & Recreation Division is actively seeking to acquire
lands within sensitive areas to preserve, utilize as greenway corridors
and enhance the natural stream watershed capabilities. Through
the Park Land Dedication Ordinance Fayetteville has acquired many
trail corridors within the last several years.