The Circuit - Greater Philadelphia's Regional Trails Network

Greater Philadelphia is a region blessed with a variety of opportunities to create a connected network of multi-use trails, including both right-of-ways (ROWs) inherited from the area's long history as a hub of railroad activity and greenway corridors that follow the region's creek buffering and park systems. Some of these opportunities have been capitalized upon—a number of significant trail segments already exist or are currently moving toward construction—but "gaps" still exist. In May 2012, DVRPC Board Member Terence Farrell and DVRPC Executive Director Barry Seymour joined Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter to celebrate the efforts of foundations, governments, non-profits, economic development professionals, and numerous other groups to fill these gaps and create an interconnected network of multi-use trails called The Circuit.Existing -- These trails are open for use so get out there and explore themIn Progress -- These trails are currently being designed or built.Pipeline -- DVRPC, local governments, and non-profit organizations are actively working to move these trails forward by conducting studies, acquiring rights-of-way, engaging local communities, and laying the groundwork to obtain funding for future design and construction.Planned -- These trails are documented in local, county or regional plans. They represent excellent opportunities for regional-scale, multi-use trails. Studies or plans may have been prepared for these trails, but a sponsor is not actively working to move them forward.

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Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
objectid OID OBJECTID Internal feature number.
shape Geometry Shape Feature geometry.
state String State
name String Name
ecg String ECG
length Double Length
county String COUNTY
main_trail String MAIN_TRAIL
sub_trail String SUB_TRAIL
SEQUENCE String SEQUENCE
circuit String CIRCUIT
globalid GlobalID GlobalID
opendate Date OPENDATE
surface String SURFACE
FACILITY GENERALIZED String FACILITY_GEN
SURFACE GENERALIZE String SURFACE_GEN
SEGMENT String SEGMENT
LENGTH GENERALIZED Double LENGTH_GEN
WIDTH GENERALIZED Double WIDTH_GEN
width Single WIDTH
facility String FACILITY
9/11 National Memorial Trail String nmt_911
created_user String created_user
created_date Date created_date
last_edited_user String last_edited_user
last_edited_date Date last_edited_date
st_length(shape) Double st_length(shape)