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5/ 26/ 99 <br /> C . Analyze Potential of Land for Greenways and <br /> Rural Trail Links <br /> The use of land for greenways ; rural trails and wildlife corridors may <br /> be viewed as a continuum of types . One example of a continuum is <br /> found in the 1996 Chapel Hill Greenways Plan . <br /> The Greenways Plan classifies six different types of natural corridors or <br /> trails , ranging from natural wildlife corridors , to 10 - foot paved <br /> greenways for bike and pedestrian use . The six classes from the <br /> Chapel Hill Greenways Plan ( with some modified terminology ) are : <br /> 1 . Unimproved Corridors lacking trails . No maintenance unless <br /> problems ( such as diseased or dying trees ) affect neighboring <br /> properties . <br /> 2 . Primitive Trails , created by wildlife or citizens . Not maintained . <br /> 3 . Improved Woodland Trails , with soft natural surface and <br /> minimal improvements that can accommodate mountain bikes <br /> and serve as interpretive trails . Basic maintenance ( removal of <br /> litter , fallen trees and limbs ) <br /> 4 . Unpaved Access Drive with gates or bollards to prevent casual <br /> vehicle use , suitable for pedestrians or mountain bikes . Usually <br /> a road built for other purposes and used for a trail . <br /> 5 . Paved Greenway Trail , under 104eet wide . Can be pedestrian - <br /> only or allow bicycle use . Maintenance . <br /> 6 . Paved Greenway Trail 10 - Feet or Wider , for mixed bicycle and <br /> pedestrian traffic . Built to ADA standards . <br /> While developed with greenways in mind , this classification scheme <br /> could be used on a broader scale . Classes 1 - 2 , for example , might <br /> reasonably fit into the scheme of wildlife corridors , adding provisions <br /> that specify no improvements , no public access , and any trails only as <br /> previously created by wildlife or people . <br /> Classes 4 - 6 would appear to be more - properly classified as greenways , <br /> since their use is more targeted to people ( either pedestrian or <br /> bicycle ) . Classes 4 - 6 would be more urban in nature , publicly owned or <br /> eased , and found inside the Towns or adjacent areas . <br /> Class 3 ( Improved Woodland Trails ) could be seen as a hybrid trail <br /> found in both urban and rural areas , and as such could be used as an <br /> example of rural trail links that tie some parks and open space to a <br /> regional trail system on a primary corridor to be identified in the <br /> future . In this sense , Woodland Trails may constitute a third category <br /> of corridors and trails . <br /> There are several criteria that could be used to evaluate land <br /> 22 <br />