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Draft 4/ 28/ 99 5. Paved Greenway Trail; under 104eet wide. Can be pedestrian -only or allow bicycle use. Maintenance. 6. Paved Greenway Trail 10-Feet or Wider; for mixed bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Built to ADA standards. Classes 1 -2 above might reasonably fit into the scheme of wildlife corridors, with no improvements and any trails previously created by wildlife or people. Classes 3- 6 would appear to be more -properly classified as greenways, since their use is more targeted to people (either pedestrian or bicycle. Classes 4 - 6 would be more urban in nature and found inside the Towns or adjacent areas. Class 3 (Improved Woodland Trails) could be found in both urban and rural areas, perhaps linking parks to a regional trail system on a primary corridor to be identified in the future. In this sense, Woodland Trails may constitute a third category of corridors and trails. There are several criteria that could be used to evaluate land suitability for wildlife corridors, woodland trails and greenways. Examples might include; Wildlife Corridor Evaluation Criteria • Located along perennial streams, or ridges connecting watershed basins and their perennial streams • Located away from residential structures to preserve privacy • Connects and includes identified natural areas and wildlife habitat and other areas of public interest Woodland Trails Evaluation Criteria • Located along an identified primary corridor system • Located away from natural areas and wildlife habitat, or in such fashion as to minimize impact on these areas • Links parks, urban greenways systems and existing open space areas such as Eno River State Park • Consistent with a long - term regional trails system • Located in areas with minimal streamway and adjoining lands erosion potential • Located away from residential structures to preserve privacy • Located in areas where periodic access for emergency vehicles can be sited 23