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5 / 18/ 99 <br /> 6 . Paved Greenway Trail 10 - Feet or Wider, for mixed bicycle and <br /> pedestrian traffic . Built to ADA standards . <br /> Classes 1 - 2 above might reasonably fit into the scheme of wildlife <br /> corridors , with no improvements and any trails previously created by <br /> wildlife or people . <br /> Classes 3 - 6 would appear to be more - properly classified as greenways , <br /> since their use is more targeted to people ( either pedestrian or bicycle , <br /> Classes 4 - 6 would be more urban in nature and found inside the Towns <br /> or adjacent areas . Class 3 ( Improved Woodland Trails ) could be found <br /> in both urban and rural areas , perhaps linking parks to a regional trail <br /> system on a primary corridor to be identified in the future , In this <br /> sense , Woodland Trails may constitute a third category of corridors <br /> and trails . <br /> There are several criteria that could be used to evaluate land suitability <br /> for wildlife corridors , woodland trails and greenways . Examples might <br /> include : <br /> Wildlife Corridor Evaluation Criteria <br /> • Located along perennial streams , or ridges connecting watershed <br /> basins and their perennial streams <br /> • Located away from residential structures to preserve privacy <br /> • Connects and includes identified natural areas and wildlife habitat <br /> and other areas of public interest <br /> Woodland Trails Evaluation Criteria <br /> • Located along an identified primary corridor system <br /> • Located away from natural areas and wildlife habitat , or in such <br /> fashion as to minimize impact on these areas <br /> • Links parks , urban greenways systems and existing open space <br /> areas such as Eno River State Park <br /> • Consistent with a long - term regional trails system <br /> • Located in areas with minimal streamway and adjoining lands <br /> erosion potential ` <br /> • Located away from residerJitial structures to preserve privacy <br /> • Located in areas where periodic access for emergency vehicles can <br /> be sited <br /> Greenway Evaluation Criteria <br /> • Located along streamway systems in urban or surrounding areas <br /> • Co - located with existing easements ( such as utility easements ) <br /> • Located as far as possible from residential structures to preserve <br /> privacy <br /> • Located no closer than 25 feet to the stream bank <br /> 24 <br />