Why Do Trails Make Sense in Norwin?

• Accessible active transportation results in increased revenue for local businesses in suburbs *

• Living near trails makes you 50% more likely to get enough physical activity to stay healthy †

• 67% of Norwin area kids do not live within a 10-minute walk of recreation ‡

• Homes near trails can have up to 5-10% higher property values §

References

*.Rails to Trails Conservancy, “Active Transportion Transforms America: The Case for Increased Public Investment in Walking and Biking Connectivity,” October 2019, p. 41, https://www.railstotrails.org/resourcehandler.ashx?name=active-transportation-transforms-america&id=21688&fileName=ActiveTransport_2019%20Report_FINAL_Reduced.pdf

†. National Recreation and Park Association, “Park and Recreation Fact Sheet,” July 14, 2016, p. 7, https://www.nrpa.org/our-work/Three-Pillars/health-wellness/ParksandHealth/fact-sheets/active-transportation-public-health/

‡. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, “10-Minute Walk Access to Parks, Trails, and Open Space (Municipal Data),” March 2020, https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/4b34299cf99b4d699135e38c3ca0d6d9/page/10-Minute-Walk-(Municipal)/

§. Headwaters Economics, “Measuring Trails Benefits: Property Value,” Jasnuary 11, 2018, p. 2, https://headwaterseconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/trails-library-property-value-overview.pdf