Considerations of Airport and Secondary Road Abandonment by Eugene Wilson Prepared for Dept. of Transportation, July 1974

(1974) Considerations of Airport and Secondary Road Abandonment by Eugene Wilson Prepared for Dept. of Transportation, July 1974. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

This paper results from a larger study- which has as a goal the development of an operational plan which coordinates considerations of re-use potential with transportation property abandonments. Its ultimate motive is to facilitate efficient resource allocation and environmental quality in the abandonment context. The study embraces prospective abandonments of rail branch lines, secondary roads, and general aviation airports and major emphasis is given to public recreational re-use. Within this report the discussion first focuses on secondary road abandonments. The material presented shows that this phenomenon is a significant public issue, not yet having received adequate consideration in a resource allocation framework. However, this is a road maintenance and improvement issue and not one of re-use. In particular, abandoned road links, typically one quarter to one mile in length, are not connected and have very low recreational potential.