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Henderson County News
Ecusta Trail details emerge as engineers reach design benchmark
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Folks eager to walk, bike, skate or jog on the Ecusta Trail can whet their appetite by perusing the images and words in a story board produced by the trail’s design team and just released to the public. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
How wide will Ecusta Trail be and when will construction start?
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We have a length — 19 miles total, 5¾ miles for the first phase that will be under construction starting next year. And now we have a width. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Henderson County wins $10M grant to complete Ecusta Trail to county line
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Henderson County has landed a $10.5 million grant to complete construction of the Ecusta Trail from Horse Shoe to the county line, sustaining the strong momentum and state and regional support that has sped the greenway from concept to concrete over the past year. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Henderson County wins $10M grant to complete Ecusta Trail to county line
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Henderson County has landed a $10.5 million grant to complete construction of the Ecusta Trail from Horse Shoe to the county line, sustaining the strong momentum and state and regional support that has sped the greenway from concept to concrete over the past year. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Ecusta Trail ride reveals entrepreneurs ready to cash in on the crowds
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If I’d been at the end rather than halfway through my ride on the 11-mile Henderson County stretch of the Ecusta Trail, I would have definitely sampled the irresistible-sounding, hibiscus-flavored ale at Sideways Farm and Brewery. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
City wants to move Ecusta trailhead from Busy Bend to Main Street
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The city of Hendersonville wants to move the starting spot of the Ecusta Trail from Kanuga Road to a city-owned lot on South Main Street. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Developers plan micro-brewery, shops, market and more along the Ecusta Trail
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A road biker, machinery-designing engineer and owner of a thriving self-storage business, Bart Salvaggio was also a man with a hunch. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Lennox Station | Lenox Park | West Side Historic District
Henderson County News
Trail supporters criticize Cawthorn for 'communist' allegation
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The two non-profits most responsible for making the Ecusta Trail a reality criticized a remark by U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn that called the rails to trails program "super communist." Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | 2022 11th Congressional District election
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Cawthorn defames area's version of apple pie
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If everyone who supports the Ecusta Trail votes against Madison Cawthorn in the May 17 primary, maybe that’ll mean curtains for the 26-year-old’s audacious performance as a congressman. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | 2022 11th Congressional District election | Chad Nesbitt
Henderson County News
City invites comment on 'Above the Mud' trail today
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The city of Hendersonville is seeking a federal transportation grant to fund an eastern-most leg of the Ecusta Trail to connect to the Oklawaha Trail at Jackson Park and to the Historic Seventh Avenue District. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Oklawaha Greenway
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Ecusta supporters dismayed that Cawthorn calls trail organization 'super communist'
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Supporters of the Ecusta Trail, which has broad bipartisan support in Henderson and Transylvania counties and has been touted as a transformational economic development engine, were dismayed to hear that U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn is calling a national trail advocacy organization "super communist." Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | 2022 11th Congressional District election
Henderson County News
City seeks grant to connect Ecusta Trail and Oklawaha Greenway
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The city of Hendersonville is seeking a federal transportation grant to fund an eastern-most leg of the Ecusta Trail to connect to the Oklawaha Trail at Jackson Park and to the Historic Seventh Avenue District. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Edwards, Moffitt announce $7.5 million more for Ecusta Trail construction
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A new appropriation by the N.C. General Assembly adds $7.5 million to cover construction of the Ecusta Trail, state Sen. Chuck Edwards and Rep. Tim Moffitt announced Monday. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Friends of Ecusta Trail leader shares good news on project progress
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Eleven years ago, when the Friends of Ecusta Trail approached the city of Hendersonville to fund a feasibility study for the trail. Mayor Barbara Volk was interested but said the city didn't have the $40,000 needed to pay for a study. Thirteen days later, the Friends had raised the money. A year after that, the completed study found the Ecusta Trail was feasible and would result in health and recreation benefits. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Advisory committee tackles policy on trail encroachment
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Now that the Ecusta Trail is progressing into the design and engineering phase, with construction not too far behind, the committee guiding the project is taking up the “what ifs.” Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Ecusta Trail Stakeholder Advisory Committee | Rail-Trail Advisory Committee
Edneyville News
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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Tags: road construction | Hendersonville Lightning | Ecusta Trail | Edneyville sewer
Henderson County News
Ecusta Trail work day volunteers exult in 'making the dream'
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Volunteers who came out Saturday for the first-ever Ecusta Trail work day expressed a common refrain when they described what inspired them to give their time. Whatever they can do to speed up the trail’s opening, they said, they will. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
SHINING LIGHT: Act as if this sign is already on the trail
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Named one of the top riding paths in America by the Rails to Trails Conservancy, the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes is a 73-mile greenway spanning the Idaho panhandle. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Ecusta Trail claims | Rail-Trail Advisory Committee
Henderson County News
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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Tags: Flat Rock Playhouse | Ecusta Trail | George Wilkins
Henderson County News
Trail gains momentum — and users — and will soon get design team
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If there was any doubt about the enthusiasm for a new 19-mile walking trail from Hendersonville to Brevard, the doubt is already falling away. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Ecusta Trail Stakeholder Advisory Committee | Rail-Trail Advisory Committee | Marcus Jones
Henderson County News
Ecusta Trail committee to review engineering candidates
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In its first official meeting, the newly formed Henderson County Rail-Trail Advisory Committee on Monday will review consulting engineers’ proposals to design the trail and coordinate permitting and bid documents for the first 6 miles of construction from downtown Hendersonville to Horse Shoe. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
County to form Ecusta Trail stakeholder advisory committee
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Henderson County commissioners voted on Monday to form a Stakeholder Advisory Committee to monitor the design, construction and operation of the Ecusta Trail but not before ensuring the county would control a majority of the appointments and appoint the chair. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Ecusta Trail claims | Ecusta Trail Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Henderson County News
'Everybody wins' with Swamp Rabbit rail-trail
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TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — On Monday night, the Transylvania County Commission raised a question about the planned Ecusta Trail’s potential “negative impact on existing manufacturing employers or businesses.” Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | rail to trail | railbanking | Swamp Rabbit Trail
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Friday the 13th was our lucky day
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If Friday the 13th connotes bad luck, no one told hundreds of Ecusta Trail supporters. They celebrating that day on Monday as the most important milestone to date in the evolution of the trail. Read Story »
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Brevard News
Corridor purchase puts trail on track
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A small group hatched the idea quietly 13 years ago of transforming the idle Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail line into a paved greenway that would be called the Ecusta Trail. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Commissioners, Ecusta Trail advocates to celebrate purchase of rail corridor
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The Henderson County Board of Commissioners scheduled a ribbon cutting for 4 p.m. today to celebrate the purchase of the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad corridor for the Ecusta Trail. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | greenways
Henderson County News
Laurel Park approves zoning to allow more commercial use
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LAUREL PARK — The Laurel Park Town Council on Thursday voted unanimously to rezone several areas in the town to allow for a mix of residential and commercial use. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Ecusta Trail | disruptive land uses
Henderson County News
First claim for compensation is filed in Ecusta Trail railbanking
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The conversion of the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail corridor to the Ecusta Trail edged close to a certainty when a federal agency issued a Notice of Interim Trail Use or Abandonment on Monday. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Ecusta Trail claims
Henderson County News
Brevard agrees to take lead on Ecusta Trail construction
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BREVARD — The push to build the Ecusta Trail continued to gather momentum on Monday, when the Brevard City Council voted to take a lead role in applying for public grants and overseeing design and construction for the stretch of the path in Transylvania County. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | greenways | Chris Burns
Brevard News
Attorneys make pitch for railroad right-of-way claimants
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Attorneys seeking clients to make claims for land they own along the future Ecusta Trail told landowners at meetings that they have nothing to lose by making a claim. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Lawyers descend to harvest Ecusta Trail clients
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Attorneys seeking clients who could win compensation for right-of-way along the Ecusta Trail are parachuting in to harvest legal work. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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Don’t miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Lightning | Ecusta Trail
Brevard News
Company's application reports no objection so far to railbanking
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Bradon J. Smith, a Chicago-based attorney, paid a $4,600 fee via pay.gov and formally launched the process on Wednesday that barring unexpected roadblocks should lead to federal regulators' approval of Blue Ridge Southern Railroad's request to railbank the 19-mile Hendersonville-to-Brevard corridor for the Ecusta Trail. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Watco Transportation Services | Blue Ridge Southern Railroad | railbanking
Brevard News
Railroad begins process to abandon corridor for Ecusta Trail
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Blue Ridge Southern Railroad plans to file a notice with federal authorities that will lead to the abandonment of the 19.1-mile stretch of tracks that would become the Ecusta Trail, according to a legal notice. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | rail to trail | railbanking
Henderson County News
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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Tags: road construction | Ecusta Trail | roads | 2045 comp plan
Henderson County News
Sale of rail corridor for Ecusta Trail could close in May
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A Hendersonville-based land conservancy is close to consummating the purchase of the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail line for the Ecusta Trail, agreements are in the works for maintenance of the "linear park," and construction bid invitations could go out as early as the fall, the Henderson County Board of Commissioners was told Wednesday. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | rail to trail | John Mitchell | greenways
Brevard News
Ask Matt ... why 'Slow Train Ecusta' is gaining speed
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The last train hauling Canadian flax and wood pulp to the Ecusta Mill in 2002 dropped their load and never returned. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | bicycling | Ecusta Mill
Henderson County News
Here's the Ecusta Trail timeline starting in 1894
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The Ecusta Trail took a huge leap forward on Wednesday with the announcement that Conserving Carolina had reached an agreement the 20-mile rail line from Hendersonville to Brevard from Blue Ridge Railroad Co., the owner of the idle tracks. Read Story »
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Brevard News
Conservancy reaches deal to buy rail line for Ecusta Trail
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A Hendersonville-based land conservancy has reached an agreement to buy the railroad line from Hendersonville to Brevard, marking a major leap forward in plans for the 19-mile Ecusta Trail. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Building momentum for greenways
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When the story is written of tourism in Henderson County in the 21st century, the period we’re in now will stand out as crucial. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Oklawaha Greenway | greenways | Greenway Master Plan
Henderson County News
City eyes South Main trailhead for Ecusta Trail
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Although the current plans for the Ecusta Trail show a trailhead on Kanuga Road at Busy Bend, the city of Hendersonville wants engineers to look at a way of creating a trailhead on South Main Street as part of the big road plan that will redesign the convergence of King, Main and Church streets. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | roundabouts | roundabout | Main-King-Church project
Henderson County News
MPO awards $7 million for Ecusta Trail, Clear Creek Greenway construction
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A regional transportation planning agency on Thursday awarded $7 million worth of greenway construction money to Henderson County — roughly $5 million for the first 5¾ miles of the Ecusta Trail and $2 million for the Clear Creek Greenway in Hendersonville. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Oklawaha Greenway | Clear Creek Greenway | Greenway Master Plan
Henderson County News
Panel recommends construction money for Ecusta Trail, Clear Creek Greenway
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The Ecusta Trail from Hendersonville to Horse Shoe and a new greenway in Hendersonville would receive construction funding if a regional transportation board accepts a committee’s recommendation to award the grants next week. Read Story »
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Brevard News
Transylvania tourism agency commits $100,000 to Ecusta Trail
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Leaders of Transylvania County's tourism agency voted last week to set aside $100,000 for development of the Ecusta Trail, signaling a substantial commitment to the proposed 20-mile greenway. Read Story »
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Asheville Life
Study takes a look at possible Oklawaha Greenway extensions
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Wetlands, sewer easements, parkland and other property that could not be used for homes or businesses are among the potential paths for 15 miles of new greenway in Henderson County, a new study says. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Oklawaha Greenway | greenways | bicycling | Greenway Master Plan
Brevard News
Businesses along tracks say yes in my backyard
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When he was asked if he’d heard that the state had awarded a grant for the proposed Ecusta Trail, Zach Pickett affirmed that he had indeed. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | bicycling | Dry Falls Brewing Co. | Appalachian Coffee Co.
Henderson County News
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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You won't want to miss this week's Lightning. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Medicaid | prep football
Henderson County News
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Ecusta Trail is the next big economy booster
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A $6.4 million grant to help acquire the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail line for the Ecusta Trail is the best economic development news in a long time. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Here's timeline of Ecusta Trail so far
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The Ecusta Trail took a big step forward when the N.C. Transportation Board voted on Aug. 8 to award a $6.4 million to Conserving Carolina to support acquisition of the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad corridor from Hendersonville to Brevard. Read Story »
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Flat Rock News
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Henderson County News
Transylvania County remains neutral on Ecusta Trail
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The Transylvania County Board of Commissioners issued a statement saying it's "uncomfortable taking a position" on the proposed Ecusta Trail until legal and operational details are better known. Read Story »
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Edneyville Life
Greenway plan envisions 71-mile network of trails
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Henderson County has been talking formally and informally about greenways since the early 1990s and even had a greenway commission that adopted a map depicting 200 miles of bike and walking trails. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Friends of Ecusta Trail | Oklawaha Greenway | John Mitchell | greenways | Chris Burns
Henderson County News
Brevard chamber endorses Ecusta Trail
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The Board of Directors of the Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the Ecusta Trail, saying the proposed greenway would be an economic development asset. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
City wants Ecusta Trail on state DOT plan
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Formally requesting that regional planners add the first leg of the Ecusta Trail to the state’s long-range transportation plan, the Hendersonville City Council committed to a “financial contribution” that is “within reason.” Read Story »
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Henderson County News
TDA support boosts trail momentum
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Friends of Ecusta Trail board member Chris Burns thanked the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority last week for its decision to allocate a half-cent of the county’s 5-cent occupancy tax, which will total roughly $70,000, to support the proposed Ecusta Trail. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Tourism Development Authority | Ecusta Trail | greenways | bicycling
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
TDA allocates portion of lodging tax to Ecusta Trail
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The Henderson County Tourism Development Authority agreed on Tuesday to allocate a portion of the county hotel tax to construction of the Ecusta Trail. Read Story »
Tags: tourism | Henderson County Tourism Development Authority | Ecusta Trail
Henderson County Business
Rep. Whitmire favors rail over trail
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BREVARD — An $11 million connector road could jumpstart the dormant Davidson River Village project at the old Ecusta mill site in Brevard. Read Story »
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Henderson County Opinion
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Ecusta Trail video hits the mark
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Don Schjeldahl has plenty of credibility when it comes to industrial development. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Ecusta Trail video touts greenway benefits
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Advocates of the proposed Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail trail have launched a campaign to educate the public about the project, using a new video that highlights the project's economic benefits. Read Story »
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Henderson County Business
New owner begins operating area rail line
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The new owners of the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail line have made no commitment yet on using the rail line, which advocates of the Ecusta Trail hope would be converted into a biking and pedestrian greenway. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Watco Transportation Services | Blue Ridge Southern Railroad
Etowah Business
Sale of local rail line is set
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A Kansas-based short-line rail operator has reached a "definitive agreement" with Norfolk-Southern Corp. to buy three lines in Western North Carolina, including the Hendersonville-to-Pisgah Forest line that local advocates hope to convert into a greenway. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | greenways | Norfolk-Southern | Watco Transportation Services | Blue Ridge Southern Railroad
Henderson County News
Rail segment needed for Ecusta Trail is sold
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In a development closely watched by the Friends of Ecusta Trail, Norfolk Southern has sold its Hendersonville-Pisgah Forest line to a Kansas company that specializes in short line rail transportation. Read Story »
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Mills River News
Mills River explores NC 280 bike path
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MILLS RIVER — A greenway along N.C. 280 could connect new breweries, parks, rivers and other bikeways, a planning consultant says. Read Story »
Tags: Mills River | Mills River Town Board | Ecusta Trail | parks and recreation | greenways | bicycling
Henderson County Opinion
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Economic development on two wheels
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To better express what's at stake, the Friends of Ecusta Trail should go ahead and change the name of the proposed greenway to the Jobs Creating Tourism Promoting Economic Development Fueling Exercise Inducing Greenway. Read Story »
Tags: economic development | Ecusta Trail | bicycling | 2014 Board of Commissioners election
Etowah News
Ecusta Trail advocates launch drive for support
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A simple billboard featuring an image, two words and a web address marks a major new push by Ecusta Trail supporters to raise awareness about the greenway and potentially sway voters in a crucial Transylvania County election. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | greenways | bicycling
Hendersonville Life
Labor Day Tour d'Apple features 100-mile bicycle ride
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Visitors to the 67th North Carolina Apple Festival can enjoy a bicycle ride along with the rest of the activities. A long bicycle ride. Read Story »
Tags: NC Apple Festival | Ecusta Trail | Friends of Ecusta Trail | Tour d'Apple | bicycling
Henderson County Business
Ecusta Trail friends point to Upstate trail success
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The Friends of the Ecusta Trail hosted local officials at an event on the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Travelers Rest last Saturday. The goal was to encourage officials to experience a converted rail trail, see first hand the impacts the trail has made on the community and envision the potential for the Ecusta Trail, the Ecusta trail organization said in a news release. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Friends of Ecusta Trail | rail to trail
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