Trailblazers
Murrysville Parks
+ Park/Reserve Summary
+ Bear Hollow Park
+ Bear Hollow Trail
+ Duff Park
+ Kellman/Skena Reserves
+ M. C. P.
+ Pleasant Valley Park
+ Sardis Park
+ Townsend Park
Westmoreland Conservancy Reserves
+ Caywood
Reserve
+ Flinn
Reserve
+ King
Reserve
+ McGinnis
Reserve
+ Morosini Reserve
+ Potter's
Corner
+ Tomer
Reserve
+ Walter
Reserve
| MTA Archives
January 2020 (Volume 8, Issue 1) September 2019 (Volume 7, Issue 3) January 2019 (Volume 7, Issue 1) September 2018 (Volume 6, Issue 3) January 2018 (Volume 6, Issue 1) September 2017 (Volume 5, Issue 3) January 2017 (Volume 5, Issue 1) September 2016 (Volume 4, Issue 3) January 2016 (Volume 4, Issue 1) October 2015 (Volume 3, Issue 4) April 2015 (Volume 3, Issue 2) January 2015 (Volume 3, Issue 1) October 2014 (Volume 2, Issue 4) April 2014 (Volume 2, Issue 2) January 2014 (Volume 2, Issue 1) October 2013 (Volume 1, Issue 4) April 2013 (Volume 1, Issue 2) January 2013 (Volume 1, Issue 1) Policy
No. 20-05 - Municipality of Murrysville - Specifications for Year
2002 Comprehensive Plan - Appendix B (Partial) & C - Contains
information on land use patterns, analysis of parks, reserves, private
recreational facilities, etc. (5 MB) Promoting Active Transportation: An Opportunity for Public Health; American Public Health Association, Safe Routes to School, 10/12 (please note: this can take a minute to download) Overview of Pennsylvania Recreational Use of Land & Water Act from conservationtools.org (see conservationtools.org for related materials and discussion) Discussion of Traffic Calming from conservationtools.org "The Official Map: A Handbook for Preserving and Providing Public Lands and Facilities"; PA DOT, DCNR, DCED, and PA Land Trust Association, 6/11 "Trail and Path Planning: A Guide for Municipalities"; Chester County, PA, 2007 "Guidelines for Marking Recreational Trails"; PA DCNR, 7/08 "Public Dedication of Land and Fees-In-Lieu for Parks and Recreation"; A Guide to Using Section 503(11) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 12/15/08, PALTA/DCNR "Trail Maintenance 101", John Magerlein, 10/5/05, New York/New Jersey Trail Conference Murrysville Community Library provides access to a wealth of material about trail building and trails, either from the Library's own collection or from other libraries in Westmoreland County via the Polaris system. Books and materials donated to Murrysville Community Library by the MTA include:
Other trail building books: Geosynthetics for Trails in Wet Areas, USDA, 2008 Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, AASHTO, 1999 Articles about Trail Initiative in Murrysville "March for Parks to benefit trail project"; Julie Martin, Murrysville Star, 3/20/14 "March to Support a Turtle Creek Rail Trail"; by Dick Byers, The Conservancy Corner in the Penn-Franklin News, 3/19/14 "Proposal would expand trails in Murrysville"; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/19/12
Articles and Books about Places to Bike "Top 10 Highlights of the Great Allegheny Passage"; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5/26/13 Several rail-trail guides are listed on the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy website Books about Places to Hike* Best Hikes Near Pittsburgh (Easy Day Hikes), Bob Frye, May 2009 Pennsylvania Hiking Trails, Keystone Trails Association, 2008 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Pittsburgh, Donna Ruff, May 2006 Hiking Pennsylvania: 55 of the state's greatest hiking adventures, John Young, 2008 Great Little Walks: A guide to walks on the Great Allegheny Passage and connecting trails in the Pittsburgh area, Yvonne Merrill, 2003 The Great Allegheny Passage Companion: guide to history and heritage along the trail, Willian Metzgar, 2003 Hiking Pennsylvania, Rhonda Ostertag, 2002 Hike America Pennsylvania: an atlas of Pennsylvania's greatest hiking adventures, John Young, 2001 Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Western Pennsylvania: Walks and Day Hikes from the Laurel Highlands to Lake Erie, Tom Thwaites, March 2000 (Third edition) Great Natural Areas in Western Pennsylvania, Stephen J. Ostrander, March 2000 The Laurel Highlands, a hiking guide, Sierra Club Allegheny Group, 2000 50 Hikes in Western Pennsylvania, Tom Thwaites, 1997 Best Hikes with Children in Pennsylvania, Sally Trepanowski, 1996 MTA Correspondence 4/24/14 Letter to Jim Morrison about site of old municipal building 7/16/13 Letter to Jim Morrison about proposed donation for trail naming 5/29/13 Letter to Murrysville Comprehensive Plan Update Committee 5/9/13 Letter of support for Turtle Creek Greenway/Westmoreland Heritage Trail Extension 5/9/13 Letter of support for Export park 11/7/11 Letter to Senator White stating MTA opposition to Sunday hunting (same letter also sent to Representatives Markosek and Evankovich)
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