[Durham INC] Residents Partner with City to Improve Safety on Trails

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: October 4, 2012

 

 

Residents Partner with City to Improve Safety on Trails

Trail Watch Program Kicks off "Our Trail, Our Town" Campaign

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham residents who want to learn more about trail
safety are invited to participate in a Trail Watch program scheduled for
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at 7 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.
The program kicks off the City's "Our Trail, Our Town" information
campaign to improve safety on the trail, and is being coordinated by the
City's Transportation and Police departments.

 

"This kind of partnership between residents and the City is more
important than anything the City could do alone, and clearly
demonstrates that the American Tobacco Trail is a community asset," said
City Manager Tom Bonfield, following Monday's attempted robbery and
assault on the trail.  "I want to commend the community for continuing
to take ownership of this historic asset."

 

The two-hour Trail Watch training teaches users to be alert to possible
crime situations and how to report them, similar to the Police
Department's Neighborhood Watch Program. While it is targeted for
members of the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission and
Durham Open Space and Trails, other residents interested in learning
general safety and crime prevention tips are welcome to attend.  Next
steps are to teach potential volunteers interested in becoming trail
ambassadors.  

 

The free Trail Watch program is part of the City's efforts over the past
few weeks to improve safety on the American Tobacco Trail. The Police
Department has deployed utility terrain vehicles, increased patrols on
the trail, and improved their street cross-section mapping for faster
response times. The City's General Services Department has cut back
vegetation to improve visibility around the trail while Durham Parks and
Recreation has installed signage along the trail to help users remember
to follow key personal safety tips. Also, mile markers have been
installed every quarter mile to help trail users note and report their
location along the trail in case of an emergency.

 

For more information about Trail Watch program, visit 
http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/DPD/Documents/Trail%20Watch%20Program%20-%20F
inal%20with%20Theme%20Text.pdf.

 

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