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Distance markers line Trail de Paris
By Krista Goerte
Published October 21, 2009
Even more advances have been made to make the Trail de Paris a safer, more functional presence in the City of Paris.
The Rotary Club of Paris has worked in conjunction with the City of Paris staff, Chisum Steel and TieTek of Dallas to have distance markers placed at quarter-mile intervals along the trail.
The reason behind the push for the trail markers was two-fold, said Chris Snodgrass, services chairperson for the club.
He said the group was originally trying to come up with a way for individuals to know how far they had traveled on the trail. But as the group got farther into the project, he said the club also felt there was a need for distance markers as a safety feature on the trail.
“We were concerned that as the trail got longer and longer and with many people walking for health reasons, the trail needed markers to help orient the walker,” Snodgrass said.
The trail markers fill both needs. They allow individuals to keep track of distance traveled and help trail users know in which section of the trail they are traveling in case of an emergency.
In addition to distance markers, the center stripe down the trail will eventually be split into four different color-coded segments. If an injured person doesn’t remember which mile marker they passed, they can know approximately where they are traveling by looking at the color of the line in the section they are traveling.
The center stripe has not yet been painted into zones, Snodgrass said, but once it is, a corresponding map of the trail with the painted zones will be given to City of Paris emergency personnel in case a trail traveler were to need help.
The eastern-most point of the trail is marked with the first distance marker.
The Rotary Club worked to get the funding for the project, while TieTek of Dallas donated the recycled plastic railroad ties to make the trail markers. Chisum Steel helped prepare the markers and the City of Paris staff did all the engraving for the signs.
Snodgrass credits Bill Loranger, City of Paris parks supervisor, as the driving force behind the markers being placed on the trail.
“He was essential in the project,” Snodgrass said.
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