I'm not a big fan of a paved, fenced in trail either. But that doesn't means I agree with weak arguements against it. I too live near and frequent a rail trail. The trial starts at the Nashua/Hollis line and goes along the Nashua river into Mass. It's a nice trail and always clean. Many points are deep in the woods and secluded, crime could happen. There are sexual predators in the world. But come on you could make the same arguement about the Mount Major hiking trail.
Less is a jokster, no one thinks shovel ready means work gangs of the unemployed. It means ready for the governement to give money to a contractor. Now is that a good use of goverment funds, well that's a different discussion. There are worse uses currently occuring.
|