Clicking on the image below will lead you to a PDF that has hotlinks for each step of the journey where policies were created that save former RR corridor in Massachusetts.

 

Additionally, policies were created that prodded the state to outright purchase dead RR corridor in over 40 communities. After 45 years, the MBTA leases the corridors to communities who'd like to have ATCs (Alternative Transportation Corridors i.e. Linear Park, Rail Trails, Greenways etc.)

 

The connected dots below are creating the densest network of off-road pathways for biking/walking in North America.