ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Big changes are coming to how local walking and bike paths are maintained. A new program started this week, which will digitally map over 170 miles of trails in Winnebago, Boone, and Ogle counties.
The project is called “State of the Trails.” It uses a bicycle mounted with technology similar to that used by Google Street View to map the shared-use paths and trails.
“In the fall of 2023, it came to the attention of our one that there was a need to look at the condition of the pavement of our bicycle paths and trails,” said Nathan Larsen, associate planner for the Region 1 Development Council…