The person to thank for the city trails, road improvements and sidewalks is my husband, Erik Nelson. As a city planner for 32 years, his first project was bringing VRE service to Fredericksburg. Then, looking to make the city more connected and walkable, he wrote the plans and secured funding for the Heritage Trail that connects to the existing Canal Path as well as Cowan Blvd Trail, VCR Trail, Fall Hill Avenue Trail and the Lafayette Trail. He has positioned the city to receive funding for additional trails. He was motivated to create a more walkable city, considering it to be infrastructure, not just amenities, after seeing people trying to walk along Fall Hill Avenue in the dirt path alongside the narrow road. It didn’t sit right with him, and he believed the city could do better for its citizens. It has also increased the city’s Walkscore as well as increasing property values. Mary Nelson
The person to thank for the city trails, road improvements and sidewalks is my husband, Erik Nelson. As a city planner for 32 years, his first project was bringing VRE service to Fredericksburg. Then, looking to make the city more connected and walkable, he wrote the plans and secured funding for the Heritage Trail that connects to the existing Canal Path as well as Cowan Blvd Trail, VCR Trail, Fall Hill Avenue Trail and the Lafayette Trail. He has positioned the city to receive funding for additional trails. He was motivated to create a more walkable city, considering it to be infrastructure, not just amenities, after seeing people trying to walk along Fall Hill Avenue in the dirt path alongside the narrow road. It didn’t sit right with him, and he believed the city could do better for its citizens. It has also increased the city’s Walkscore as well as increasing property values. Mary Nelson