Abstract
This study examines the efficacy of Nova Scotia's shared-use trail policy on abandoned rail corridors using a broad array of academic, government and grey literature that focus on trail-user conflict and displacement, environmental effects, health consequences and social concerns that have substantial economic consequences. Based on a literature review, an analytical framework is developed and used to assess this trail policy in the context of Nova Scotia's flagship Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (EGSPA). This is an integrative act, intended to direct and shape all of the province's population health, environmental and economic policy initiatives. This assessment clearly shows that the present trail policy supporting off-highway vehicle (OHV) proliferation is out of step with EGSPA objectives, as it condones recreational activity that is simultaneously environmentally destructive, a substantial health burden, socially disruptive and economically unjustified. As a consequence of these findings, recommendations are provided which would bring this trail policy in line with the EGSPA's overarching sustainability mandate.
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