Debunking the "Trails bring crime" myth. Again

"Local residents gravely predicted the trail would bring crime into their neighborhoods from Hewitt Avenue. But since the trail has been built it has been well received by most area residents as a great new amenity, and the Park Police have found that crime in the area of the trail has gone down." The Woodside community wound up voting 54-4 to support continued planning on the CCT.

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