The Cady Way Trail is a

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Composition

A asphalt

, the path follows a railway corridor that previously connected residential and recreational areas of

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with

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and neighborhoods in

. The trail's single-lane lengths have widths between with striping to separate pedestrians from others; where divided, pedestrians' have a width of , while the other is . Along its length, the trail has sheltered benches, trash bins, water fountains, and numbered markers.

History

The original Cady Way Trail opened in 1994, and averaged over 500,000 users per year by the 2010s. A second phase of expanding the trail was planned, and has already received one grant from

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and

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, and another from the

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for . In April 2012, two

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students—Nick Presha and Jeremy Stewart—were executed on the Cady Way Trail. Jesse Davis and Hector Rodriguez (both born in ) were found guilty of the murders, and sentenced to

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References

External links

* {{official website, 1=https://www.orlando.gov/Parks-the-Environment/Directory/Cady-Way-Trail
Cady Way Trail
at TrailLink

at Bike Orlando 1994 establishments in Florida geography of Orlando, Florida rail trails in Florida transportation in Orange County, Florida transportation in Orlando, Florida Winter Park, Florida