The Norwood Trails Advisory Committee spent the bulk of its Nov. 18 meeting vetting a focused list of strategies drafted by the town’s comprehensive plan steering committee, including proposals to add shared-use paths along state-owned Route 1, expand tree canopy and green infrastructure projects, secure conservation easements around riverfront parcels, and improve wayfinding.

George Durante, an at-large member of the comprehensive plan steering committee, told the Trails group the effort has moved into ‘‘phase 2’’ after substantial public engagement and that consultants have pared hundreds of recommendations down to a shorter list for focused review. Alex Jones, presenting the items to the committee, asked members to register a quick thumbs-up to keep an item, a sideways thumb to request edits, or a thumbs-down to remove the strategy from the trails-focused list.

The committee voiced broad support for a protected, multi-use path where right-of-way allows and for adding signage and interactive maps to help people find trails and amenities. Members repeatedly noted that Route 1 is state-owned, which limits the town’s direct authority and complicates options that would require MassDOT collaboration. Committee members also pressed for clearer language around easements near Norwood Airport and riverfront parcels — the draft currently recommends to ‘‘seek FAA approval as needed’’ rather than guaranteeing access.

On green infrastructure, members favored embedding rain gardens and bioswales into town capital projects and adding a townwide tree-planting initiative targeted to heat- and flood-prone areas; they asked that tree planting be explicitly added to relevant strategies. On accessibility, the committee supported outreach to underserved and non-English-speaking residents and discussed practical limits — not all informal or rural trails can be made fully ADA-accessible, though wider-tire equipment and selective retrofits can expand usability.

Throughout the review, members flagged cost and maintenance trade-offs as decision factors. Several members urged the steering committee to pair aspirational, long-term projects (for example, pedestrian overpasses or wildlife crossings) with incremental, shovel-ready steps that the town can implement sooner. The steering committee will compile feedback and present a recommended set of strategies and an implementation plan — with timeframes, assigned committees and resource estimates — to the planning board for acceptance.

The meeting closed the comprehensive-plan discussion by asking staff and the steering committee to circulate the revised strategy list and to include clearer implementation language so the plan does not simply sit on a shelf after adoption.