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Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program Factsheet
April 12, 2024
Across the country, communities are planning and building connected active-transportation networks—making it safer and more convenient for people to get where they need to go on foot, by bicycle and by wheelchair. Local governments know that this investment is critical to reduce transportation-related fatalities, strengthen their economies, provide more transportation options to underserved communities and […]
West Virginia's Caperton Trail | Video still courtesy RTC
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USDOT Doubles Down on Connected Walking and Biking Infrastructure as Essential to America’s Mobility
March 14, 2024

Over $830 million in one-time funding awarded through the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods program will advance projects.

Milwaukee Trail in Missoula, Montana | Photo by Kevin Belle
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Alaska’s Campbell Creek Trail
March 12, 2024

The 7.5-mile Campbell Creek Trail follows Campbell Creek from the Chugach Mountain foothills ending at Campbell Lake.

Alaska's Campbell Creek Trail | Photo by Eric Oberg
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Five Ways to Grow Support for Trails, Walking and Biking
February 09, 2024

Here are five ways you can become a changemaker for trails, and help build even more momentum for trails and active transportation networks.

Large crowd celebrating the opening of Michigan's southwest greenway
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Leveraging This Moment for Impact
February 06, 2024

Over the past several years, these are all ways we’ve described the momentum driving the national movement to connect the nation by trail.

Group on trail - Photo courtesy Getty Images
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Tapping Into Opportunity: RTC’s Strategic Priorities
January 11, 2024

RTC has been focused on building a nation connected by trails, spreading trails across the country to bring new potential to communities.

Happy multiracial women having fun embracing each outside - Photo courtesy Getty Images
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A Cultural Shift as America’s Trail Networks Take Hold
December 14, 2023

It has been described as a “tipping point,” “critical mass” and “milestone” achievement. Regardless of what it’s called, there’s no doubt that the proliferation of trail networks around the United States is significant.

Chuck Huckelberry Loop | Photo by Gerry Loew, Pima County Communications
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Elevating Opportunity in 2023—Reflections From the Trails Movement
December 14, 2023

It has been described as a “tipping point,” “critical mass” and “milestone” achievement. Regardless of what it’s called, there’s no doubt that the proliferation of trail networks around the United States is significant.

Ohio's Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail | Photo by Jason Cohn
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First Transportation Alternatives Funding Cycle Since BIL Shows Room for Improvement
September 21, 2023

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) celebrated a 70% increase in funding alongside policy changes that support equity, connectivity and maintenance priorities.

California's San Diego Creek Trail | Photo by Kevin Belanger
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Arkansas’ Razorback Regional Greenway
July 05, 2023

Whether he’s going to work or out to eat with his family, Fayetteville resident Matt Mihalevich often hops on his bicycle and rides the Razorback Regional Greenway in Northwest Arkansas to get there.

Arkansas' Razorback Regional Greenway | Photo courtesy Experience Fayetteville