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Webinar – Safety First: How to Effectively Demonstrate Safe Outcomes in Grant Applications
July 02, 2024
This session discussed tools and tips for demonstrating safety outcomes in grant applications, including walking audits and demonstration projects. Attendees learned how to talk about projects and safety improvements in solid, quantifiable ways to produce stronger and more competitive grant applications.
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Federal RAISE Grants Illustrate Widespread Demand for Infrastructure That Makes It Safer and Easier to Walk and Bike in Communities Nationwide
June 27, 2024
RTC analysis Finds RAISE Grant Awards Address Needs of Bicyclists and Pedestrians, and Many Fill Gaps in Active Transportation Networks
Herring Run Trail | Side A Photography
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Webinar – Overcoming Barriers: Innovative Practices to Securing Federal Funding
June 13, 2024
This dialogue featured an interactive discussion that explored the barriers to accessing federal funding for trail and active transportation networks. Panelists delved into the various ways grant applicants can overcome barriers ranging from finding local matching funds to meeting environmental and labor requirements.
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Webinar – Trail Funding Unpacked: Navigating Resources for Sustainable Maintenance
May 01, 2024
Join the TrailNation Collaborative by RTC for a discussion exploring federal funding for trail maintenance.
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Next Level Trails: Real Estate Guidelines & Procedures Handbook
April 29, 2024
The Real Estate Guidelines & Procedures Handbook will discuss real estate guidelines and procedures for the Next Level Trails (NLT) program.
Indianapolis Cultural Trail | Photo by TrailLink user lunariver
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Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program Factsheet
April 12, 2024
Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program factsheet (ATIIP) unlocks the benefits of active transportation, safety and equity.
West Virginia's Caperton Trail | Video still courtesy RTC
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Elements of Gold: Michigan’s Pere Marquette Rail-Trail Is a Special Place for All Seasons
April 08, 2024
The Pere Marquette Rail-Trail is like a gold standard for the quality of the trail and the upkeep and something people can enjoy all the time.
The Tridge along the 30-mile Pere Marquette Rail Trail in Michigan | Photo by Cory Matteson
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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.
Winter Bike to Work Day along Alaska's Campbell Creek Trail | Courtesy Anchorage Park Foundation
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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