Skip to content

Focus Term: Government Agencies


resource
Post-Election Landscape: Next Steps for the Trail and Active Transportation Movement
December 08, 2024
Join Rails to Trails Conservancy to learn more about what the election results mean for trails, walking and biking. During this post-election landscape webinar, RTC’s VP of Policy, Kevin Mills, outlined notable developments from state and local ballot measures to shifts in Congressional leadership to expected changes in federal executive branch leadership that will shape […]
Blog
FY22 Raise Grants Underscore Urgency to Invest in Safe, Connected Active Transportation Infrastructure for All Communities
August 10, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s FY22 RAISE grants accounted for the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians, demonstrating exceptional demand for trails

Noa Banayan's bike at the Capitol | Photo by Noa Banayan
Blog
Biden Administration Infrastructure Goals Demand Robust Investment in Trails, Walking and Biking
March 30, 2021

While the American Jobs Plan addresses vital issue of bicyclist and pedestrian safety, it’s time to get specific about increasing walking and biking to achieve economic, equity and climate goals, says nation’s largest active-transportation advocacy organization

National mall Lincoln memorial Washington Monument obelisk and United States Capitol Building behind the tulips
Blog
Ohio’s Year of the Trails: Three Major Trail Developments in the Buckeye State
November 13, 2018

It’s officially the Year of the Trails in Ohio, and the Buckeye State is building significant momentum on trail projects, from Cleveland to Cincinnati and beyond.

Ohio to Erie Trail | Photo by Eric Oberg, courtesy RTC
Blog
Trail Geek Terminology (A Cheat-Sheet to Satisfy Your Inner Wonk)
January 28, 2018

RTC’s put together this little trail-geek cheat sheet so that we can all bone up on our trail and active-transportation policy speak.

Photo Courtesy RTC
resource
Green Infrastructure Guide to Collaboration, Funding, and Community Engagement
May 31, 2017
This guide is intended to encourage partnerships between park agencies and stormwater agencies aimed at promoting the use of green infrastructure on park lands. Green infrastructure can help to maximize the environmental, economic, and social benefits of parks. By building strong partnerships, agencies can improve park lands and access to parks, better manage stormwater, increase […]