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Post-Election Landscape: Next Steps for the Trail and Active Transportation Movement
December 09, 2024
During this webinar, RTC’s VP of Policy, Kevin Mills, outlined what the election results mean for trails, walking and biking.
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Pedal Forward: Preparing Advocacy Plans for 2025 State Legislative Sessions
November 21, 2024
This dialogue explores how to best position your active transportation and trail asks for upcoming state legislative sessions.
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Bridging the Gaps: Maine’s Vision for a Statewide Interconnected Trail Network
November 05, 2024
Maine Active Transportation Arterials plan calls for an active transportation system that would connect the state’s 25 largest municipalities.
Maine's Down East Sunrise Trail | Photo by Katie Guerin
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Advocates Request Preliminary Injunction to Postpone Construction of Exit 4A Access Road in Derry Without Rail-Trail Underpass
October 09, 2024
Preferred Design - In 2020, NHDOT proposed and FHWA approved a design for the Derry Rail Trail similar to the example below. That design complied with Section 4(f) and meets the expectations of the Committee, RTC and the public
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Changemakers for Trails Training: Sending a Message That Trails Matter, Loud and Clear
September 23, 2024
During this webinar, you will learn how to talk about how trails matter to your decisionmakers at the local, state and federal levels.
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Missouri’s Rock Island Trail State Park: Building Miles and Momentum
July 09, 2024
The Katy Trail State Park and Rock Island Trail State Park would form a trail loop of almost 450 miles—something unique to the world.
Groundbreaking in Owensville, Missouri, along the developing Rock Island Trail State Park | Photo courtesy Friends of Rock Island Trail State Park
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Ohio’s Wolf Creek Trail
May 03, 2024
Dayton’s Wolf Creek Trail is just over 16 miles and runs northwest from the city’s downtown to nearly the Indiana border.
Ohio's Wolf Creek Trail at the Brookville Station | Photo courtesy Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
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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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Georgia’s Cricket Frog Trail
April 04, 2024
The Cricket Frog Trail passes north of Covington Square and twists through miles of woods and scenic farmland before reaching Mansfield.
Group bike ride along Georgia's Cricket Frog Trail | Photo courtesy Newton Trails, Inc.
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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