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Reconnecting Communities Program Elevates Role of Trail Networks in Revitalizing Communities
February 02, 2025

The Reconnecting Communities program advances equitable development approach with a focus on connecting historically under-resourced areas.

Group bike ride in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Video still courtesy Johnson Media Consulting
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Federal Grant Boosts Trail Connectivity Within Milwaukee’s 30th Street Corridor: A Model for Collaborative Community Development
January 12, 2025

A $1.6 million federal Reconnecting Communities grant from the USDOT will transform Milwaukee’s 30th Street Corridor.

View of the 30th Street corridor in Milwaukee, looking south from the North Avenue Bridge (2020) | Photo courtesy RTC
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A Year of Joy and Progress for Trails
December 18, 2024

This year of progress for trails underscored how trails are transforming lives and bringing joy to people and communities.

2024 Hall of Fame induction celebration for Hawaii's Ke Ala Hele Makālae | Photo courtesy County of Kauaʻi
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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 26, 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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Elevating Opportunity in 2023—Reflections From the Trails Movement
December 13, 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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Wisconsin’s Ozaukee Interurban Trail
April 06, 2023

This is the Ozaukee Interurban Trail, a paved, 30-mile route flanking the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan through the northern suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin's Ozaukee Interurban Trail in Cedarburg | Photo courtesy Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department
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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Awards $300,000+ to Support Inclusive Trail Projects Across the Nation
November 13, 2022

RTC has awarded a combined $300,000+ in grants to 25 organizations working in rural, suburban and urban communities across the country as part of the 2022 Trail Grants program.

Atlantic Greenway South Beach Trail, part of the Miami LOOP | Photo by Lee Smith
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Trail Moments | A Tale of a Tour: Traveling by Trail in Wisconsin
February 24, 2022

Traveling by bike allows you see snapshots of people’s daily lives and interact with them. “Traveling lets you see a thousand lives you might have lived.”

Traveling by trail | Courtesy Rachel and Patrick Hugens
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A Look Ahead for the Trails Movement in 2022 and Beyond
December 20, 2021

As we look ahead, we see opportunity and potential in the work and in the inspiration provided by the partners, friends and advocates with whom we share our collective vision.

Richmond Greenway | Courtesy RTC
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2021 RTC Fall Trail Grants Supporting Equitable Trail Access Around the Nation
November 16, 2021

RTC announced the recipients of over $300,000 in grants as part of the 2021 Trail Grants Program. These grants were given to 45 organizations around the country

Washington's Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in part of the Great American Rail-Trail | Photo by TrailLink user scfroehlich
Trail survey graphic with black female bicyclists on trail in winter next to RTC green t-shirt