Focus Term: Tourism and Economic Development
Trail Moments | A Tale of a Tour: Traveling by Trail in Wisconsin
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.”

Take an American Adventure on 10 Presidential Pathways
Just in time for Presidents’ Day, here are 10 multiuse trails that share ties with some notable U.S. heads of state.

Indiana’s Big 4 Trail
Surrounded by tree canopies, beautiful countryside and the charm of small towns, the Big 4 Trail traverses a Midwestern wonderland. The developing rail-trail serves as an important regional connector—spreading diagonally across Boone County, crossing into Clinton County and, eventually, continuing into Tippecanoe County.

Trail Moments | Letting the Good (and Bad) Times Roll: New York Bike Shop Opens in the Midst of a Covid World
Simon’s bike rental shop, a first for the town, is situated on Hurleyville’s Main Street, just steps from the rail-trail. “It’s 7 miles of beautiful, flat pavement.”

Breaking News: The Rock Island Trail Is On Track to Be Game-Changer for Missouri
The State of Missouri announced that they have officially railbanked the 144-mile Rock Island Railroad corridor.

Federal Grants RAISE the Bar for Active Transportation Investments
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced nearly $1 billion in RAISE grants this cycle, “that will improve infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, make us safer, advance equity, and combat climate change.”

Taters and Trains: The Great Big Baked Potato and the Northern Pacific Line
In 1908 Hazen Titus was the new superintendent of dining cars for the now-defunct Northern Pacific Line when he overheard a conversation.

The Build Back Better Act Could Create New Opportunities for Trail and Active Transportation Funding
The Build Back Better Act includes programs that address critical transportation and infrastructure issues, such as economic development, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and equity.

Close Ties: Louisiana Bootlace Trail Network
Trail advocates in Louisiana are coming together with a vision to create a 100-miles-plus trail network loop that will lace together a dozen parishes.

Iowa’s Raccoon River Valley Trail
In pastoral west-central Iowa, the Raccoon River Valley Trail has won this year’s blue-ribbon prize: entrance into the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.

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