What strategies and policies have or can be used by cities to build or preserve affordable housing near green amenities and urban trails?

The research looked at changes in gentrification indicators in the communities surrounding the three trails—the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Washington, D.C., the Shelby Farms Greenline in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Working alongside utility companies across the country, trail entities have often used utility corridors to help build safe and accessible trails for local communities

Trails with utilties in Wisconsin

As natural disasters such as floods and tornados continue to increase across the country, trail managers are recognizing the need for new solutions to help mitigate the economic, environmental and infrastructural impacts and ensure long-term resiliency in their communities.

Rail-trails are subject to a unique, and occasionally complex, mixture of federal and state law.

This research project provides information on legal risks to transportation and other public entities having bikeways on shared roadways.

This report discusses how construction of a trail on an abandoned rail corridor involves cleanup of toxic metals, chemicals and contaminants.