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IHTC Case Study
February 16, 2024
Parkersburg to Pittsburgh Corridor Project Details Lead Authority: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, National Park Service, Pennsylvania Environmental CouncilTotal Project Cost: $44,490,884Funding Pledged to Date: $17,701,924 Federal: $5,310,328State: $25,000Local: $3,798,524Private: $350,000 Type: Rural, suburban, urbanShovel-Ready: Three years or less Transformative Impact Job Creation: An estimated 459 to 756 directly2 Economy in Pa.: A 2014 study of the 24-mile Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh recorded more than […]
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Circuit Trails Case Study
February 13, 2024
Project Details Lead Authority: The Circuit Trails CoalitionTotal Project Cost: $182,378,211Funding Pledged to Date: $137,428,211 Federal: $70,307,797Mixed Fed/State: $9,472,435State: $23,000,062Local: $18,602,262Private: $16,045,655 Shovel-Ready: Immediately, depending on segmentType: Suburban, urban Transformative Impact Job Creation: An estimated 764 jobs directly1 Economic Impact: A study by the New Jersey Department of Transportation found that active transportation contributed nearly $500 million to the state’s economy in 2011.2 Another 2011 study […]
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Pennsylvania and West Virginia’s Panhandle Trail
September 12, 2023

Stretching 29.2 miles through small towns and the countryside of West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, the Panhandle Trail is a key piece in connecting several longer routes, including the Great American Rail-Trail®

The Panhandle Trail passes beneath a trestle on the Montour Trail | Photo by Milo Bateman
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Unlocking the Economic & Community Development Potential of IHTC Trails
August 01, 2023
A region brimming with great trails makes for an appealing outdoor destination. That is why the Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition (IHTC) is working to complete and connect a system of shared use trails across 51 counties in western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, and southwest New York. IHTC’s vision is that this “Industrial Heartland” […]
Ohio's Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail | Photo by Renee Rosensteel
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Critical Circuit Trails Project Receives $19 Million To Create New Opportunities To Walk, Bike And Be Active Outside In Camden County
June 28, 2023

Critical Circuit Trails Project Receives $19 Million To Create New Opportunities To Walk, Bike And Be Active Outside In Camden County.

New Jersey's Camden Greenway | Photo by Laura Pedrick/AP Images
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Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, Veterans Launch Therapeutic Bike Ride Across the Country on Great American Rail-Trail
May 16, 2023
Warrior Expeditions Great American Rail-Trail ride began in front of the Capitol | Photo by Albert Ting
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Great American Rail-Trail Route Assessment Report 2023
May 05, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To this end, RTC embarked on a 12-month assessment of route options using its GIS database of more than 34,000 miles of existing, multiuse trails nationwide, and analyzing more than 300 state and local trail plans to identify planned future trails. RTC also met and worked with more than 200 local trail partners […]
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Heritage Rail Trail County Park: 2022 User Survey And Economic Impact Analysis
May 01, 2023
This report was made possible through support from the York County Economic Alliance Trail Town Program, York County Department of Parks and Recreation, and the York County Rail Trail Authority. Trail Towns Program is a collaborative process with outreach to local governments, residents, and business owners in order for each town to reach its potential […]
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Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill River Trail
March 03, 2023

The Schuylkill River Trail (SRT) is a multiuse path that will ultimately extend 120 miles between the small town of Frackville in east-central Pennsylvania and the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers in Philadelphia.

Overlook at 61st Street along Pennsylvania's Schuylkill River Trail | Photo courtesy SRDC