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RTC's Urban Pathways Initiative encourages active transportation, healthy recreation and community engagement around trails in urban areas.

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Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Rails to Trails magazine: Article featuring the Urban Pathways Initiative

UPI Information Sheet
Map of RTC Project Work

Feb. 2010: Conference in New Orleans
RTC hosted an Urban Pathways Initiative conference in New Orleans, discussing trail amenities and programming, reducing crime and improving traffic safety. Learn more...

Leadership funding provided by:
The Kresge Foundation

Metropolitan Grants Program
Together with The Coca-Cola Foundation, RTC is supporting exemplary trail organizations and intiatives in select metropolitan areas across the country. Learn more...

For more information, contact:
Stephen Miller
202.974.5123
stephen@railstotrails.org


 

Urban Pathways Initiative
Beyond the Trail and into the Community

JOIN US! August 26 at 2 p.m. EDT
The Secrets to Gardens on Urban Pathways

The active transportation and recreation options that trails provide are not always available to low-income communities and communities of color facing the challenges of obesity, congestion and scarcity of open space. Urban pathways are part of the solution. By providing opportunities for healthier living, they effect positive changes in neighborhoods where the demand for improved health and community empowerment is greatest.

To learn about the community-based assistance at the heart of the Urban Pathways Initiative, watch this video about the grand opening celebration RTC hosted for the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Washington, D.C.:

Advocates and professionals from across the nation are working to encourage physical activity, active transportation and recreation options in the neighborhoods surrounding urban pathways. RTC's Urban Pathways Initiative links these individuals together, providing a place to share innovative resources and best practices.

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Project Assistance

In addition to the above resources, RTC is providing multi-year, in-depth technical assistance to seven urban pathways across the country by engaging with local partners to identify and implement improvements that will enhance access and foster community ownership of existing trails. Learn more...

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