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Picture Perfect:
Carl Knoch, manager of trail development for RTC's Northeast Regional Office, wins two awards in the 2009 National Recreation Trails Photo Contest.

RTC Surveys Trail Users in Pennsylvania:
Feedback from surveys provides important information on rail-trail use and supports fundraising opportunities.

RTC's Trail Assistance Program: Through mini-grants, RTC helps finance small rail-trail projects in Pennsylvania to promote higher levels of trail use or an increase in trail miles.

Minuteman Bikeway Celebrates Hall of Fame Designation:
Communities along the 11-mile Minuteman Bikeway in Massachusetts hosted a "rolling" celebration on Sunday, October 5, drawing nearly 400 people in honor of the pathway's induction to the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.

Challenge Cost Share Grants: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy partners with National Park Service to award funding to promising trail-building projects in Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Regional Stats

Number of Open Trails::	392
Miles of Open Trails::	3,233
Number of Trail Projects::	354
Miles of Trail Projects::	3,096

Quick Links

Liability & Rail-Trails in Pennsylvania

Pine Creek (PA) Rail Trail 2006 User Survey and Economic Impact Analysis, a selling tool for trail development.

Tune Up On the Trail: A Prescription for Fitness

Trail User Survey Workbook Available

Maintenance and Operation Manual is Free from RTC to You

April 2007 Trail of the Month: Pennsylvania's Heritage Rail Trail County Park

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Photo Credits (left to right, top to bottom): 2006 Greenway Sojourn © Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; photo winner from the Heritage Rail Trail County Park, Pa. © Carl Knoch/Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; a trail user checks out a survey on the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia © Pat Tomes/Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; kiosk on the West Penn Trail, Pa. © Pat Tomes/Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; Minuteman Bikeway, Mass. © Tom Sexton/Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; Down East Sunrise Trail, Maine © Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.