Andrew Dupuy
Andrew N. Dupuy is RTC’s Director of State-Level Policy. Drew is responsible for state-based policy, including advocating for funding for active transportation and trails from state legislatures.
Drew’s professional background includes policy analysis for members of the Texas Legislature and managing press and communications for political campaigns and nonprofit advocacy organizations around the country.
A Los Angeles-area native by way of Austin, Drew graduated from Brown University and the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and has a graduate certificate from Virginia Tech’s Urban Affairs and Planning program.
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Bi-Partisan Leadership Fuels State-Level Trail Investment in 2024
May 08, 2025
I love working with states as a member of RTC’s policy team, which focuses on the federal and state levels. Trail advocacy can be beset by hurdles, but I find state legislatures to be accessible, and I’m fascinated by the differences between them and how they operate. It’s been great to work with advocates, partners […]
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Biking, Walking and Trails Win Big in 2024 Ballot Measures
November 14, 2024
Washington State's Sammamish River Trail | Photo by Gene Bisbee
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Spring News from the State Legislatures
April 06, 2022
Depending on where you live, this time of year may mean the prolonged dregs of winter, early signs of Spring, or some variation on “mud season.” But for most of the country—regardless of climate or geography—it’s also the height of the state legislative season. Most states’ general assemblies are part time and generally convene in […]
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Despite Earlier Fears, the State of State Trail Funding Looks Strong
August 04, 2021
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, prospects for funding trails and active transportation for the foreseeable future seemed dim. A number of high-dollar state policy initiatives that Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) had been supporting or tracking went up in smoke as state legislatures abruptly adjourned. A few funding packages that had been passed by state […]
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Top 10 Trails in Texas
February 25, 2021
With mild temperatures much of the year (those long, hot summers aside) and relatively flat topography across much of the state, Texas can be a great place to ride, walk or roll along trails. Trails and trail networks are blooming around the Lone Star State like bluebonnets in the Spring—from urban ones in the Dallas-Fort Worth, […]
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