Marianne Wesley Fowler

Marianne Wesley Fowler is RTC’s senior strategist for policy advocacy, as well as the co-chair of the Coalition for Recreational Trails and the second vice chair of American Trails.

Marianne Fowler has been with the RTC since 1988, and her pivotal roles in the ISTEA, TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU reauthorizations have established her reputation as a veritable legend of the rail-trail movement and one of the true game-changers in the history of American bike/ped policy.

In addition to her role at RTC, Marianne co-chairs the Coalition for Recreational Trails and is 2nd Vice Chair of American Trails.

Marianne co-authored Trails and Trailways for the 21st Century and collaborated with faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health in researching and writing Factors Associated with Federal Transportation Funding for Local Pedestrian and Bicycle Programming and Facilities.

In 2014, Marianne was recognized as RTC’s Rail-Trail Champion of the year.