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USDOT Grants Prioritize Projects That Address Soaring Demand for Safe, Connected Regional Walking and Biking Routes
January 13, 2025
USDOT RAISE and Reconnecting Communities Programs Grants Prioritize Projects That Address Soaring Demand for Safe Walking and Biking Routes.
View of the 30th Street corridor in Milwaukee, looking south from the North Avenue Bridge (2020) | Photo courtesy RTC
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First Round of Active Transportation Connectivity Grants Showcase Program Potential to Make American Towns and Cities Safer and Economically Resilient  
January 08, 2025
Rails to Trails Conservancy Points to New Connections, Partnerships and Funding as Critical Progress on Great American Rail-Trail
Philadelphia's Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk | Photo by Laura Pedrick/AP Images
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Rails to Trails Conservancy Points to New Connections, Partnerships and Funding as Critical Progress on Great American Rail-Trail
December 23, 2024
Rails to Trails Conservancy Points to New Connections, Partnerships and Funding as Critical Progress on Great American Rail-Trail
Trailbalzer ride on Iowa's Raccoon River Valley Trail | Photo by Jimmy O'Connor
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Rails to Trails Conservancy Honors City of Philadelphia’s Sarah Clark Stuart As Nation’s 2024 Trail Champion
October 22, 2024
RTC has named Sarah Clark Stuart, trails and transportation manager in the City of Philadelphia, the 2024 Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion.
Sarah Clark Stuart is the 2024 Rail Trail Champion | Photo courtesy RTC
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Advocates Request Preliminary Injunction to Postpone Construction of Exit 4A Access Road in Derry Without Rail-Trail Underpass
October 09, 2024
Preferred Design - In 2020, NHDOT proposed and FHWA approved a design for the Derry Rail Trail similar to the example below. That design complied with Section 4(f) and meets the expectations of the Committee, RTC and the public
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2024 Grants Seek to Elevate and Unlock the Economic, Health and Quality-of-Life Benefits of Trail Networks Nationwide
September 19, 2024
RTC’s 2024 Trail Grants provided nearly $3.4 million over 15 years to build trail, walking and biking infrastructure.
Iowa's River's Edge Trail | Photo by TrailLink user rkc1954
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Advocates Sue New Hampshire Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration Over Elimination of Derry Rail Trail Tunnel
August 26, 2024
Advocates Sue New Hampshire Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration Over Elimination of Derry Rail Trail Tunnel
Preferred Design - In 2020, NHDOT proposed and FHWA approved a design for the Derry Rail Trail similar to the example below. That design complied with Section 4(f) and meets the expectations of the Committee, RTC and the public
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New Trail Connection Between Raccoon River Valley Trail to High Trestle
August 19, 2024
North Loop of the Raccoon River Valley Trail | Photo by Laura Stark
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Hawai‘i’s Ke Ala Hele Makālae Recognized as One of Nation’s Top Trails with Hall of Fame Honor
August 08, 2024
Rails to Trails Conservancy announced that Ke Ala Hele Makālae on the Hawaiian island of Kaua‘i is the newest member of the Hall of Fame.
Runners on Hawaii's Ke Ala Hele Makālae | Photo courtesy Kauai Path
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Federal RAISE Grants Illustrate Widespread Demand for Infrastructure That Makes It Safer and Easier to Walk and Bike in Communities Nationwide
June 27, 2024
RTC analysis Finds RAISE Grant Awards Address Needs of Bicyclists and Pedestrians, and Many Fill Gaps in Active Transportation Networks
Herring Run Trail | Side A Photography