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20 Iconic Bike and Pedestrian Bridges in America
June 08, 2022

Discover 20 iconic trail bridges that are vital for active transportation, conservation, and economic development in the U.S.

Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge connecting Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska | Photo by Matthew Nissen
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New USDOT Report Provides 25 Years of Lessons Learned for Rails-with-Trails
June 25, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released Rails-with-Trails: Best Practices and Lessons Learned—a long-awaited update to its first release, published in 2002.

Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Photo by Jake Lynch
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Richmond Industrial Trail transformará vecindarios y vidas en el norte de Filadelfia
April 19, 2021

La visión de una vía verde de 1,9 millas para caminar y andar en bicicleta está tomando forma a lo largo de Richmond Industrial Track.

Apertura de una sección de la ruta Richmond Industrial Trail de Filadelfia a lo largo de Little Gurney Street en 2018 | Cortesía de HACE
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Richmond Industrial Trail Will Transform Neighborhoods and Lives in North Philadelphia
April 19, 2021

A vision for a 1.9-mile walking and biking greenway is taking shape along the Richmond Industrial Track.

Gurney Street Trail pilot project along the planned Richmond Industrial Trail | Photo by Anya Saretzky, courtesy RTC
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Top 10 Trails in Pennsylvania
January 08, 2021

Check out top 10 trails in Pennsylvania. The state has 188 completed rail-trails to date collectively spanning more than 2,100 miles.

Great Allegheny Passage (gaptrail.org) | Photo by Milo Bateman
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Trail Moments | Philly Birder Takes Fledgling Bird Enthusiasts Under His Wing
September 01, 2020

Birder Keith Russell is enjoying sharing that passion for birding with the next generation through his work at the Discovery Center.

Birdwatching in Tacony Creek Park | Courtesy Tookany-Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership
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Pennsylvania’s Tacony Creek Trail
June 09, 2020

The 3.2-mile Tacony Creek Trail, paved and smooth as a river stone, flows along the waterway under the hush of tall old-growth trees.

Tacony Creek Trail | Photo by Thom Carroll
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A Tribute to Rail-Trail Visionary Charlie Marshall
February 13, 2020

In Charlie’s honor, RTC is pleased to announce plans for the Charles Marshall Trailhead—which will be built out on a partially developed trailhead plot along the Schuylkill River Trail, near Charlie’s home in Pennsylvania.

Courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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Connectivity Evolution: Examining a Decade of Rails-to-Trails’ Impact, 2010–2020
December 31, 2019

Explore the Rails to Trails Conservancy movement and how it transformed American communities and enhanced active lifestyles from 2010-2020.

Photo courtesy RTC
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Seven Ways Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Brought Big Impact in 2019
December 05, 2019

This year, America and the rail-trail movement saw giant leaps, and small-but-no-less-important bounds, that have helped to achieve RTC’s goal of connecting the country by trail like never before.

Great American Rail-Trail preferred route reveal in South Cle Elum, Washington | Photo by Kathy Young