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Focus Term: Equity


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Accessibility Toolkit for Land Managers
October 01, 2020
The Accessibility Toolkit for Land Managers is an informative document meant to help land managers design and maintain with equity and inclusion as a priority.
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Trail Moments | Philly Birder Takes Fledgling Bird Enthusiasts Under His Wing
September 01, 2020
The red-headed woodpecker stood out among the new spring foliage of the northern Philadelphia park and sent a ripple of delight through the group of rookie birders that Keith Russell was leading down the path.
Birdwatching in Tacony Creek Park | Courtesy Tookany-Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership
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Montgomery County Trail Access, Diversity and Awareness Plan
August 01, 2020
The Montgomery County Trail Access, Diversity and Awareness Plan provides recommendations on how to increase trail access, diversity, and awareness
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What We Mean When We Say We Are “Standing Against Racism”
June 10, 2020
We also got many questions—about the prevalence of experiences of inequity and injustice in the outdoors as well as what we’re doing about it.
Baltimore, MD | Photo by Side A Photography
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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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Protecting Trails in 2018: Five Ways We Mobilized in Communities This Year
November 15, 2018
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) and the national trail community put itself on the front lines to protect and defend trails in 2018. Here are five ways we mobilized in communities this year.
Baltimore, Maryland | Photo by Side A Photography
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Ohio’s Year of the Trails: Three Major Trail Developments in the Buckeye State
November 14, 2018
It’s officially the Year of the Trails in Ohio, and the Buckeye State is building significant momentum on trail projects, from Cleveland to Cincinnati and beyond.
Ohio to Erie Trail | Photo by Eric Oberg, courtesy RTC
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11th Street Bridge Park Equitable Development Plan
September 04, 2018
A key goal of the 11th Street Bridge Park is to serve as an anchor for equitable and inclusive economic growth.
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Inclusionary Trail Planning Toolkit
January 01, 2018
This report will use case studies to outline best practices in inclusionary planning to help non-profits and planning agencies.
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New Study: Milwaukee Residents Who Could Benefit Most from Biking and Walking Facilities Disproportionately Lack Access
June 27, 2017
Oak Leaf Trail in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Photo courtesy Front Room Photography