Focus Term: Local Organizing
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Building Collaborative Relationships: Bridging the Gap Between Planning and Advocacy Â
February 04, 2025
Join Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) to learn more about successful collaborations between agencies and organizations to secure funding for trails and active transportation. This session highlighted the importance of collaborative relationships to accelerate trail network development and provides tools to build successful partnerships in your community.  RTC was joined by Audra Koester Thomas and […]
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Nebraska Trails Visionary and Champion Lynn Lightner Passes Away, Age 90Â
January 26, 2025
With deep sadness, RTC learned of the passing of Lynn S. Lightner, a long-time leader of the trail movement in Nebraska, on Jan. 16, 2025.
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Bainbridge Island’s New Welcome Pole: A Symbol of the Past and Present
January 21, 2025
Randi Purser created Bainbridge Island’s new welcome pole representing Schweabe, father of Chief Seattle, for whom the city is named.
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Trail Moments: Jack Perme’s Journey to Help Others With Ataxia
December 30, 2024
Learn about Jack Perme’s journey to helping others with ataxia, a disorder of the nervous system, through his Moving Forward campaign.
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Post-Election Landscape: Next Steps for the Trail and Active Transportation Movement
December 08, 2024
Join Rails to Trails Conservancy to learn more about what the election results mean for trails, walking and biking. During this post-election landscape webinar, RTC’s VP of Policy, Kevin Mills, outlined notable developments from state and local ballot measures to shifts in Congressional leadership to expected changes in federal executive branch leadership that will shape […]
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Pedal Forward: Preparing Advocacy Plans for 2025 State Legislative Sessions
November 20, 2024
Join the TrailNation Collaborative, powered by Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), for a session exploring how to best position your active transportation and trail asks for upcoming state legislative sessions, most of which will occur in the winter and spring of 2025. The goal of this dialogue is to give state- and metropolitan-level advocates around […]
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Bridging the Gaps: Maine’s Vision for a Statewide Interconnected Trail Network
November 04, 2024
Discover Maine’s vision for an interconnected trail network. Learn how communities and organizations are working to connect scenic rail-trails
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Advocates Request Preliminary Injunction to Postpone Construction of Exit 4A Access Road in Derry Without Rail-Trail Underpass
October 08, 2024
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Changemakers for Trails Training: Sending a Message That Trails Matter, Loud and Clear
September 22, 2024
Want to be a voice for trails and trail networks? We have all the tools and resources you’ll need—no experience necessary! During this training, you will learn how to talk about trails in ways that matter to your decisionmakers. Join RTC for a training series aimed at transforming your passion for trails into impactful advocacy! […]
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Missouri’s Rock Island Trail State Park: Building Miles and Momentum
July 08, 2024
The Katy Trail State Park and Rock Island Trail State Park would form a trail loop of almost 450 miles—something unique to the world.
