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

Here’s a look at RTC and a decade of rail-trails—their power and their impact. As the 2010s built momentum, opportunities to maximize the power of these essential community assets became clear.

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
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Former Rails-to-Trails President Keith Laughlin Named 2019 Rail-Trail Champion
December 02, 2019

Former Rails-to-Trails President Keith Laughlin Named 2019 Rail-Trail Champion. When Keith Laughlin became the second president of RTC in 2001, he did not envision he’d help usher in a golden age for trails.

Keith Laughlin riding Caracara Trails | Photo courtesy RTC
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A Q&A With Ryan Chao: Connecting Communities from Coast to Coast
November 13, 2019

I had the pleasure of chatting with President Ryan Chao on how RTC is making this work happen in collaboration with thousands of partners and trail advocates across the country.

GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail in South Carolina | Photo by Ian Curcio
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A Closer Look: Connecting the Lower Rio Grande Valley by Trail
August 12, 2019

Caracara is the name of the trail system developing throughout Cameron County, Texas, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley—a project that Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is honored to count among its TrailNation™ portfolio.

Bikers on tour of Caracara Trails | Photo by John Faulk, Frontera Media
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RTC’s Doppelt Fund Supports 10 Multiuse Trail Projects in 2019
May 30, 2019

With National Trails Day just around the corner, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund grant program!

Potential Midtown Greenway extension over the Mississippi River | Photo courtesy Midtown Greenways Coalition
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Seeds Planted for California’s 300-Mile Great Redwood Trail
May 17, 2019

The Great Redwood Trail is a 300-mile proposed trail from the shores of San Francisco Bay to the redwoods of Eureka on Humboldt Bay.

Along the route of the Great Redwood Trail in California | Photo by Charles Gandy
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At the Heart of It: Trails and Public Spaces
May 03, 2019

A privilege of my job is to visit trails and public spaces across the country and meet inspiring supporters and leaders.

Richmond Greenway in California | Photo courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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10-Mile Developing Trail Project in Burlington County, New Jersey to Provide New Bike-Ped Connections for Thousands
April 16, 2019

From the Delaware River to the Jersey shore, opportunities to enjoy trails and linear parks abound in the Garden State. Unfortunately, many people need to drive to a trail before experiencing their benefits.

2016 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Youth Sojourn on the Circuit Trails along the Camden waterfront | Photo by Kyle McIntyre
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California Invests Big in Trails, Demonstrates Growing Statewide Demand for Walking and Biking Infrastructure
March 29, 2019

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently approved more than $280 million in Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding (Cycle 4) to support 59 trail, walking and biking projects throughout the state, with about half—some $139 million—going to trails and separated bikeway projects (hereafter collectively referred to as “trails”).

Skunk Train passing on Willits Rail-Trail | Photo by Laura Cohen