Focus Term: Success Stories
A View From … The National Trails System
We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act and Five rail-trails that weave in and around them.
Honoring the Legacy of African-American Cycling Legend Major Taylor
In the late 1890s, an African-American dynamo exploded onto the bicycle racing scene at record-breaking speeds: Marshall “Major” Taylor.
Former R.E.M. Tour Manager Creates Rural Connections in Washington
It may be a no-brainer that Seattle-born Bobby Whittaker has always loved the outdoors, having been raised by the first American to summit Mt. Everest.
10 Rail-Trails That Helped Build the Movement
In honor of RTC’s 30th anniversary, here are 10 game-changers of the rail-trail movement.
Final Missouri Rock Island Trail Segment Confirmed in 450-Mile Trail Network
An announcement made on Sept. 30 of a cooperative agreement has been reached to purchase a 17.7-mile section of disused Rock Island Corridor.
Wisconsin’s Kinnickinnic River Trail
The story of Milwaukee’s Kinnickinnic River Trail is the story of its eponymous river; paralleling each other through the city’s south side, the fate of the two is intimately intertwined.
West Virginia’s North Bend Rail Trail
North Bend Rail Trail is the Trail of the Month. The 69 mile North Bend Rail Trail is in the pantheon of stories about local trail advocacy.
Triumph on the Trails: How One Woman Reclaimed Her Health After Cancer
We were pleased to learn of this recently published third video installment of “Life on the Atlanta BeltLine,” which outlines the story of Jenny—wife, mother of twins and courageous individual who regained her health on Atlanta’s Eastside Trail after recovering from breast cancer.
