Model Policies — Arkansas
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Established Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route. Read the legislation.
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Arkansas Bikeways Commission Creation
Create an Arkansas Bikeways Commission. Did not pass (passed by one chamber). Read the legislation.
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Arkansas Appropriation to Specific Trail
Appropriation of up to $500,000 to improve Arkansas River Trail. Passed. Read the legislation.
Success Stories

California’s Active Transportation Program: A Model of Stable, Consolidated Funding
In 2013, California’s Senate Bill 99 created California’s first active transportation program. Earlier in the year, the governor had proposed cuts to active transportation funding. A coalition of advocates—including Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the Coalition for Recreational Trails, the Safe Routes...

Clean Ohio: Bond Initiative Creates Hundreds of Millions for Trails, Conservation
First approved by voters in 2000, the Clean Ohio Fund is a $400 million state bond initiative that restores, protects and connects Ohio’s natural and urban places by preserving open space and farmland, improving outdoor recreation and attracting investment and economic development. The program,...