Model Policies — 2016
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$100 million transportation bond issue for voter approval. Trails are one of a number of areas eligible for $20 million portion. LD 1694 passed in 2015; Question 6 approved by voters in 2016. Learn more.
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New Mexico Budget Bill
The general fund appropriations to the State Parks Program of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department include $75,000 to support Rio Grande Trail Commission efforts to define viable path routes, mitigate challenges and establish the Rio Grande Trail to run the length of the state from...
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Ohio Capital Reappropriations Bill
SB 260 (2016). Capital reappropriations for FY 2017 and FY 2018: $100,000 shall be used for the Mudbrook Trail and Greenway Project; $100,000 shall be used for the Ohio to Erie Trail; $60,000 shall be used for the Josiah Hedges Park Trail of Tiffin; $45,000 shall be used for the Bruce L. Chapin...
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...

Pennsylvania Transportation Bill Means Millions for Trails, Walking and Biking
When Pennsylvania passed a comprehensive transportation bill, Act 89, in 2013, it was a big win for walking and biking in the state. The bill allocates funding for all modes of surface transportation—roads, transit, and yes, even walking and biking.
Although trails, walking and biking must...