Model Policies — 2018
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Authorizes $5 million in bonds for bikeways, greenways and recreational trails. This is a program that Connecticut has funded in the past. In progress. Read the legislation, Senate Bill 424, by searching "424" under "number" and "2018" under "year."
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Ohio: Year of the Trails 2018
Designates 2018 as "Ohio's Year of the Trails." Passed Unanimously by the Senate. Read SCR 15 here.
OHIO LEGISLATURE DESIGNATES 2018 “YEAR OF THE TRAILS”
COLUMBUS – The Ohio House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 designating 2018 as “Ohio’s...
Success Stories

Florida: Funding Trails Through Conservation and the Ballot Box
Florida’s history of supporting environmental conservation and recreation dates back to the establishment of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund in 1963. Throughout the years, a number of programs have helped support this important trust fund—and today, Florida seeks to build on the success of these...

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...