Skip to content

Resource Library

Description Text Here…

RTC’s resource library is the nation’s foremost curation of timely research, articles and cutting-edge resources for the trails, walking and bicycling movement.

This free and ever-expanding collection of materials covers the latest, timely topics within equitable trail development and advocacy to engagement and promoting trail use.

How to Use This Library

To find relevant resources: 1) Fill in a search term in the field below; 2) Customize your results using the options provided; 3) Hit the “Search” button.

  • Published By: Choose to search all authors or just RTC-published materials.
  • Resource Type: Narrow your search to a specific type of document.
  • State and Tag: Use to narrow your geographic location and subject matter.
  • Popular: View webinars | View state policy examples


Advocacy
WEBINAR – Power in Numbers: Building Grassroots Partnerships in Your Community | Changemaker Series
November 10, 2025
Tags: Advocacy Building Trails Caracara How-to Local Organizing Policy/Advocacy Success Stories Success Stories Taking Action
Transportation Alternatives Spend Report FY 2024
September 29, 2025
Tags:
Transportation Alternatives Spend Report FY 2024 cover by RTC
Trail Planning
Maryland State Transportation Trails Strategic Plan
September 25, 2025
Tags: Active Transportation Building Trails Government Agencies Maryland Plan Rail-Trail Railbanking Safety Statewide Trails Planning Trail Planning Urban Pathways
Trail Planning
WEBINAR – Protecting Railbanking Against Congressional Attack
September 25, 2025
Tags: America’s Trails Benefits of Trails Building Trails How to Railbank Missouri Policy Policy Railbanking Taking Action Trail Planning Trail Projects
Policy
WEBINAR – TrADE Talk: Transportation Alternative Trends and Transformative Impact
September 25, 2025
Tags: Advocacy Federal Funding funding Government Agencies Policy Policy Success Stories
Trail Enhancements
WEBINAR – Trails Across America: Grant Funding for Historical Markers That Elevate Trailside History
September 19, 2025
Tags: America’s Trails Trail Enhancements Trail Towns
Trail Planning
WEBINAR – TrailNation Spotlight – Trails and Greenways: Beyond the Path
September 19, 2025
Tags: America’s Trails Benefits of Trails Building Trails Case Studies Cross-Sector Collaboration Design Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Plan Success Stories Trail Building Trail Planning Trail Projects Trail Towns
Trail Planning
America’s Rail-with-Trail List
September 17, 2025
Tags: America’s Trails Rail-with-Trail Trail Planning
Kara Patajo @YourNorthWestieBestie on the Olympic Discovery Trail | Photo courtesy Kara Patajo
Trail Planning
Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act Fact Sheet
September 09, 2025
Tags: Trail Planning
The 240-mile Katy Trail State Park in Missouri was one of the first railbanked rail-trails in the country. | Photo by Aaron Fuhrman
TrailNation Accelerator Program Application Instructions
September 02, 2025
Tags:
Abandonment stock image - Photo courtesy Getty Images

RTC’s Trail-Building Toolbox has the basics for creating a joyful, vibrant rail-trail in your region—from funding your trail project, to planning and design, to generating crucial community support.

Explore Trail-Building Toolbox

Professional & Advocates

We work with thousands of organizations, public agencies, local and state governments, and institutions to deliver the best practices and trail-planning resources, technical support, and capacity-building grants to create, connect and maintain the nation’s trails.

2026 Trail Calendar Office - Order by Nov. 20