Join RTC; CDC’s Active People, Healthy Nation initiative; and Special Olympics for a conversation about why trails are critical to our health.

The Circuit Trails is a developing 800-mile regional trail network in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that seeks to connect residents of all ages

Strategies for unlocking the community and economic development potential of IHTC trails.

Each survey was designed to monitor trail user characteristics and the economic impact of the rail trail.

This 10-Year Impact Report presents significant support for the coalition, with 95% of survey respondents finding the coalition to be helpful.

The analysis looked at the trail’s potential to bring visitors, businesses, spending, jobs, income and tax revenue to the communities along its 3,700-mile route and found the trail will contribute $161 million to the GDP each year.

RTC embarked on a 12-month assessment of route options using its GIS database of more than 34,000 miles of existing trails nationwide.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is leading a national study to better understand the barriers to trail use with a particular focus on race and gender.

Key information about how to use data to make the case for your trails as well as how to interpret the abundance of data available to you will be covered.

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail: Trail User Spending Impact Study