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Post-Election Landscape: Next Steps for the Trail and Active Transportation Movement
December 09, 2024
Join Rails to Trails Conservancy to learn more about what the election results mean for trails, walking and biking. During this post-election landscape webinar, RTC’s VP of Policy, Kevin Mills, outlined notable developments from state and local ballot measures to shifts in Congressional leadership to expected changes in federal executive branch leadership that will shape […]
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Pedal Forward: Preparing Advocacy Plans for 2025 State Legislative Sessions
November 21, 2024
Join the TrailNation Collaborative, powered by Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), for a session exploring how to best position your active transportation and trail asks for upcoming state legislative sessions, most of which will occur in the winter and spring of 2025. The goal of this dialogue is to give state- and metropolitan-level advocates around […]
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Webinar – TrADE Talk: State Innovations for Transportation Alternatives
September 30, 2024
RTC’s Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange (TrADE) is the nation’s go-to transportation funding data source for trails and active transportation, tracking TA spending for tens of thousands of projects.  The TrADE report helps stakeholders at the federal, state and local levels understand and make effective use of the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Program funding. It is an […]
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Transportation Alternatives Spending Report FY23
September 24, 2024
Prepared by Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange. This report supersedes all previously published editions. Published August 2024 Executive Summary The Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) is the largest dedicated source of funding for trails, walking and bicycling in the United States. Since 1991, this program, formerly known as Transportation Enhancements (TE), has transformed the landscape of the […]
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath | Photo by Jason Cohn
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Changemakers for Trails Training: Sending a Message That Trails Matter, Loud and Clear
September 23, 2024
Want to be a voice for trails and trail networks? We have all the tools and resources you’ll need—no experience necessary! During this training, you will learn how to talk about trails in ways that matter to your decisionmakers. Join RTC for a training series aimed at transforming your passion for trails into impactful advocacy! […]
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The Who and How Behind Local and State Decision-Making Webinar
June 18, 2024
Join RTC for this Changemakers for Trails webinar series. During this session, RTC staff will discuss key decision makers in your city and state, including the important role of city council members, mayors, state legislators and state Departments of Transportations in the development of trails. We will also outline the importance of decision-making bodies including […]
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Webinar – Overcoming Barriers: Innovative Practices to Securing Federal Funding
June 13, 2024
Join the TrailNation Collaborative, powered by Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), for an interactive discussion exploring barriers to accessing federal funding for trail and active transportation networks. Participants heard how others in the trails movement have found solutions to common challenges and had a chance to engage directly with their peers through breakouts on barriers […]
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Webinar – Trail Funding Unpacked: Navigating Resources for Sustainable Maintenance
May 01, 2024
Join the TrailNation Collaborative, powered by Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), for an interactive discussion exploring federal funding streams for trail maintenance. Participants will learn about the funding opportunities available, and have a chance to engage directly with their peers through breakouts on barriers and strategies to make the most of these opportunities.   During this […]
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Arkansas Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route
April 16, 2024
Established Trail of Tears Historic Bike Route.
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Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program Factsheet
April 12, 2024
Across the country, communities are planning and building connected active-transportation networks—making it safer and more convenient for people to get where they need to go on foot, by bicycle and by wheelchair. Local governments know that this investment is critical to reduce transportation-related fatalities, strengthen their economies, provide more transportation options to underserved communities and […]
West Virginia's Caperton Trail | Video still courtesy RTC