What strategies and policies have or can be used by cities to build or preserve affordable housing near green amenities and urban trails? In this brief, we provide a review of the academic literature on strategies to preserve and build affordable housing with respect to green amenities and urban trails. We look at a variety of strategies including shared equity […]

Research Summary: Neighborhood Change and Gentrification Near Three Urban Trails Authors: Greg Lindsey, Yunlei Qi, Torsha Bhattacharya, Tracy Loh Published: October 2021 Read the full article in the journal, Findings, published October 2021: rtc.li/gentrification-study In recent years, some studies have suggested possible correlation between trails and gentrification. These studies tended to examine high-profile trails in markets […]

Kevin Mills, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC)’s vice president of policy, will be on hand to provide timely updates on the negotiations, discuss what’s next, and answer your questions. We will also be joined by Marianne Fowler, RTC’s senior strategist for policy advocacy. Panelists: Kevin Mills – Vice president of policy, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC)  Marianne Fowler- Senior strategist […]

Analysis of California’s Active Transportation Program on Trails, Walking and Biking: 2013–2018 By Laura Cohen and Whitney Ericson California’s Active Transportation Program (ATP) was created in 2013 to increase the safety and mobility of active transportation users and increase bicycling and walking mode shares. Originally funded at $123 million per year through the merging of several […]

Effective February 2, 2020, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) amends regulations related to railbanking negotiations and the amount of time permitted to reach a railbanking agreement. The new regulations extend the initial railbanking negotiation period to one year (from 180-days) and limit the number of one-year extensions to three, with further extensions considered only under […]

More than half of all trips in the United States are within a 20-minute bike ride or less, and more than one in four trips are within a 20-minute walk or less, according to the 2017 National Household Travel Survey. Even so, the majority of these short trips are taken by automobile. Across rural, suburban and […]

The legislation adds trails among a number of eligible sources of funding for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. 

Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to establish minimum safety design criteria for the planning and construction of bikeways and uniform specifications and symbols for associated signs, markers, and traffic control devices. Existing law requires all city, county, regional, and other local agencies responsible for the development or operation of bikeways or roadways where […]

Establishes a Safe Routes to School program.

Project Details Lead Authority: Napa Valley Vine Trail CoalitionTotal Project Cost: $55 millionFunding Pledged to Date: $41.7 million Federal/State: $16.7 millionLocal: $11.5 millionPrivate: $13.5 million Shovel-Ready: Within 2 years or lessType: Rural, urban Transformative Impact Job Creation: An estimated 935 jobs directly1 Transportation: Trail could provide a safe off-road transportation alternative for18,000 students attending school within a half-mile of the trail; also reduces congestion […]