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Bi-Partisan Leadership Fuels State-Level Trail Investment in 2024
May 07, 2025

RTC worked closely with local and state partners in fiscal year (FY) 2024 to generate support for trails in at least 20 states and one territory.

Maine's Eastern Trail 2022 Hall of Fame Induction | Photo by Thomas Bell
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A Taste of the Great American Rail-Trail
May 07, 2025

We share just a taste of the unique foods you’ll find along Great American Rail-Trail® between Washington, D.C., and Washington State.

Huckleberry Cobbler at the Coeur d’Alene Resort's Dockside restaurant in Idaho | Photo courtesy Coeur d’Alene Resort
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Five Reasons to Get Outside on Trails This Spring
March 31, 2025

On Celebrate Trails Day, Rails to Trails Conservancy calls on America to go for a walk, run or bike ride in a demonstration of the joy and impact trails bring to the nation

Group of trail runners in Baltimore, MD | Photo by Allison Abruscato
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16 Trails Featured in Movies and Television
January 28, 2025

For some cinematic fun, here’s a list of 16 trails featured in movies and television including Rocky, Field Of Dreams and Stand By Me.

Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia | Photo courtesy Eva Garcia
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Bainbridge Island’s New Welcome Pole: A Symbol of the Past and Present
January 21, 2025

Randi Purser created Bainbridge Island’s new welcome pole representing Schweabe, father of Chief Seattle, for whom the city is named.

Bainbridge Island's welcome pole dedication ceremony | Photo courtesy Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation
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Biking, Walking and Trails Win Big in 2024 Ballot Measures
November 13, 2024

Biking, walking and trails funding initiatives win big in November 2024 ballot

Washington State's Sammamish River Trail | Photo by Gene Bisbee
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Washington’s Burke-Gilman Trail
October 31, 2024

The 20-mile rail-trail Burke-Gilman Trail follows a U-shaped route from Seattle’s Puget Sound neighborhoods in the west to Lake Washington

Washington's Burke-Gilman Trail's Freemont section | Photo by Cindy Barks
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Leveraging Active Transportation to Meet State Carbon Reduction and Climate Goals
August 07, 2024

We’re seeing the impact of the Carbon Reduction Program, which provides $6.4 billion in formula funds to develop carbon reduction strategies.

Spring Garden St. rendering by Philadelphia City Planning Commission
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American Dreams: People Who Shaped the Landscape of the Great American Rail-Trail
August 05, 2024

Explore stories about people, places and events that shaped the Great American Rail-Trail from “History Along the Great American Rail-Trail.”

U.S. Civil War veteran Edward Day Cohota and his children | Photo courtesy Cape Ann Museum Library and Archives
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Washington’s Apple Capital Loop Trail
July 31, 2024
Wenatchee's Apple Capital Loop Trail | Photo by Robert Annis