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2025 Rail-Trail Champion Kay Ehas, Groundwork Jacksonville

Rails to Trails Conservancy Honors Groundwork Jacksonville’s Kay Ehas as the Nation’s 2025 Trail Champion

December 11, 2025

Iowa's River's Edge Trail | Photo by TrailLink user rkc1954

Rails to Trails Conservancy Announces 2025 Trail Grants

October 06, 2025

Drone photography of Kansas' Flint Hills Trail State Park | Photo courtesy of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Kansas’ Flint Hills Trail State Park Recognized as Hall of Fame Trail

August 08, 2025

Celebrate Trails Day sign along the Emerald Trail in Jacksonville, FL | Photo by Ken Bryan

Reconciliation Bill Claws Back Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Trails, Walking and Biking

Preferred Design - In 2020, NHDOT proposed and FHWA approved a design for the Derry Rail Trail similar to the example below. That design complied with Section 4(f) and meets the expectations of the Committee, RTC and the public

Court Sides with Advocates for Derry Rail Trail Tunnel in Lawsuit Over Historic Rail Corridor

2025 Celebrate Trails Day event with kids and families and bubbles along Herring Run Trail in Baltimore, MD | Photo by Kate Foster

Celebrate Trails Day Uplifts Far-Reaching Impact of Connected Trails Nationwide

RTC's Kevin Belle at the First Ave Trail Great American Rail-Trail historical marker | Photo courtesy RTC

New Partnership to Commemorate History Along 42,000 Miles of Multiuse Trails Nationwide

Washington, DC, USA - June 22, 2022: Front view of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in the Southeast Federal Center in Washington, DC.

Local Elected Officials and Business Leaders Nationwide Collectively Call for Continued Federal Investment in Trails, Walking and Biking

Group of trail runners in Baltimore, MD | Photo by Allison Abruscato

Five Reasons to Get Outside on Trails This Spring

Gurney Street Trail pilot project along the planned Richmond Industrial Trail | Photo by Anya Saretzky, courtesy RTC

Community-Led Vision and $2 Million Federal Grant Drives Philadelphia’s Plan to Reconnect Neighborhoods Through Richmond Industrial Track Development

January 27, 2025

View of the 30th Street corridor in Milwaukee, looking south from the North Avenue Bridge (2020) | Photo courtesy RTC

Federal Grant Boosts Trail Connectivity Within Milwaukee’s 30th Street Corridor: A Model for Collaborative Community Development

January 13, 2025

View of the 30th Street corridor in Milwaukee, looking south from the North Avenue Bridge (2020) | Photo courtesy RTC

USDOT Grants Prioritize Projects That Address Soaring Demand for Safe, Connected Regional Walking and Biking Routes

January 13, 2025

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