Posts by Barry Bergman

Photos © Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Compton Kids Get Moving Outside: RTC Promotes Urban Pathways in Los Angeles County

Posted 02/28/14 by Barry Bergman in Health and Wellness, Trail Use | Tagged with California, Local Organizing, Schools and Young People, Urban Pathways

RTC worked in Compton, Calif., for several years as part of our Urban Pathways Initiative (UPI), sponsoring trail-based activities to promote increased physical activity and active transportation. As an end to RTC’s Heart Month series, here are some examples of how we helped to positively impact this passionate community.

Photo © Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

A Bike Ride with Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis

Posted 01/30/14 by Barry Bergman in Building Trails | Tagged with Champions, State and Federal Programs, Texas

Last month, I had the pleasure of joining trail advocate and Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis for a Saturday bike ride along San Francisco’s historic Embarcadero port area. As we road along the waterfront, Sen. Ellis and I shared ideas as well as success stories from our respective regions in hopes that we might help each other to spur innovations in active transportation, health and community revitalization.

Photo by FORT

The Coast with the Most - Rail-with-Trail A Huge Boost for Santa Cruz County

Posted 09/06/13 by Barry Bergman in Building Trails | Tagged with California, Rail-with-Trail

The setting is perfect - the unique coastal landscape of California, the shimmering Pacific Ocean, the calm, protected waters of Monterey Bay. When it's complete, some seven years from now, the 32-mile rail-with-trail running along the coastline a short trip south from San Jose, California, will without doubt be one of the most remarkable rail-trails in the country.

Bike Safety a Critical Lesson in Latino Community

Posted 07/30/13 by Barry Bergman in Trail Use, Health and Wellness | Tagged with California, Disparities and Underserved Communities, Safety and Law Enforcement

In California, bicycle transportation in the Latino community has skyrocketed over the past decade. Bicycling is an essential mode of transportation for people in working-class neighborhoods of all backgrounds; here in Los Angeles bikes have a particularly significant impact on social and economic mobility for many Latinos.

From City to Coast, Salmonberry Corridor has Huge Potential for Oregon

Posted 05/08/13 by Barry Bergman in Building Trails | Tagged with Oregon, Rail-with-Trail

Support is building for the development of an 84-mile section of underutilized rail-corridor between the western reaches of Portland and the Oregon coastline. Known as the Salmonberry Corridor, the line that once carried the Port of Tillamook Bay railroad now presents an opportunity for what would certainly be one of the country's most spectacular rail-trails, and a trails tourism lifeline for the region.