Posts by Ben Carter

The Results Are In: Rails-to-Trails’ 2019 Member and Supporter Survey

Posted 04/17/19 by Ben Carter in Taking Action | Tagged with RTC in Action, Success Stories, TrailNation

Opening Day for Trails 2019 on the W&OD in Virginia | Photo courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Thank you to everyone who submitted a response to Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s (RTC’s) 2019 member and supporter survey. In total, we received more than 8,000 responses—wow! The invaluable insight collected in the survey helps RTC prioritize work for the coming year and into the future. Here are the results!

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Schuylkill Banks River Trail (part of the Circuit Trails network) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Photo by Laura Pedrick/AP Images

What Tops the Charts in Trail Use? Here Are Our 2016 Survey Results.

Posted 09/16/16 by Ben Carter in Trail Use | Tagged with Demand for Trails, Facts and FIgures

In August 2016, we asked our awesome members and supporters via our 2016 Trail Survey about their best (and least) trail use habits and received an overwhelming response with approximately 54,000 completed surveys. Here's what they said!