Posted 08/02/21 by
Christina Sturdivant Sani
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America's Trails
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Demand for Trails, Encouraging Trail Use, Mode Shift, Success Stories, Trail Communities, Walkability and Bikeability
An analysis of 31 trail counters for the week of March 16–22 found a nationwide trail usage increase of nearly 200% from that same week in 2019. It was clear that the demand for safe spaces to be active outside was far exceeding supply. The organization used this data as the driver for a petition that advocated for cities and towns to close streets to vehicle traffic (which had dropped substantially due to mandatory lockdowns), creating more places for people to walk, bike and roll at a safe distance from one another. In the transportation world, this is known as the Open Streets movement.
