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Photo © Friends of the Pinellas Trail.org

Trails Are Engines and Bridges for Florida Communities

Posted 01/28/14 by Amy Kapp in Success Stories | Tagged with Florida, Tourism and Economic Stimulus

As RTC begins to wrap up our month-long feature of Florida, we wanted to highlight a few of the great ways the state’s trail systems are impacting economic growth and infrastructure development in their communities.

Photo of the 2012 Forgotten Coast Tour © Bike Florida

Florida Game-Changers Raise Bike Awareness, Community Pride

Posted 01/24/14 by Amy Kapp in Success Stories, Building Trails | Tagged with Champions, Florida, Local Organizing

As RTC continues to highlight all things Florida trail-biking-walking-hiking-outdoor- friendly this month, we couldn’t do so without mentioning the interesting history of the Share the Road campaign.

Photo © of FSU reCycle Bike Program

FSU Bike Program Makes Student Life More Sustainable

Posted 01/24/14 by Mark Kastner in Success Stories | Tagged with Art, Florida, Local Organizing, Signage and Amenities, Young Champions

At RTC, we believe in active transportation, being environmentally friendly and, of course, changing lives. That's why we were thrilled to catch up with Florida State University (FSU) junior Mark Kastner. Kastner is FSU's reCycle Bike Program student coordinator, a role he says is "technically a job but much more of a hobby and passion." Here's what Mark has to say about the program, which is making students' lives easier, healthier and greener.

Photo © Kidical Mass Tallahassee

Kidical Mass: Training Wheels and Tots the Focus of Tallahassee Bike Crew

Posted 01/22/14 by Amy Kapp in Taking Action, Success Stories | Tagged with Florida, Local Organizing

"The bike movement has grown up, and now it has kids." These are the words of Shane MacRhodes, founder of Kidical Mass - a national program designed to "provide a safe environment for kids and their parents to learn and practice [bicycle] safety skills" while creating awareness of the growing number of cyclists-including youth-in local areas. Hence the tagline: kids are traffic too.

Photo © Bicycle House

In Tallahassee, the (Bicycle) House that Scot Built

Posted 01/16/14 by Amy Kapp in Success Stories | Tagged with Florida, Local Organizing

It was Scot Benton's father who inspired him to found Bicycle House Tallahassee, a Florida nonprofit that's part bike repair shop and training center, part "build-a-bike" program, part community development organization, part trail cleanup group and part kitchen/overnight space for travelers on the "Southern Tier" route from San Diego, Calif., to Saint Augustine, Fla.

Photo © East Coast Greenway Alliance

A Few Hundred Strong, African-American Community Aims to Become Florida's Next Trail Town

Posted 01/08/14 by Herb Hiller in Success Stories, Trail Use | Tagged with Art, Florida, Signage and Amenities, Tourism and Economic Stimulus

There is an experience that is unique to the people driving cars along State Road 207 in Florida. Only they can make the sharp, abrupt drop into Armstrong - a settlement where moms walk babies and folks chat along the narrow town road that abruptly ends in woods. From the high-speed, four-lane highway to the serene woods the drivers go ...plop! It's a strange juxtaposition.

Photo © Saginaw County

A Trail Champion Passes, But His Vision Lives on in Saginaw County

Posted 11/25/13 by John Schmude in Building Trails, Success Stories | Tagged with Champions, Michigan, Trail Communities

RTC caught up for a quick chat with the Michigan Director of Saginaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, John Schmude, for a couple of minutes this week to find out what's all the buzz about in his neck of the woods.

Photo © Iron Ore Heritage Trail

How They Did It: 47 Miles Across Michigan's Iron Range

Posted 11/12/13 by Carol Fulsher in Building Trails, Success Stories | Tagged with Heritage and Restoration, Michigan, Wild and Wonderful

It's rapidly garnering attention as one of Michigan's most exciting rail-trail projects - the 47-mile Iron Ore Heritage Trail deep into the Marquette Iron Range of the Upper Peninsula. As the trail continues to grow, RTC caught up with the driving force behind the trail's remarkable grassroots effort, Carol Fulsher, for her take on the significance of the Iron Ore Heritage Trail to Michigan's past, and its future.

Photo © Detroit Bike and Brunch

Pedaling The D: Young and Savvy, Detroit Locals Behind the Bike Boom

Posted 11/07/13 by Rhonda Romano in Trail Use, Taking Action, Success Stories | Tagged with Local Organizing, Michigan, Urban Pathways, Young Champions

I was blown away by how much great stuff is happening in Detroit when we visited the city for our Cleveland/Detroit city swap earlier this year. But one of the initiatives really left an impression on me: Detroit Bike and Brunch.

Photo © TrailLink.com

Possible New Rail-Trail May Add to Embarrassment of Riches in Oakland County, Michigan

Posted 11/07/13 by Jake Lynch in America's Trails, Success Stories | Tagged with Michigan, Trail Communities

Oakland County is in fact a pretty amazing story in itself. Within just a few miles of the Paint Creek Trail is a myriad of beautiful (and very useful) rail-trails and greenways - it might have flown under the radar somewhat, but this county has got to be one of the best trail destinations anywhere. All just a short drive from Detroit.

Photo of Don Cunkle repairing a bicycle © Recycle-A-Bicycle

An Eye On the Great Lakes State - 10 Great Things Happening in Michigan

Posted 11/04/13 by Jake Lynch in Success Stories | Tagged with Best Of, Michigan

When it comes to rail-trails, Michigan is in an exclusive league. The state has been a leader of the trail movement for many years, and in fact has more miles of rail-trails than any other state.

Photo © Jean Mooring

We Asked You - What's So Great About Trails in Illinois?

Posted 10/11/13 by Rhonda Romano in America's Trails, Success Stories | Tagged with Best Of, Illinois, Trail Communities

As you may have noticed, October is “all things Illinois” here at RTC – all this month we’re diving into what’s happening around trails, biking and walking in The Prairie State. So we reached out to our members and supporters who live and work there to get it straight from the source - what’s so great about Illinois?

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