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Talking 'Bout a Revolution? It's Simpler Than You Might Think.

Posted 04/19/13 by Jay Walljasper in Health and Wellness, Taking Action | Tagged with Case Studies, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Encouraging Trail Use, Facts and FIgures, Statements of Support

The next big health care breakthrough - which could cut rates of heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, and Alzheimer's by at least 40 percent and save Americans $100 billion a year - comes from a place you'd least expect. On your block. At the park. Everywhere.

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Call to Action on Walkability

Posted 04/04/13 by Kevin Mills in Health and Wellness, Taking Action | Tagged with Encouraging Trail Use, State and Federal Programs

As part of National Public Health Week, we're calling on our partners to help Surgeon General Regina Benjamin develop her Call to Action on Walkability—an effort to improve walkability and increase walking in our communities.

New Faces at RTC Lend New Perspective in Changing Times

Posted 02/20/13 by Keith Laughlin in Taking Action | Tagged with Champions, RTC in Action

Never an organization to rest on its laurels, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is always looking to bring new energy and ideas to the work we do - to reinvigorate our mission and keep it relevant in a changing world. One of the ways we do that is by keeping our volunteer Board of Directors fresh, injecting the skills and perspectives of new people on a regular basis and broadening the professions, regions and backgrounds we tap into.

RTC Opens the Door to a Bold New World

Posted 02/13/13 by Kevin Mills in Taking Action | Tagged with Cross-Sector Collaboration, RTC in Action, State and Federal Programs

The Bronx Needs Your Help to Bridge The Gap

Posted 01/03/13 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action, Building Trails | Tagged with Local Organizing, New York

Like many waterways through America's cities, the Bronx River in New York has seen better days. Industrial waste and the impact of millions of people living on and around its banks made the river suffer mightily from pollution in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

From Jersey, With Love - RTC's Newest Team Member Has Big Plans for His Own Neighborhood

Posted 11/28/12 by Jake Lynch in Taking Action | Tagged with New Jersey, Pennsylvania, RTC in Action, Young Champions

Photo of Compton Creek Bike Path © TrailLink.com, Photo below © Hub City Teens

In Los Angeles, Locals Show Some Love For Compton Creek Bike Path

Posted 11/28/12 by Jake Lynch in Trail Use, Taking Action | Tagged with California, Community Events, Local Organizing, Schools and Young People, Urban Pathways

The urban environment of Compton, Los Angeles, provides a strong example of why Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's (RTC) Urban Pathways Initiative is such urgent and important work.

Photo of school children walking to school in Crete, Neb © Natalie Kingston

School in N.Y. Wants Rail-With-Trail for Much-Needed Route for Students

Posted 11/27/12 by Jake Lynch in Taking Action, Building Trails | Tagged with New York, Rail-with-Trail, Schools and Young People, State and Federal Programs

Many communities have developed in such an auto-centric way that their roads and streets don't have sidewalks, and walking or riding is either unsafe or, in some instances, banned.

Sally Jacobs, 'Force of Nature'

Posted 11/15/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action | Tagged with Champions, Maine

People like Sally Jacobs are rare and treasured. Renowned in her adopted state of Maine as a committed rail-trail advocate and builder, among other roles, Sally's more than three decades in the service of conservation and outdoor recreation forged a tremendous legacy that includes the establishment of the Downeast Sunrise Trail.

From the Courtroom to the Cowboy Trail, Chuck Montange Builds First Blocks of the Rail-Trail Movement

Posted 11/08/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Taking Action | Tagged with Champions, Corridors and Railbanking, Legal Issues, RTC in Action

Few have been as vital to the enduring success of the rail-trail movement nationwide as Charles "Chuck" Montange.

Florida's Rail-Trail Champion Continues to Give

Posted 10/02/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Taking Action | Tagged with Champions, Florida, Signage and Amenities

When Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) named Florida's Brian Smith one of the 25 inaugural Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champions, it was in recognition of the years of labor and expertise he had given to the creation and expansion of the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail, one of Florida's most popular and unique urban pathways.

Texas Community Mourns Passing of Iris Stagner, 54

Posted 09/21/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action | Tagged with Champions, Texas

The bicycling community is today mourning the loss of one of its most loved and respected advocates. Iris Stagner, a member of the BikeTexas Board of Directors and a longtime promoter of bike safety and education, was killed on Monday after being hit by a pickup truck while riding on U.S. Route 180 outside Mineral Wells, Texas.

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