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In Pa., Neighboring Towns Now Keen for Their Slice of the Saucon Rail Trail

Posted 09/11/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Demand for Trails, Pennsylvania, Statements of Support, Tourism and Economic Stimulus

Serving a number of small communities in eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh County, the Saucon Rail Trail is very much a work in progress.

Delaware Affirms Commitment to Active Transportation

Posted 09/10/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Success Stories, Policy | Tagged with Champions, Delaware, State and Federal Programs, Statements of Support

The vision and leadership of Delaware Governor Jack Markell and the state's senior transportation officials continues to pay off for the citizens of their state.

AASHTO's Best 10 Transportation Projects List - No Bike/Ped, No Transit

Posted 09/07/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Policy | Tagged with Federal, State and Federal Programs, Threats to Trail Building

'Be A Good Neighbor' - Ohio Trail Group Shares Secrets of Success

Posted 09/06/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Local Organizing, Ohio, Overcoming Opposition

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's (RTC) new report, Community Built - Stories of Volunteers Creating and Caring For Their Trails, shows us how, in the face of adversity, they are still getting it done. If you are an advocate or volunteer for a trail in your area, this report will be a terrific resource, and an inspiration to keep you going when times are tough.

Citizen Feedback Spurs Support for Rail-Trail in Massachusetts

Posted 09/04/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Local Organizing, Massachusetts, Statements of Support

Exciting plans for the Bay Colony Rail Trail southwest of Boston, Mass., took a big step toward fruition this month with the Needham Board of Selectmen unanimously supporting funding a study necessary to move the rail-trail project forward.

Glacial Drumlin State Trail, Wisconsin

Posted 09/01/12 by Laura Stark in America's Trails | Tagged with Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month, Wisconsin

Wisconsin's 52-mile Glacial Drumlin State Trail follows the corridor of a former passenger railroad that some speculate was built by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway purely for political convenience. Completed in 1882, the Milwaukee and Madison Air Line provided a straight shot through rural countryside and several small communities to connect two of the state's most important cities—but very little in-between.

Virginia Celebrates New Section of Tobacco Heritage Trail

Posted 08/29/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in America's Trails, Building Trails | Tagged with Connected Systems, State and Federal Programs, Virginia, Wild and Wonderful

Great rail-trail news out of southern Virginia with a once overgrown and unused (below) section of rail corridor opened this week as a new section of the Tobacco Heritage Trail.

Pinellas Trail the Centerpiece of Brian Smith's Legacy in Florida

Posted 08/28/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Success Stories, Taking Action | Tagged with Champions, Florida, RTC in Action

In his four decades in urban and regional planning, Brian Smith has witnessed firsthand the evolution of the role of trails in communities.

Bouncing Back: After Big Storms, Trail Groups Respond

Posted 08/27/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Local Organizing, Maintenance and Volunteers

It's been a wild 18 months, weather-wise, on America's rail-trails. From snowstorms in Vermont to flooding in Iowa (right) and tornados in Alabama, severe weather events across the country wrought havoc on trails, bridges, woodlands and watersheds, and stretched to the limit the resources and resilience of the people who manage and maintain them.

Community Mapping Helps Detroit Take Back the Neighborhoods

Posted 08/23/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Champions, Mapping and Technology, Michigan, Urban Pathways

In addition to his work running an Earn-a-Bike program in the Osborn neighborhood (funded by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Metropolitan Grants Program - a partnership with The Coca Cola Foundation), Scott has been busy using Google's open source platform to make a comprehensive map of bike friendly routes across Detroit.

Good News Mixed With the Not-So-Good in Massachusetts

Posted 08/22/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Massachusetts, State and Federal Programs

Inspired by the great success of its more famous rail-trails, such as the Minuteman and Shining Sea bikeways, and Cape Cod, Manhan, Nashua River and Norwottuck rail-trails, the state of Massachusetts is looking to further extend its network of non-motorized pathways.

Outdoor Recreation Industry Worth $646 Billion a Year

Posted 08/21/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Trail Use | Tagged with Case Studies, Facts and FIgures, Tourism and Economic Stimulus

The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) this month released an economic study that found that outdoor recreation is one of America's fastest growing industries and a major job generator in both the manufacture and sale of equipment, but also in the American communities served by recreation amenities.