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And the Winner of RTC’s 2015 Calendar Photo Contest Is …

Posted 09/17/15 by Amy Kapp in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Art, Trail Destinations

RTC was ecstatic to receive more than 1,000 entries to this year’s Photo Calendar Contest, capturing the beauty and diversity of life on and around our nation’s incredible rail-trails. And although it was a super difficult decision, we're please to announce that we have a winner!

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10 Great Biking Moments in Movies

Posted 11/25/14 by Amy Kapp in Success Stories | Tagged with Art, Best Of, Biking

Movie watching is a Thanksgiving tradition in America, and bike riding is a daily tradition at RTC and in many households across the country. Therefore, we’re pleased to bring you these—10 great biking moments in movies!

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.

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.

Michigan's Dequindre Cut Greenway

Posted 11/01/13 by Laura Stark in America's Trails | Tagged with Art, Local Organizing, Michigan, Signage and Amenities, Tourism and Economic Stimulus, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

Everyone has heard about Detroit's troubles: the bankruptcy, the population decline, abandoned buildings and urban decay. What's not often heard is the story of the strength, resilience and pride of Detroiters. Underneath the rubble of bad press, hope grows as a revitalized riverfront and developing trail system are changing the way people think about the Motor City. A signature component of this movement, the Dequindre Cut Greenway, is itself a Cinderella story.

Trail Group Looks Beyond the Trail in Quest to Encourage Neighborhood Revitalization

Posted 10/29/09 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Art, Louisiana, Signage and Amenities, Tourism and Economic Stimulus, Urban Pathways

While trails bring many benefits to the neighborhoods they traverse, they do not act in isolation. Neighborhood revitalization requires allied groups working on a variety of different projects.

Detroit's Dequindre Cut Greenway Gets New Graffiti

Posted 10/07/09 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Art, Michigan, Signage and Amenities, Urban Pathways

Via Blogroll member M-Bike.org comes news of freshly-painted graffiti along the Dequindre Cut Greenway in Detroit, Mich. But don't worry - this public art was sponsored by the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit and the College for Creative Studies' community+public arts DETROIT Initiative.