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A disused corridor and potential future trail connection in Baltimore, Md. | Photo by Jim Brown

Opening Day Feature: We'll Be Seeing More of Baltimore—By Trail

Posted 03/03/15 by Katie Harris in Building Trails, America's Trails | Tagged with Baltimore Greenway Trails Coalition, CelebrateTrailsDay, Community Events, Encouraging Trail Use, Maryland

Eighteen communities around the country are hosting official Opening Day for Trails Events events this year in partnership with RTC, and in the lead up to Opening Day on March 28, we'll bring you some of their awesome stories. Baltimore, Md., will be celebrating Opening Day in full force this year on the Jones Fall Trail. Did you know that Baltimore lays claim to some of the oldest urban parks in the country?

Photo by Fred Schaeffer/www.walkway.org

Pathways to Good Times: Trails, Health and Happiness

Posted 03/28/13 by Tina Jones in Health and Wellness | Tagged with CelebrateTrailsDay, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Encouraging Trail Use

March 30 is Opening Day for Trails, and April 1 is the start of National Public Health Week. The convergence of these two events is no coincidence - while people may think of them as pathways for transportation and recreation, trails are now widely acknowledged to be one of our most effective, inexpensive and proactive public health interventions.