Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Trail Blog

The Race to Fund Maintenance in Indiana

Posted 11/20/14 by Leeann Sinpatanasakul in Building Trails | Tagged with Repairs and Trail Safety, Indiana, Maintenance and Volunteers

There is a race going on in the great state of Indiana—and it’s not 200 loops around a track. It’s a race to take care of some of the state’s most treasured assets: their trails.

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Photo courtesy Freewheelin' Community Bikes (FWCB)

Positive Peer Pressure: Indy Earn-a-Bike Program Teaches Bike (and Life) Skills

Posted 11/18/14 by Katie Harris in Success Stories | Tagged with Repairs and Trail Safety, Indiana, Schools and Young People

Freewheelin' Community Bikes is a nonprofit that uses bicycles to “bring out the best in people and their community.” It’s eight weeks of commitment for kids ages 10 to 16, with a big pay off at the other end: a set of wheels, and the knowledge and confidence that comes from knowing how to repair a bicycle.

Most of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail is tree lined, providing spectacular fall color. | Photo by John D. Yoder, courtesy Friends of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail

Indiana’s Pumpkinvine Nature Trail

Posted 11/18/14 by Laura Stark in America's Trails | Tagged with Indiana, Overcoming Opposition, Tourism and Economic Stimulus, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

Like everything else in the idyllic countryside of northern Indiana, the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail has a homespun, easy charm.

Innovative Indy: Cultural Trail Is the Way Forward

Posted 11/13/14 by Alyssa Bruns in Building Trails | Tagged with Indiana, Walkability and Bikeability

In Indianapolis, a city best known for car racing—biking and walking have long taken a backseat. However, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail is breathing new life into the downtown area by putting walkers and bicyclists at the center of its transportation equation.

There's a New Brand of Biker Gang in Indiana

Posted 11/07/14 by Katie Harris in Trail Use | Tagged with Biking, Health and Active Living, Indiana

Two kids—age three and six. Sixty pounds of camping gear. Food, toys and equipment for an overnight in the woods. Pack up the…bikes? In Bloomington, Ind., Mark Stosberg and his family are doing just that through overnight camping trips done on cargo bikes. With kids in tow, he and his wife hit the road or trail—and off they go to explore the world around them.

Good Things Happening in the Hoosier State!

Posted 11/03/14 by Rhonda Romano in America's Trails | Tagged with Best Of, Indiana, Local Organizing

With an eye on people, projects and policies, we are focusing on how the Hoosier State is moving toward a vision of a more walkable, bikeable and upwardly mobile state for its 6.6 million citizens and millions of visitors each year.

More Rail-Trail Miles a Key to Growth in Terre Haute, Ind.

Posted 08/06/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Health and Active Living, Indiana, Walkability and Bikeability

This weekend, the local newspaper for Terre Haute, Indiana, ran a terrific article examining the popularity of existing rail-trails and the potential to develop more underused rail corridors into public walking and biking pathways to solve a number of pressing transportation and connectivity issues.

A Tough Year for the Wobler Family

Posted 01/10/12 by Jake Lynch in Taking Action | Tagged with Champions, Indiana, Local Organizing

After losing his wife to breast cancer, Gary Wobler is now planning the first-ever Pedal 4 Pink, a day-long event of bike races, family games and auctions, to be held in and around the city of Carmel. He envisions the event to be "like the [Susan G.] Komen walk for cancer research, but for cyclists and rollerbladers."

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