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Mile for Mile, North and South Carolina Grow Rail-Trail Networks

Posted 09/17/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Success Stories | Tagged with North Carolina, South Carolina, Statements of Support, Urban Pathways, Walkability and Bikeability

A healthy rail-trail rivalry is developing in the Carolinas, with both the Old North State and the Palmetto State taking great strides this month to boost active transportation networks in their growing communities.

Photo © lehighvalleystyle.com

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.

Photo © BCRTA

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.

Photo © biketothesea.com

Massachusetts Cheers as Work Begins on Northern Strand Community Trail

Posted 08/13/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Corridors and Railbanking, Massachusetts, State and Federal Programs, Statements of Support

The residents and businesspeople of Saugus, close to the Massachusetts coastline, are celebrating today with the long-awaited beginning of work on their section of the Northern Strand Community Trail.

Map © Crouch Engineering

Rail-With-Trail Project Moves Ahead in Tennessee

Posted 08/07/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Rail-with-Trail, State and Federal Programs, Statements of Support, Tennessee

Great news from the city of Cookeville in central Tennessee with an exciting rail-with-trail project there moving through the stages of approval.

Bipartisan Support for Massachusetts Rail-Trail

Posted 07/24/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Local Organizing, Massachusetts, Statements of Support

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported last week that local officials have been able to save tens of thousands of dollars in the construction of trail bridges crossing the Quinebaug River by doing the design and engineering work themselves, and reusing existing girders at the build sites.

LaHood Hails "Eye-Opening Report on the Value of Investing in Nonmotorized Transportation"

Posted 05/01/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Policy, Trail Use | Tagged with Case Studies, Facts and FIgures, Products of Good Policy, RTC in Action, State and Federal Programs, Statements of Support

The U.S. Congress last week was handed the statistical analysis of the first three years of the groundbreaking Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP), which dedicated $25 million to each of four communities across the country to accurately demonstrate whether such investments equate to significantly higher levels of walking and bicycling, and a reduction in vehicle miles traveled.

Photo © Bike Delaware

New Rail-Trail at Heart of Delaware's Push for Walk- and Bike-ability

Posted 04/14/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Delaware, State and Federal Programs, Statements of Support, Walkability and Bikeability

"There is a perception that (trails) are nice amenities from a recreational standpoint, but with $4-a-gallon gas I have seen a lot of people out there biking and making an economic choice," Shailen Bhatt, secretary of the Delaware Department of Transportation, told Delaware Online this week.

Report on Bike/Ped Pilot Handed to Congress

Posted 04/12/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Policy, Trail Use | Tagged with Case Studies, Facts and FIgures, Products of Good Policy, RTC in Action, State and Federal Programs, Statements of Support

Word just came in from the Department of Transportation that the U.S. Congress will later today receive the much-anticipated report detailing the measureable impacts of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP).

Photo © shareable.net

Boom in Biking Benefits Everyone, Not Just Cyclists

Posted 04/03/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Policy | Tagged with Case Studies, Facts and FIgures, State and Federal Programs, Statements of Support, Tourism and Economic Stimulus

As the U.S. Congress debates the next federal transportation bill, we're always excited to see the evidence keep mounting in support of the value of trails, walking and bicycling in communities of every size.

Photo © Eastside Trail Advocates

In Washington, Kirkland Purchase Another Step Toward Eastside Rail Trail

Posted 03/30/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Champions, Overcoming Opposition, Statements of Support, Washington

The people who were there still remember it vividly--- the passionate, inspirational speech given by Ron Sims, then executive of King County, Wash., at Portland University in 2007.

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