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Trail Moments | Safe Trails Save Lives

Posted 05/17/22 by Stephen Dunn in America's Trails, Taking Action | Tagged with Repairs and Trail Safety, Demand for Trails, Local Organizing, New Jersey, Trail Moments, Transportation Alternatives, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

New Jersey's Henry Hudson Trail | Photo by Avery Harmon

In New Jersey, where I live, 82% of fatalities are on state, county and municipal roads. A disproportionate number of these deaths are pedestrians or cyclists, and members of vulnerable populations.

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New Jersey's Henry Hudson Trail | Photo by Avery Harmon

Trail Moments | Safe Trails Save Lives

Posted 05/17/22 by Stephen Dunn in America's Trails, Taking Action | Tagged with Repairs and Trail Safety, Demand for Trails, Local Organizing, New Jersey, Trail Moments, Transportation Alternatives, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

In New Jersey, where I live, 82% of fatalities are on state, county and municipal roads. A disproportionate number of these deaths are pedestrians or cyclists, and members of vulnerable populations.

Celebrate Trails Day event in Columbus, Ohio | Photo by Jeffrey A. Tilford

Celebrate Trails Day Inspires Trail Users to Be Active

Posted 05/04/22 by Brad Byrne in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Best Of, CelebrateTrailsDay, Community Events, Encouraging Trail Use, Facts and FIgures, Trail Use Tips, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

From riding down Historic Route 66 to encountering black bears to overcoming a mountainous climb, so many great stories came to us from Celebrate Trails Day participants about the special moments they had on the trail—and what trails mean to them.

California's Napa Valley Vine Trail in Yountville | Courtesy Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition

California’s Napa Valley Vine Trail

Posted 04/12/22 by Amy Grisak in America's Trails | Tagged with Art, BATC, Bike Commuting, California, Connected Systems, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Demand for Trails, Health and Active Living, Local Organizing, Mode Shift, Tourism , Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Businesses, Trail Communities, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month, TrailNation, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

It’s remarkable how a single trail brings together an entire region. As California’s Napa Valley Vine Trail grows to reach its ultimate 47-mile potential, community members and visitors realize the beauty of connectivity and accessibility.

Courtesy PeopleForBikes

How My Electric Bike Helped Me Heal

Posted 03/30/22 by Noa Banayan in Health and Wellness | Tagged with Biking, ebike, Encouraging Trail Use, Health and Active Living, Mode Shift, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

In early January, I suffered a broken tibia and fibula in my right leg from a nasty fall while skiing. Two months after breaking my leg and undergoing surgery, I’m more comfortable riding my e-bike than walking to get around.

Foto cortesía de Richard Masoner | CC de 2.0

15 elementos esenciales que todo ciclista debe tener

Posted 03/24/22 by Elizabeth Striano in Trail Use | Tagged with Bike Commuting, Biking, Gear, How-to, Spanish, Trail Use Tips, Walkability and Bikeability

Una pregunta común que tienen los nuevos ciclistas es: ¿Cuáles son los elementos "esenciales" para andar en bicicleta que debo tener en mi "caja de herramientas"? RTC respondió la pregunta.

2017 Opening Day for Trails en Three Rivers Heritage Trail en Pittsburgh, Pensilvania | Foto de Amy Kapp

Equipamiento de ciclismo útil para senderos, ¡y algunos consejos de MacGyver!

Posted 03/22/22 by Amy Kapp in Trail Use | Tagged with Biking, CelebrateTrailsDay, Encouraging Trail Use, Gear, Health and Active Living, Healthy Aging, How-to, Mapping and Technology, Sojourn Series, Spanish, Trail Etiquette, Trail Use Tips, Walkability and Bikeability, Winter Uses

Para algunos de nosotros en climas fríos de invierno, la primavera marca el momento en que volvemos al ritmo de las cosas después de no haber recorrido los senderos por un tiempo. Dicho esto, es un momento ideal para que los ciclistas evalúen sus paseos en dos o tres ruedas, pongan a punto su equipo (si es necesario) y realicen inventarios de lo que necesitan para estar listos para andar en bicicleta durante el año.

Foto cortesía de iStock de Getty Images

Mejorar el paso: siete maneras de darles vida a las caminatas

Posted 03/21/22 by Suzanne Matyas in Health and Wellness, Trail Use | Tagged with Encouraging Trail Use, How-to, Trail Use Tips, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

Es agradable. Es una forma de transporte ecológico. Es ejercicio (e, incluso, un deporte olímpico). No es costoso: es un entretenimiento increíble. Y es una forma inigualable de experimentar un lugar y conectarse con su comunidad.

Fun Run 5k en W&OD Trail en el norte de Virginia | Cortesía de RTC

Cómo entrenar para una carrera de 5K o 10K usando un sendero ferroviario

Posted 03/21/22 by Emilia Benton in Health and Wellness, Trail Use | Tagged with Encouraging Trail Use, Health and Active Living, How-to, Trail Use Tips, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

Muchos corredores nuevos comienzan su viaje de acondicionamiento físico con el objetivo de completar una carrera en la que se han inscrito. A menudo, algunos van directamente a la distancia de medio maratón o de maratón completo, pero tanto los corredores experimentados como los entrenadores tienden a estar de acuerdo en que una distancia más corta, como de 5K o 10K, es más ideal para comenzar si es un corredor nuevo que además quiere evitar fatigarse o lesionarse.

Verna Volker | Photo by Jaylyn Gough, courtesy Hoka One One

Trail Moments | Native Women Running Founder Verna Volker Gets a Running Start on Social Change

Posted 12/06/21 by Laura Stark in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Encouraging Trail Use, Featured Magazine Articles, Health and Active Living, Trail Moments, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

Running is something that Volker picked up later in life, shortly after the birth of her third child. “I didn’t start until about 12 years ago, when I was at my heaviest, about 200 pounds. We had just moved from Nebraska to Minnesota, and I had a preschooler, a toddler and a newborn. But, in Minneapolis, I noticed that there was a really good trail and park system, so I saw people running a lot and thought, ‘I should try that.’ I started running, but I was so clueless. I didn’t even know how to shop for shoes, but I just kept running.”

Ohio's Camp Chase Trail | Photo by TrailLink user jodydzuranin

Ohio’s Camp Chase Trail

Posted 11/10/21 by Christina Sturdivant Sani in America's Trails | Tagged with Best Of, Connected Systems, Great American Rail-Trail, Ohio, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month, Walkability and Bikeability

Ohio’s Camp Chase Trail is a 16-mile pathway traversing bountiful farmlands, calming countryside and invigorating city scenes. It begins at the Wilson Road trailhead in rural Madison County, heading east toward Columbus.

Analysis: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes With New Opportunities for Trails, Walking and Biking

Posted 11/06/21 by Kevin Mills in Policy | Tagged with Federal, Recreational Trails Program, State and Federal Programs, TrailsTransform, Transportation Alternatives, Transportation and Health, Walkability and Bikeability

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (H.R.3684), which passed the Senate in August. The bill will next head to President Biden for his signature, which is guaranteed. Here's what this means for trails, walking and biking.

Graphic by RTC

Trail Moments with Latinx Hikers Co-Founder, Adriana Garcia

Posted 10/15/21 by Adriana Garcia in Trail Use | Tagged with Trail Moments, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

Most of the time it was just me & my brother riding our bikes to & from our destinations, but sometimes I got to venture off alone. That’s when I learned the most about myself: that I was independent, I liked being around people but also liked having my space, I loved being in water, working with my hands, & I loved wandering the trails & being alone with my thoughts & dreams.

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