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Dequindre Cut segment of Michigan's Joe Louis Greenway | Photo by Joe Gall, courtesy Detroit Riverfront Conservancy (DRFC)

Building Relationships With Elected Officials to Support Trail Advocacy

Active Transportation - California's Bay Trail | Photo by David Joel Lee

Congress Takes First Step On New Transportation Law

Vermont's Island Line Trail | Photo courtesy Local Motion

Revisiting a Landmark Supreme Court Case for Trails: Preseault v. Interstate Commerce Commission

Active Transportation - California's Ohlone Greenway | Photo by Sergio Ruiz

It’s Time to Prioritize Active Transportation Connectivity

Opened in the summer of 2024, this 147-foot-long pedestrian bridge on the W&OD Trail provides safe crossings for people over busy Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Virginia. | Photo by Albert Ting

America’s Trails Are Under Fire

November 26, 2025

Texas' A-train Rail Trail | Photo courtesy Denton County Transportation Authority

The Very Real Challenges Facing America’s Trails

September 10, 2025

Georgia's Atlanta Beltline | Photo by Lisa Panero

What’s at Stake: Federal Funding Threats Sacrifice Community Connectivity

Maine's Eastern Trail 2022 Hall of Fame Induction | Photo by Thomas Bell

Bi-Partisan Leadership Fuels State-Level Trail Investment in 2024

David Margolis | Photo by Phil Kidd

Leveraging Celebrate Trails Day Advocacy in Cuyahoga County

View of Liberty Bridge from the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville, South Carolina | Photo by Barry Peters

Standing Up for Trails

Group bike ride in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Video still courtesy Johnson Media Consulting

Reconnecting Communities Program Elevates Role of Trail Networks in Revitalizing Communities

February 03, 2025

Capitol building - Photo courtesy Getty Images

What the 2024 Election Means for Active Transportation

November 25, 2024

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