Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Drivers Stole 20% of Bike/Walk Dollars Last Year; Here’s How to Stop Them
An entire fifth of the largest pot of federal money that’s explicitly promised to active transportation users was actually given to drivers last year — and advocates say it’s critical that we support a package of legislation that makes it harder for states to rob people who walk and roll to pay people who pilot automobiles, while also expanding the pie.
May 10, 2021
These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip On U.S. Cities
The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.
March 3, 2021
Proof: Bike Paths are Good for the Local Economy
Finishing the stalled 35-mile Baltimore Greenway Trails Network would unleash millions in economic activity, a new report shows.
October 15, 2020
Democrats’ Infrastructure Plan Has a Lot to Like
If you like your streets livable, your transit funded and your climate change addressed, there's a lot to like in the Democrats' infrastructure plan.
January 30, 2020
Highlighting the Inequity of Access to Good Bicycling Infrastructure in Milwaukee
A new report from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy spotlights how disadvantaged neighborhoods in Milwaukee have less access to safe bicycle routes than other parts of the city.
June 29, 2017
Building a Bike-Ped Data Model That Planners Will Take Seriously
It's hard to make the case for public spending on biking and walking without hard data. And quality data has been hard to come by. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is looking to change that. The group has taken on a new project to rigorously measure walking and biking on various corridors, providing baseline data that can help make the case for active transportation projects.
May 30, 2014
AASHTO: America’s Best Transportation Projects Are All Highways
Are you ready to be inspired?
September 7, 2012
September 1: Deadline for States to Opt Out of Recreational Trails Funding
The MAP-21 transportation bill in many ways made it tougher for cities and towns to provide safer streets for walking and biking. Projects to build bike lanes and sidewalks now have to compete harder for the tiny bit of funding they're eligible for. And right now, states are deciding whether or not to “opt out” of the Recreational Trails Program (RTP). Instead of spending RTP money on bicycle and pedestrian trails -- both urban and rural -- states can "opt" to spend it on something else.
August 24, 2012
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Busts Myth That “Nobody Walks” in Rural America
One reason why Congress may be so willing to eliminate dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs is the persistent notion that biking and walking are limited to cities, and therefore of no concern to rural legislators. Setting aside for a moment the arguments supporting a federal interest in urban transportation, the notion that nobody bikes or walks in rural areas is outright false, as amply demonstrated in a new report from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
January 30, 2012
LaHood: Rail-Trails Are the Best Health Care Program
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood became a darling of the bicycling advocacy community last year when he jumped up on a table at the National Bike Summit and affirmed his support for biking, later declaring "the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized."
October 12, 2011