After all, according to the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, about 160,000 of the estimated 300,000 tracks laid in the U.S. in the 1830s are no longer in use. ...

Ryan Chao, president of the D.C.-based Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, sees the spaces for walking and biking as the nation’s new town squares.

Janet Dabu, Columbia, signs in for the Rails to Trails bike ride. Catonsville Rails to Trails bike ride, is a 14-mile mid-morning, two hour guided bike ride to the Patapsco State Park from the #8 S… ...

Aug. 21—LOWVILLE — A firm specializing in Rails to Trail project planning, design and funding presented an overview of its vision for creating the "master plan" for the Lewis County project ...

Mark Your Calendar for April 26th: Celebrate Trails Day Awaits Mark Your Calendar for April 26th: Celebrate Trails Day Awaits! NEW YORK, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With spring in full ...

Apr. 23—"When we wrote the Trail Stewardship Grant, we committed to holding an annual cleanup day and this is the first one!" beamed Diane Magone, chairperson of the Mineral County Rails to ...

Think outside the box and get outdoors! The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy creates safe spaces and trails where people can enjoy the great outdoors and get active across the United States. Brandi Hort… ...

Union County Connects and Union County Rails-to-Trails have their sights set on converting other abandoned rail lines in the county, including 3.5 miles of the inactive Central Railroad of New ...

5 thoughts on “ Potential rails-to-trails project under discussion on southwest side ” Robert H. says: November 14, 2024 at 2:09 am.

Freeport is fast becoming a trail hub where three rails-to-trails meet or will meet in the future. Freeport already is home to part of the 21-mile-long Butler-Freeport Community Trail.

Though supported by the national Rails to Trails Conservancy, it is really a network of more than 125 locally backed trails that is still filling out some gaps in the run from Washington, D.C., to ...

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is working with locals to create a connected system of trails throughout New England, a project with 50% of the planned network already open.