2006 Achievement Awards for RTP-funded projects

Annual achievement awards presented by the Coalition for Recreational Trails:
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001| 2000

	Ribbon cuttiing on the Indian Canyon Trailhead project

The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) has announced the winners of its "Annual Achievement Awards" in recognition of their outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds. The award winners are recognized at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. during the annual celebration for Great Outdoors Week.

The following trail projects and programs were honored by the Coalition for Recreation Trails for 2006. Click on the links to see details and photographs of the projects.

Indian Canyon Trailhead (CA) - Construction and Design of Trail-Related Facilities

Lake Russell Multi-Use Trail (GA) - Multiple-Use Management and Corridor Sharing

Upper Waiakea ATV/Dirt Bike Park (HI) - Construction and Design - Long Distance

Springs Valley Trail (IN) - Accessibility

Swallow Falls Trails and Muddy Creek Falls Overlook (MD) - Use of Youth Corps

Four Corners Farm (NH) - Environment and Wildlife Compatibility

County Line Acres Bikeway Development (OH) - Construction and Design - Local

W&OD Railroad Regional Park (VA) - Education and Communication

Wyoming State Trail Crew (WY) - Maintenance and Rehabilitation

The Recreational Trails Program was first created in 1991 as part of the ground-breaking legislation known as ISTEA, and was recently expanded and reauthorized through the 2005 "Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users'' (SAFETEA-LU). The RTP returns a portion of federal gasoline taxes generated by non-highway motorized recreation to the states for trail-related purposes. Under current legislation, the program is scheduled to receive:

• $70,000,000 for FY 2006
• $75,000,000 for FY 2007
• $80,000,000 for FY 2008
• $85,000,000 for FY 2009

To date over 8,000 projects have been funded, creating and enhancing recreational trails for millions of trail enthusiasts across the country.

www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/index.htm provides information on the program.

A searchable database of projects funded by the RTP is available online at: www.funoutdoors.info/rtphome.html. A recent agreement between the Federal Highway Administration and the Coalition for Recreational Trails assures that the collection of this data will continue for an additional three years.

The Coalition for Recreational Trails, a national organization representing the nation's major trail interests, has been working since 1992 to build awareness and understanding of the RTP, to support its implementation and to help insure that it receives adequate funding. For more information about CRT and its members, go to: www.funoutdoors.com/coalitions/crt.