published Dec 2019
Mileage can be marked off on signs, posts, stones, or stencils on the pavement.
published Dec 2019
Specific skills used in planning individual trails and greenways; identifying routes and experiences for park systems; developing plans for regional and statewide systems; developing goals and objectives for trail projects.
published Dec 2019
Specific skills used in trails and greenways work: layout of trails; design for different trail activities; types of trails.
published Nov 2019
by Taylor Goodrich with American Trails
Trailshaping is a system of understanding in which simple, everyday forces shape (generate) the big picture, details, and nuances of all trails and all trail types, as well as context-specific trail planning, design, construction, maintenance, and management.
published Nov 2019
One of the most difficult trail facilities to accomplish is a crossing of an active rail line.
published Nov 2019
American Trails contributor Dianne Martin shares some tips on how to safely share trails with horses.
published Oct 2019
by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC)
American communities today are at a crossroads. For the past 70 years, the automobile has been the dominant mode of transportation and has received the lion’s share of federal and state transportation investment. Engineers have prioritized maximum car throughput and free-flowing speed or level of service as markers of transportation efficiency and success. Now, communities across America are looking for ways to strike a better balance so that residents might have more transportation choices and a higher quality of life. Multimodal transportation systems that prioritize human-centered mobility are in high demand.
published Oct 2019
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) released a report this week detailing how investing in active transportation positively impacts communities.
published Sep 2019
Trails and greenways create an opportunity to teach visitors about history, the environment, and the community
published Sep 2019
by Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
A Washington State DOT guide to designing shared-use paths.
published Aug 2019
The Wildlife and Trail Planning Checklist is a sequence of wildlife-related questions and possible steps to consider in planning a trail.
published Jul 2019
by Michael Osborne with Five Rivers MetroParks
The challenges of balancing ecological protection, physical management and social demands on natural surface hiking, equestrian, mountain biking and multi-use trails can be overwhelming. However, it IS possible to meet these challenges by designing sustainable trails that are created to last into the next century.
