posted Jul 14, 2020
by Lora Goerlich with Equestrian Trails and Facilities Consultant LLC
Contributing author and equine trail expert Lora Goerlich shares her thoughts on why leash laws need to be taken seriously.
posted Jun 15, 2020
Best Management Practice Goal: The water trail actively engages local communities and trail users, who provide support and advocacy for the maintenance and stewardship of the water trail.
posted Mar 10, 2020
By recognizing the common goals that all trail user types share, and fighting for those goals together, it is possible to create a real and positive impact on the trails world.
posted Mar 3, 2020
OHV recreation provides vital funding for all trail types through a fuel tax that funds the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), yet too often there are conflicts between motorized trail users and the broader trail community. American Trails talked to Mathew Giltner of the Silver State Off-Road Alliance in Nevada about the importance of OHV trails, and how we can start bridging communication gaps.
posted Feb 19, 2020
That trails don’t just exist that they need to be maintained, that they need to be supported financially and politically or they are at threat of disappearing.
posted Feb 3, 2020
by Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
A Washington State DOT guide to designing shared-use paths.
posted Jan 29, 2020
Several themes emerged from this review of the e-bike literature. E-bike use has grown dramatically over the past decade and there is little evidence to suggest this growth will slow in the coming decade.
posted Jan 28, 2020
This study found that were many misconceptions about what constitutes an eMTB. These misconceptions seem to foster fears and concerns about trail conflict, access, and the morality of individuals using eMTBs.
posted Jan 21, 2020
The purpose was to examine 9 adult activity settings in 25 community parks to determine the most and least frequently used by gender, physical-activity (PA) intensity, and ethnicity.
posted Jan 20, 2020
To better understand and promote physical activity on a newly constructed trail, the present study examined the demographic characteristics and physical activity behaviors of trail users
posted Dec 30, 2019
Specific skills used in management of trails and greenways: facility management; urban trail and bike/ped management; visitor management.
posted Dec 11, 2019
The Trail Town Program® is an initiative of The Progress Fund working in small rural towns across western Pennsylvania and western Maryland
