Resource Library:

Trails As Transportation



published Sep 2018

FAQ: Our roads are in bad shape... why spend money on trails?

by American Trails Staff

There is a huge amount of evidence that trails add value to properties and bring in significant increases in tourism spending, that roads just do not have.


published Jun 2012

Trails in a Transportation World

by Stuart Macdonald

Can trails and bikeways compete with other transportation priorities?


published Apr 2012

The Longest Trail Starts Here

by Stuart Macdonald

We usually set out on a trail knowing how far we’ll go and where it ends. However, the journey to secure reliable funding for our trails and public lands is the trail that never ends.


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Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC)

Portland, Oregon

We inform transportation decision making through research, building the capacity of the transportation workforce, supporting the education of future transportation professionals, and engaging students in research.


PO Box 751 | Street Address: Fourth Avenue Building at PSU 1900 SW Fourth Ave., Suite 175, Portland, Oregon 97207
(503) 725-2896 • mailto:[email protected]
https://trec.pdx.edu/

The Street Trust

Portland, Oregon

The Street Trust staff and board are committed to creating communities where people can meet their daily transportation needs through active transportation.


618 NW Glisan St #401, Portland, Oregon 97209
(503) 226-0676 • [email protected]
https://www.thestreettrust.org/

Active Transportation Alliance

Chicago, Illinois

Active Trans is a coalition of people who are working to make walking, biking, and transit safe and easy options for getting around Chicagoland.


35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1782, Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 427-3325 • [email protected]
https://activetrans.org/

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