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.


Results from the Business Directory


Austin Parks Foundation

Austin, Texas

Since 1992, Austin Parks Foundation has been committed to ensuring the future of Austin’s parks, trails and green spaces. We provide resources, programming and funding to ensure access to parks for every Austinite. We cr...


1023 Springdale Rd #4B, Austin, Texas 78721
(512) 477-1566 • [email protected]
https://austinparks.org/

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/

Nevada Department of Transportation, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program

Carson City, Nevada

The bicycle is often thought of as one of the purest forms of transportation. We owe much of our modern transportation environment, including our roadways, to the early development and use of the bicycle. In modern times...


1263 South Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada 89712
(775) 888-7000 • [email protected]
https://www.dot.nv.gov/mobility/bicycle

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