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This April, one of our long-standing partners, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSFL), has launched a community engagement campaign called The Pursuit . This month-long voting competition invites BCBSFL's Facebook fans to vote for their favorite nonprofit, and we're excited that Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is one of three organizations on the ballot! If we get the most votes by the end of the month, we could win up to $3,000 for our trail-building work in Florida -- not to mention great promotion...

Bringing up tax hikes or new taxes in the current political climate is a scary prospect. Nevertheless, a panel of transportation experts brought together by the Commonwealth Club did just that as they investigated what's possible in the current anti-tax climate. Dr. Asha Weinstein Agrawal of Mineta Transportation Institute presented the results of the institute's latest nationwide opinion survey , which analyzed public support for options to increase the gas tax or institute a mileage tax to fill...

For the past three years, the Department of Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services of the city of San Jose, Calif., has conducted an extensive user count and survey of its major trails and greenways. This year's count, which was conducted on September 23, has resulted in some encouraging statistics: Usage is up: The overall number of trail users was 9.6 percent higher than a year ago Most use the trails for transportation: 53 percent of trail users reported their primary use of the trail was...

Via Safe Routes to School National Partnership : On September 17, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a new program: Communities Putting Prevention to Work. Thirty to forty communities will receive a total of $373 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) dollars through this competitive grant program to support interventions that reduce obesity (through improved physical activity and nutrition) and/or reduce tobacco use. Communities can apply for either...