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A few weeks back, we held a webinar with experts from around the country discussing various methods of measuring trail use. As the adage goes, "You can't manage what you don't measure." This rule is especially true for trails, which host a wide variety of transportation and recreation users. Learn how nonprofits, governments and the private sector are using trail counts to better understand bicycle and pedestrian behavior, and how these resources can assist your pathway. We discuss counter technology...

As part of the Detroit 2020 Project , WXYZ-TV took a look at the RiverWalk and the Dequindre Cut Greenway , two connecting trails created through public-private partnerships between the city of Detroit and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. As Blogroll member M-Bike.org points out , the Conservancy has taken the lead in the partnership, with staff dedicated to trail planning and maintenance. On a related note, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is also looking for volunteers to serve as RiverWalk...

In August, AAA Mid-Atlantic called for the elimination of critical, established programs that fund trails, walking and bicycling from our nation's transportation trust fund. De-funded programs would include Transportation Enhancements (TE), the largest funding source for trails and active transportation infrastructure. AAA says it supports all types of transportation, but that doesn't square with the above position, which would divert crucial money away from walking and bicycling and toward the highway...

Last week, RTC hosted The Secrets to Gardens on Urban Pathways , a webinar that offered tips and advice on how to start and maintain community gardens along trails in urban areas. Presenter Jesse Kurtz-Nicholl of Johns Hopkins University's Center for a Livable Future was joined by Urban Tilth executive director Doria Robinson and Park Guthrie of Wildcat Farms . With trail garden experience in Richmond, Calif., and Washington, D.C., the panel offered their expertise and took questions from the audience...

The challenges of safely navigating Los Angeles by bike are particularly difficult for new immigrants who depend on biking to and from work yet are not connected to the larger bicycling community. Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) is reaching out to these cyclists through their City of Lights program, which aims to help them ride safely and keep their equipment in good repair, as well as develop their potential to become local advocates for better bicycle facilities and education in their...

Edmonston, Md., is a town of a little more than 1,000 people in Prince George's County, just outside Washington, D.C. Its location along the Anacostia Tributary Trail System provides access by bicycle to major destinations, including Silver Spring and the Unviersity of Maryland at College Park. In the future, two planned off-road connections in D.C. will extend the trail network south along the Anacostia River and provide an off-road route to downtown Washington via the Metropolitan Branch Trail...

On June 5, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy celebrated National Trails Day by hosting an event with Kaiser Permanente on the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The event, called Meet the Met: Party on the Met Branch Trail , introduced surrounding communities to a new pathway that had opened only one month before . While some area residents had been involved with the long history of getting the trail built, many in the surrounding neighborhoods didn't know that the trail existed. By working with our partners to...

To mark the occasion of Minneapolis joining the National Association of City Transportation Officials , Streetfilms visited the City of Lakes to document what that city is doing to make active transportation a part of everyday life. New trails and connecting infrastructure, much of it funded through the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program , have been key to boosting the numbers of bicyclists and pedestrians. Also supporting the top-notch infrastructure are community-based programs and amenities...