Rails to Trails Conservancy, the nation's largest trails, walking and biking advocacy organization, has released progress ...

While recreational trail development in eastern Nebraska has hit a roadblock, progress is being made in the northwestern portion of the state to extend the nation’s longest rail-to-trail project, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tanya Mohn reports on road safety, sustainable transport, and cycling. Sep 23, 2025, 10:26pm EDT Sep 24, 2025, 02:38pm EDT “From ...

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The story of a 60-year struggle to convert abandoned railroads into trails for cycling and walking. Edward Norton narrates the story of one of the most unlikely social movements in American history: ...

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In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...

Step aboard PBS’s From Rails to Trails. The documentary premiering October 15 tracks the 60-year struggle of one of America’s most unlikely grassroots movements. Narrator Edward Norton plays conductor ...