But Alabama is one of the most biodiverse states east of the Mississippi River. It’s a chapter of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the nation’s largest trail organization, dedicated to connecting the ...

ANNISTON — The city of Anniston will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 24 to celebrate the grand opening of the extension of the Chief Ladiga Trail. The event coincides with Alabama Rails to ...

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 ...

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: ...

If there’s one type of trail that feels made for e-bikes, it’s the classic U.S. rail-to-trail corridor. These long, ...

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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 ...

There are 26,000 beautiful miles of rail-trails in America and so many great stories to tell and so many more I’d like to have told. But I focused on the larger points about the movement. We started ...