![]() ![]() If you are interested in corporate sponsorship or a personal gift of significance, email Great American Rail-Trail would not be possible without 145+ existing trails across the country that will host the preferred route between Washington, D.C., and Washington State. Support RTC today in its work to complete the Great American Rail-Trail and continue connecting trails across the country. Sign up for news about the Great American Rail-Trail, and join RTC as we work with hundreds of partners across the country to connect these trails and complete this vision. This is America’s trail, and it will take all of us through advocacy, volunteerism and donations to make it a reality. The Great American Rail-Trail won’t be completed overnight, and it won’t be completed without the help of trail lovers across the country. Learn more about Great American Rail-Trail catalyst initiatives. ![]() Through these initiatives, RTC will support local and state partners, investing time, expertise and organizational resources in specific projects that are important to the ultimate completion of the Great American Rail-Trail. For example, along the preferred route of the Great American, RTC will provide trail planning assistance for completing trail gaps generate public funding support for future trail development or open trail improvements advocate for local and state trail priorities, and provide communications support and strategy to advance trail priorities along the route and conduct research critical to advancing trail priorities. ![]() In addition, RTC has identified initial catalyst initiatives-projects or challenges that can spur trail completion and would most benefit from RTC’s breadth of resources. RTC national leadership is necessary to connect this trail-with a focus on negotiations between states and across jurisdictions, advocacy for trail funding at the state and federal levels, trail mapping analytics and planning, and marketing. It will take a significant effort to ensure that the Great American Rail-Trail is well aligned as gaps are filled and the trail is completed between Washington, D.C., and Washington State. While the Great American Rail-Trail wouldn’t be possible without the work and partnership of the entire trails community, RTC is focused on leveraging its national expertise and organizational resources in support of trail completion. Thanks to the incredible work of the entire trails community-from RTC itself, to trail managers, state agencies and countless volunteers-the potential route for this trail is more than 52 percent complete. What is Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s role in building the Great American Rail-Trail?įor decades, RTC has known the potential of building a rail-trail that spans the country, but the viability of this pursuit wasn’t confirmed until recently. ![]()
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