UNDERNEWS: 4000 mile trail will let folks bike from coast to coast

June 3, 2020

4000 mile trail will let folks bike from coast to coast

Return to Now - For the first time in history, a coast-to-coast bike trail will connect nearly 4,000 miles of the country from Washington, D.C. to Washington State.The Great American Rail-Trail was announced last month by the non-profit Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, which has been working with state and local governments to transform former railroad corridors into multi-purpose public paths for the last year and a half.

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Anonymous said...: It's a lovely thing to turn rails to trails, but I am concerned that in the not too distant future, some of those trails may need to be returned to rails. If the US gets serious about reducing fossil fuel use, using trains for domestic shipping and travel may experience a rebirth. At least with transitioning from rails to trails it will be easier to return to rails if that capacity is needed.; June 4, 2020 at 1:40 PM

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