Beginning in the 1960s, the rails-to-trails movement has sought to turn the abandoned routes of former train lines into paths for people to enjoy on foot or by bicycle. They offer a perfect way to get ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: The above video is KXAN coverage of the Bergstrom Spur Trail from Jan. 10, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council will vote this week on funding for a new trail that will transform ...

A stretch of land in Chicago’s western suburbs that once felt the rumble of passing trains now carries the steady footsteps ...

A family from Peabody, Massachusetts spent their life savings to create a unique tourist attraction in New Hampshire. Now, they're fighting to save it. Gary and Carolyn LeBlanc launched Scenic ...

The Burke-Gilman Trail is about 20 miles, but the road to becoming a Seattle transportation icon is vastly longer. “From Rails to Trails,” a new PBS documentary narrated by Edward Norton premiering ...

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 ...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It's fairly common to see areas along abandoned railroad tracks converted to recreational trails, but changing an existing road to a trail seems a bit more unusual. But ...

Clive, Des Moines, Grimes, Urbandale, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights plan to petition the federal government to turn what may soon be a more than 12-mile stretch of abandoned railroad into a new ...

It was once a busy branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Now, coyotes prowl one of New York City’s last wild places. What will it become next? Credit... Supported by By Christopher Maag Photographs by ...