AMC: Rail-Trail Effect: On The Success Of The Minuteman And Other Bike Paths

In many ways, this multi-use path, and my activity on it, exemplifies the tremendous power of the nation’s more than 20,000 miles of rail-trails. Beyond exceptional recreational resources, rail-trails are economic engines for local communities. They reduce traffic, cut global warming emissions, improve public health, and protect green corridors of car-free tranquility and wildlife.