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California: A Community Blossoms
With Greenway Gardens
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New York: Small Town,
Big Trail Support
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Oklahoma: With a Little TLC,
a Rail-Trail Rebounds
From small-town hospitality to the
early blossoms of southern Mississippi,
the 41-mile Longleaf Trace offers an
especially warm welcome for winter
travelers.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JAKE LYNCH/RTC
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Eye On: Massachusetts
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TE: A New Name
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Trail Tales: Do you have a favorite
trailside bar or restaurant?
Alaska, Minnesota, New Zealand and
Wisconsin
The Midtown Greenway not only
ault Minneapolis to the top spot
among bike-friendly communities, the
rail-trail also created a new corridor for
the massive numbers of bike commuters
who stay loyal to two wheels, even in the
harshest conditions.
BY KAREN ASP
On the cover:
Minnesota’s Midtown Greenway
Photo by Ellie Kingsbury
Inset:
Mississippi’s Longleaf Trace
Photo by Jake Lynch/RTC
To create a metaphorical hallway that
linked cities and people through the
written word, Stein embarked on a 40-
day cycling journey, setting up improm-
ptu typing stations in more than 50
cities—including along several rail-trails.
BY SARA RAE LANCASTER
As the iconic Illinois Prairie Path passes
the half-century mark this year, two
couples reflect on their decades of
volunteer service on behalf of the trail.
BY TED VILLAIRE
With a host of new rail-trails, visitors to
northern Europe can trade ski poles for
biking gloves and see Scandinavia on two
wheels.
BY BEN KEENE
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