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Community Connections
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Washington: Maureen Hoffmann
steps up for a more walkable, bikeable
Burien.
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Florida: In Tallahassee, Scot Benton
built a house—and opened a door.
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Minnesota: Remembering active-
transportation champion James
Oberstar
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Rail-Trail Report
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Destination: Virginia
With its Civil War history, natural beauty
and small-town charms, Virginia’s seven-
mile Chessie Nature Trail promises a
pleasant and poignant fall excursion for
day-trippers.
By Frank N. Carlson
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Members Network
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Tracks ’n’ Ties
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Eye On: Oregon’s Salmonberry
Corridor Rail-Trail
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Trail Tales: Western Pennsylvania teach
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Greetings From…
New Jersey, North Dakota, South
Carolina and California
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Made in Detroit
The Motor-less City:
As Detroit’s trail
networks and biking
culture continue to expand, a
new transportation legacy is
being created for the former
automobile capital of the world
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By JAKE LYNCH
On the cover:
Justin Dorris of Detroit Bike City
along the Detroit River
Photo by Joe Gall
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Cleveland’s Way Forward
The logical optimist: The executive
director of Bike Cleveland shares his
vision for a balanced car-bicycle network
and why it’s critical to the city’s future.
By Amy Kapp
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Transforming Atlanta
Atlanta’s BeltLine: The most ambitious
transportation and economic
development project in the history
of Atlanta is causing the city’s
neighborhoods to re-envision their
connectivity and their identity.
By Rebecca Serna
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A View From…Rail-Trail Art
Across America, communities are
embracing art to invoke some
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local color” on their trails—from
commissioned works to not-so-official
masterpieces popping up along corridors.
By Danielle Taylor
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