From rails to trails : the making of America's active transportation network / Peter Harnik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harnik, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rail-trails--History--United States.

Rail-trails.

Bicycle trails--History--United States.

Bicycle trails.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy--History.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]

Summary:

"From Rails to Trails is the fascinating tale of the political rebirth of bicycle advocacy and of what happened to the railroad companies' thousands of abandoned corridors"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Queen of Trails

2. Why Were There So Many Rail Corridors?

3. Meanwhile, the Bicycle

4. Dark Days and a Seismic Shift

5. Is This Idea for Real?

6. Congress Steps In

7. It's Perfect! Who Could Be Against It?

8. The Movement Gels

9. Fighting for Rights in Court

10. Building the Political Base

11. Breaking into the Money Vault

12. City Trail, Country Trail

13. Bridges and Tunnels

14. Sharing the Corridor

15. Full Throttle Ahead

16. Filling the Gaps

17. Of Rail-Trails and Real Estate

18. If You Want to Count, You Have to Count

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (Project Muse, viewed on February 7, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4962-2653-4

1-4962-2206-7

OCLC:

1242407491