Podcasts Government Resources Radio From Rails to Trails, with Peter Harnik

From Rails to Trails, with Peter Harnik

Published: May 1, 2023, midnight

b'In this week\\u2019s episode, host Margaret Walls talks with Peter Harnik, cofounder of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, about grassroots and legislative efforts to repurpose abandoned railroad lines as recreational trails. Harnik discusses why the United States has so many abandoned railroad lines, the process of converting a railroad line into a trail, and the legislation that provides funding for trail projects.\\n\\nReferences and recommendations:\\n\\n\\u201cFrom Rails to Trails: The Making of America\\u2019s Active Transportation Network\\u201d by Peter Harnik; https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496222060/\\n\\nRails-to-Trails Conservancy; https://www.railstotrails.org/\\n\\n\\u201cStolen Focus\\u201d by Johann Hari; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634289/stolen-focus-by-johann-hari/'