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WASHINGTON, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) today announced results from its latest survey of outdoor activity showing the role the nation s trails can serve in helping Americans become more physically active a goal that can help reduce the risk of at least 20 chronic diseases and conditions and protect against severe COVID-19.
The nation’s multiuse trails can help Americans become more physically active a goal that can help reduce the risk of chronic disease and protect against severe COVID-19. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy encourages people to use the nation’s trails to build routine physical activity into their day-to-day lives. Get creative ideas for being active outside, tips for recreating responsibly this spring and summer, and maps of trails near you at railstotrails.org.
Opinion: The Bay Bridge needs a climate-friendly makeover and it needs one now
Ben Kaufman and Carter Lavin
May 12, 2021
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Traffic flows through the Bay Bridge toll plaza in 2017.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle
California is known around the world as a leader in the fight against climate change. The state has an ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels. Unfortunately, we’re on a trajectory to fall far short of this goal by the 2030 deadline unless we make bold and immediate changes.
A recent report by California State Auditor Elaine Howle specifically points to transportation-related emissions as the problem. Howle’s audit found California saw an uptick in transportation emissions since 2013. To step up our climate game, we need to make it easier for people to get around without cars.
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‘Celebrate Trails Day’ at Urbana Depot
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The Simon Kenton Pathfinders (SKP) will participate in the national Rails to Trails event “Celebrate Trails Day” on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be held at the Urbana Depot on Miami Street, the trail head of the Simon Kenton Trail.
Celebrate Trails Day was created by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) to promote local multi-use recreational trails. The Simon Kenton Pathfinders, an all-volunteer local nonprofit, built, maintains and promotes the Simon Kenton Trail in Champaign and Logan counties.
The RTC has helped local communities throughout the nation build and connect over 2,400 miles of rail-trails with another 8,000 miles currently in planning stages or under construction. Southwest Ohio has the largest amount of dedicated and paved trails in the country with nearly 400 miles of interconnected trails and more in the works.