On Wednesday the Capital Trails Coalition released a report coming to a shocking conclusion: trails are good, actually. Prepared by ESI Solutions and published by the coalition of organizations such as the Washington Area Bicyclists Association and the Rails to Trails Conservancy, the report outlines and quantifies the economic, health, and environmental benefits of completing the network. According to the report, not only is the region growing and widely supportive of trails, but the COVID-19 pandemic has also sent demand skyrocketing — and 53% of those surveyed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments said they expect to walk more post-pandemic. A map of the Capitl Trails Network from the Captial Trails Coalition report.