A New Year’s sunrise in Pittsburgh’s South Side. A New Year always calls for reflection, both on the year that was and the year ahead. Cycle Forward is buckled up for a busy year with the new P2P Regional Master Plan project. Most of our time and energy this coming year will be devoted to […]
Deciding on Trails
Knowing Better, Doing Better
My professional purpose is deeply tied to helping communities prosper through trails. I’ve been specializing in the Trail Town model since 2007 and spend a lot of time on this topic. And yet, I’m always learning and sometimes even have to reconsider what I thought I knew about Trail Towns. One of these moments occurred in 2023 when I learned that the Florida Trail Gateway Communities program was the first functioning Trail Town initiative. In that very moment, I realized I needed to update my book, Deciding on Trails.



