2008 Achievement Awards for RTP-funded projects

Annual achievement awards presented by the Coalition for Recreational Trails:
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001| 2000

The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) has announced the winners of its "Annual Achievement Awards" in recognition of their outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds. The award winners were recognized at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2008 during the annual celebration for Great Outdoors Week.

Seven trail projects have been chosen by the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) as recipients of its tenth Annual Achievement Awards in recognition of their outstanding use of Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds. The trail projects and programs honored for 2008 are listed below by category of award. Click on the trail names to see details and photos:

Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Storms' Crossing - Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Trail (South Dakota)

Construction and Design
Wanoga Snopark Shelter (Oregon)

Education and Communication
ORV Maps and Educational Materials (Wyoming)

Multiple-Use Management and Corridor Sharing
Boundary Canal Trail – Phases I and II (Florida)

Environment and Wildlife Compatibility
Crestone Needle – Humboldt Peak Project (Colorado)

Accessibility Enhancement (Project)
Johnny Henderson Park Trail (Alabama)

Accessibility Enhancement (Overall Plan)
Florida Recreational Trails Program

A searchable database of projects funded by the RTP is available online at: www.funoutdoors.info/rtphome.html. A recent agreement between the Federal Highway Administration and the Coalition for Recreational Trails assures that the collection of this data will continue for an additional three years.

The Recreational Trails Program was first created in 1991 as part of the ground-breaking legislation known as ISTEA, and was expanded and reauthorized through the 2005 “Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users'' (SAFETEA-LU). The RTP returns a portion of federal gasoline taxes generated by non-highway motorized recreation to the states for trail-related purposes. Under current legislation, the program is scheduled to receive $80,000,000 for FY ’08 and $85,000,000 for FY ’09. To date over 8,000 projects have been funded, creating and enhancing recreational trails for millions of trail enthusiasts across the country. Information on the program can be found at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/index.htm.

The Coalition for Recreational Trails, a national organization representing the nation's major trail interests, has been working since 1992 to build awareness and understanding of the RTP, to support its implementation and to help insure that it receives adequate funding. For more information about CRT and its members, go to: www.funoutdoors.com/coalitions/crt.

See previous Recreational Trails Program Award Winners:

• 2008
• 2007
  
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000

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