Off-road trails, paths, and greenways are win-win solutions, and they often become the backbone of a community’s bikeway or greenspace system. Our trail projects run the gamut from long, linear paved corridors to soft-surface mountain bike trails, hiking trails and even cross-country ski trails. Our expert trail designers are ready to solve the unique technical, environmental and political challenges posed by your project. We see each trail project as a slice of America’s landscape and culture. Each improvement enhances a community’s unique characteristics.
As with all our projects, we can take a trail or greenway idea from conception to completion. We can help at every step, including feasibility analysis, master planning, cost estimation, phasing, public involvement and funding strategies. We’ve written more than $50 million in successful grant applications. We develop bid documents, handle permitting and manage construction. We can write code language, develop signage and mapping, and facilitate public and agency involvement. We’re comfortable dealing with easements, public right-of-ways, railways, permitting and other issues associated with these projects.
Featured Projects
Grand Junction Corridor RWT Feasibility Study, Cambridge (MA)This proposed trail would be approximately two miles long and would connect to existing bike paths along the Charles River in Boston and Cambridge and to another proposed rail-with-trail in Somerville.
Learn More > Clarion/Little Toby Rail-with-Trail Feasibility Study, Elk County (PA)This project involved an interagency working group and non-profit trails organizations to resolve challenging issues related to maintaining both trail use and the railroad within a constrained corridor.
Learn More > Wissahickon Park Trail Construction Management, Philadelphia, PA
The Wissahickong Valley Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the nation's largest urban singletrack trail systems. In an effort to reduce the massive backlog of trail maintenance and reduce erosion, Friends of the Wissahickon undertook a multi-year trail reconstruction effort and retained Alta to provide construction management services.
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