TREAD was chosen to participate in the Rails to Trails Accelerator Program

Building Momentum for Trails in Douglas County

We’re excited to share TREAD and the Town of Mansfield has been selected for the inaugural TrailNation Accelerator cohort, a national project led by Rails to Trails Conservancy that supports rural and small-town communities working to advance connected trail networks.

Over the course of the year-long program, we’ll work with RTC and other cohort teams across the country to align vision, resources and collaboration strategies, building on time-tested lessons and successes from economic and community development. 

By combining capacity building, technical assistance and peer learning, the Accelerator supports resilient trail network planning rooted in local priorities and equips communities to turn vision into long-term impact.

To learn more about the TrailNation Accelerator, please visit: LINK. 

Made possible with generous support from the REI Cooperative Action Fund and building on RTC’s TrailNation initiative—the organization’s flagship program to accelerate the pace of trail network development nationwide through model projects, a playbook for action and a national peer network—the Accelerator connects local progress to national momentum. Through a hands-on, cohort-based experience, participants receive tailored technical assistance, practical tools and peer connections to turn trail visions into actionable, locally driven plans.