Trails and Greenways
The initial idea may sound quite simple: transform an abandoned rail bed into a trail; build a path along a busy road; connect a township to a regional greenway. Toole Design eagerly takes on the complex challenge of working with local, regional, and state agencies as well as property owners and private corporations to plan, design, and build trails and greenways. Whether the outcome is a transportation project to improve multimodal access or a placemaking initiative focused on sparking an economic renaissance, our experts know how to transform ideas into reality. Our reward is to watch as people and communities come together to build, and ultimately enjoy, their trail.
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Featured Projects
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FHWA Development of Guidebooks on Trails as Resilient Infrastructure
National
Trails can be a climate solution, as they shift more trips to walking, biking, and rolling. But trails can be…
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Maryland Statewide Strategic Trails Plan
Maryland
Maryland’s trails already connect people to some of the state’s most memorable places, from waterfronts and parks to historic towns…
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Fall Line Trail Vision Plan
Central Virginia
The Fall Line is a 43-mile regional trail running from Ashland to Petersburg through the heart of historic Richmond. Championed…
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San Francisco Bay Trail Planning and Design
Bay Area, CA
The San Francisco Bay Trail is one of the nation’s most ambitious regional trail networks: a planned 500-mile pedestrian and…
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Joe Louis Greenway Framework Plan
Detroit, MI
Once the center of the automotive industry, Detroit, Michigan is working to reclaim its vacant rail corridors after years of…
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Mary Black Rail Trail Extension
Spartanburg, SC
Toole Design oversaw the design of the Hub City Hopper, a one-mile extension of the Mary Black Rail Trail in…
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