Blog 2 of 4 about the Empire State Trail By: Bill Sprengnether, Senior Design Associate, Alta Planning + Design The Empire State Trail (EST) will be the longest multi-use trail in the US. We caught up with Alta Senior Design Associate, Bill Sprengnether, to see how this first-of-its-kind project is being designed. Q: What’s your […]
Natural surface trails serve as valuable recreational amenities for millions of Americans. Hikers, mountain bikers, equestrians, trail runners, nature-viewers, and dog-walkers routinely enjoy the physical and mental health benefits provided by natural surface trails. Convenient access to natural surface trails and open space is increasingly a major quality of life indicator for many Americans. Just […]
In 2015, the New Mexico legislature established a vision for a 500-mile, cross-state, recreational trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding along the Rio Grande. With the intention of moving the Rio Grande Trail from vision to reality, the State Parks Division hired Alta to lead an 18-month master planning process. In December 2018, the […]
By Jason Reyes, AICP, Associate, Alta Planning + Design While traveling in October, I was impressed by Switzerland’s wayfinding system for hiking. It’s a simple system, but it is applied consistently in each city and rural area throughout the country is what makes it so useful. They are simply yellow signs that state the name […]
