Why create a Corridor Plan for the U.S. Bicycle Route System?
The vision is similar to how the U.S. Highway system developed over 80 years ago. Private route organizations blazed many of these routes, and then AASHTO created a national framework and designation plan to tie the routes together into a recognized system spanning the country. Just as the Lincoln Highway and the Yellowstone Trail helped form the U.S. Highway system, the Adventure Cycling Route Network along with the East Coast Greenway, Mississippi River Trail, and other routes can help form an expansive national network of U.S. Bicycle Routes.
