PROGRAM 7: FROM RAILS TO TRAILS

Hosted by Bike New York

Panel Discussion with FROM RAILS TO TRAILS
Dan Protess – Producer, Writer, and Director of From Rails to Trails
Karen Imas – Steering Committee Member, Friends of the QueensWay
Robert Hammond – Co-founder and Executive Director, Friends of the High Line
Tamar Renaud – Associate Vice President and New York State Director, Trust for Public Land
Peter Harnik – Co-founder, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; Executive
Producer of From Rails to Trails; and Author

BUILDING THE BUFFALO Dir. Travis Rummel ⎮China, Kenya, Uganda, USA 2025 19min.
Building the Buffalo, from World Bicycle Relief, follows the creation of the durable Buffalo Bicycle designed to provide reliable transportation for marginalized rural communities. It highlights how this rugged bike empowers people, overcomes barriers, and transforms lives through sustainable innovation.

CRITICAL MASS Dir. Mark C. Burns ⎮USA 2025 5min.
A look at the NYPD's unfair practice of issuing criminal summonses to NYC bicyclists against the backdrop of Critical Mass.

INVISIBLE SYMPHONY - CICLAVIA : HEART OF LOS ANGELES Dir.  Briana Walden ⎮USA 2025 19min.
A chronicle of the inner workings of CicLAvia, a Los Angeles based non-profit, as they work to produce car free days across communities. Leading up to one of their largest events.

FROM RAILS TO TRAILS Dir. Dan Protess ⎮USA 2025 57min.
Narrated by Edward Norton, this film tells the surprising story of a pivotal American social movement: the transformation of thousands of miles of disused railroads into cycling and walking trails. Despite significant opposition and legal battles with private landowners, dedicated advocates successfully reclaimed these corridors for public use, establishing a nationwide network of scenic, car-free pathways.