About Us
About Tri-State Trails
Our mission is to connect people and places with a regional trail and bikeway network that enhances vibrancy and equity in our community.
Advocate for connecting and expanding the regional trail and bikeway network
Collect and maintain data on trails locally
Provide technical assistance to local governments and community groups
Connect trail planners, managers, advocates and users to share best practices
Promote and celebrate existing trails in the Tri-State
Tri-State Trails is an initiative of Green Umbrella, Greater Cincinnati’s regional sustainability alliance. Green Umbrella leads collaboration, incubates ideas and catalyzes solutions that create a resilient, sustainable region for all. We envision a vibrant community where sustainability is woven into our ways of life. Our systems-level work has the goal of improving the health of our region's people, climate and landscape.
We’re moving forward!
Since we began our work in 2012, more than 30 miles of trails and 63 miles of on-road bikeways have been built, and more than 150 partners are collaborating to connect our region.
SEE OUR PROGRESS →
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Thanks to the support of our partners, volunteers and donors, we continue to move toward a more connected, more active Tri-State region.
Meet Our Team
Wade Johnston, AICP - Director
An avid commuter cyclist and outdoor enthusiast, Wade is working to change people's everyday interaction with the built environment and the outdoors in Greater Cincinnati. Wade joined Tri-State Trails as its first full time staff member in 2015. He earned his Bachelor of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning with a focus on multi-modal transportation, Geographic Information Science, and public relations. He previously worked for several years as a planning and zoning consultant in the private sector. Wade is an active member of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Rachel Culley - Trail & Bikeway Coordinator
Rachel is passionate about the power active transportation has to improve economic vitality, public health, and civic equity. A recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s Bachelor of Urban Planning program at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Rachel supported Tri-State Trails' Trail Monitoring Program in 2018 and 2019. Prior to joining the Tri-State Trails team full time in 2020, she served as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Cincinnati’s Mill Creek valley neighborhoods. Rachel's ultimate goal is to foster a community that is more connected, with healthy people and a resilient environment.
Nathan Alley - Sierra Club & New Richmond Planning Commission
Jason Barron - Red Bike
Larry Bloomfield - Cincinnati Cycle Club & Queen City Bike
Brad Bowers - Anderson Township
Scott Brunka - City of Lebanon
Matt Butler - The Devou Good Project
Na Chen - University of Cincinnati
Terry Duffy - Whitewater Canal Trail
Megan Folkerth - Interact for Health
Nick Garuckas - City of Hamilton
Wade Johnston - Tri-State Trails / Green Umbrella
Summer Jones - OKI Regional Council of Governments
Andy Lawrence - Grant County Heritage Trail
Daniel Menetrey - Boone County Fiscal Court
Ryan Mooney-Bullock - Green Umbrella
Jenifer Moore - AAA
Becky Osinksi - Great Parks of Hamilton County
Jason Reser - Reser Bicycle Outfitters
John Schroder - Christ Hospital
Jesse Urbanscik - Colerain Township
Rob Wile - City of Hamilton Resident
Tanner Yess - Mill Creek Alliance
Bob Yoder - Southbank Partners & City of Dayton, KY