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Huge news for documentary lovers and rec path enjoyers of all kinds: There’s a new documentary coming out on PBS later this month about the story of the rails-to-trails movement, one of the most epic, controversial and *still ongoing* tales in the history of American advocacy.

This week’s episode of the Brake features an interview with executive producer Peter Harnik, who literally wrote the book on the history of the movement, to talk about how it became one of the fiercest battles over public space in U.S. history … even making it to the Supreme Court.

  • Exclusive Excerpt: ‘Gridlock’ Sam’s Autonomous Car Thriller, ‘Autokill’
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    August 12, 2026
    The year is 2036. Autonomous Vehicles are everywhere. But when one of them kills a pedestrian, a federal “cybermarshal” wonders if it was just an “accident” … or something sinister.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines Cut Emissions in Half
    by Blake Aued
    August 12, 2026
    Of course walking and biking are emissions-free, but research increasingly shows replacing a gas car with an EV usually carries significant environmental benefits.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines Build It and They Will Come
    by Blake Aued
    August 11, 2026
    De we build infrastructure where people are already biking, or does the infrastructure encourage people to bike?
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