Resource Category: Engineering Design & Techniques

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Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit organization and leader in the local sustainability movement.
Sustainable Jersey strives to connect elected and appointed officials, municipal staff, and green team volunteers with resources that can help them identify strategies, implement initiatives, and share their successes with others.
Acting with state agencies, nonprofit organizations, foundations, academia and industry, Sustainable Jersey researches best practices for what communities could and should do to contribute to a sustainable future.
Sustainable Jersey provides tools, training and financial incentives to support communities as they pursue sustainability programs.

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Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region is the proud home of the Circuit Trails, a vast regional network of hundreds of miles of multi-use trails that is growing in size each year. The Circuit Trails network connects our local communities, providing endless opportunities for getting around, getting outside and getting together with loved ones and fellow community members.

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For over three decades, EZ Dock has been at the forefront of revolutionizing waterfront experiences. Founded by two passionate water enthusiasts, our simple goal — to create practical, inclusive, accessible, attractive, eco-friendly dock systems designed for people who truly love the water.
EZ Dock, has developed a pioneering solution that has since transformed the industry and delighted countless customers across residential, commercial, industrial and government sectors.

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For more than 20 years, BoardSafe Docks has designed, engineered, and manufactured waterfront structures that make lakes, rivers, and shorelines accessible to people of all abilities. Accessibility is not an add-on to BoardSafe’s work — it is the core of it. The company specializes in ADA-compliant and adaptive water-access solutions that let people with disabilities, older adults, veterans, and families participate fully in paddling, fishing, rowing, and simply getting close to the water.

BoardSafe’s product line includes adaptive kayak and canoe launches, accessible fishing piers, transfer systems, gangways with compliant slopes, floating docks, and pedestrian bridges — each engineered on the company’s heavy-duty, marine-grade aluminum framing for durability in public and high-traffic settings. In 2025, BoardSafe’s adaptive kayak launch was recognized with an INNOVATEAble award for advancing inclusive outdoor recreation.

BoardSafe partners with municipalities, parks departments, conservation groups, and institutions to bring inclusive water access to public spaces across the country. Every dock, launch and pier is designed and built to meet ADA and safety requirements while standing up to years of public use — the result is durable, welcoming water access that invites everyone to the water’s edge.

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At Rails to Trails Conservancy, we are building a nation connected by trails. We re-imagine public spaces to create safe ways for everyone to walk, bike and be active outdoors. Since 1986, RTC has worked to bring the power of trails to more communities across the country, serving as the national voice for the rail-trail movement. With more than 1 million grassroots supporters, 25,000+ miles of rail-trails on the ground nationwide and more than 9,000 miles of rail-trails ready to be built, our focus is on linking these corridors—creating trail networks that connect people and places, bringing transformative benefits to communities all across the country. Our flagship initiatives—the Great American Rail-Trail®, TrailNation™ and TrailLink.com™—bring that strategy to life, connecting millions of people by trail.

They also have a great resource for trail builders – Trail-Building Toolbox

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Princeton Hydro is a small business consulting firm committed to improving our ecosystems, quality of life, and communities for the better. We provide integrated ecological and engineering consulting services throughout the Northeast to create resilient, sustainable, regenerative, and nature-based solutions from concept to construction. Our landscape architecture services emphasize accessible passive outdoor recreation by designing inclusive trails, overlooks, and gathering spaces that go beyond ADA compliance and allow people of all abilities to experience natural areas with minimal environmental disturbance. We integrate nature-based design, clear circulation, and community-focused visioning to ensure accessible, intuitive, and welcoming outdoor environments.