published Apr 2001
While developers and government officials spent two decades and millions of dollars trying to turn this valley into a destination downhill ski resort, residents quietly built and maintained a world-class cross-country skiing area.
published Sep 2011
This study identifies the economic and health impacts of bicycling in Iowa.
published Jul 2010
This study found that habitual off-road vehicle riders had physiological characteristics that were equivalent, or slightly superior, to members of the general population on important fitness and health variables.
published Jan 2010
A Guide for Attracting Bicyclists to New York’s Canal Communities
posted Feb 19, 2018
Join us in learning more about how the next generation plays a vital role in land stewardship, greenway development, and trail building.
published Dec 2000
This literature review discusses how urban form affects public health, specifically through the ways in which the built environment encourages or discourages physical activity levels.
published Jul 2014
An assessment and user profile of New York's longest multi-use trail
posted Jan 16, 2020
A 2019 Purdue Road School presentation asking, do trails offer a direct economic benefit?
published Jan 2005
The authors review is distinguished from other surveys of open space that have been done in recent years by its broad focus on non-use values for all types of open space, and because it reviews primarily, although not exclusively, studies of applications in North America.
posted Jun 11, 2019
by Hank Osborn with New York - New Jersey Trail Conference
Learn how trail steward and trail-building programs have worked to make the public better informed and more responsible trail users while protecting the resource.
published Jun 2002
This analysis compares the original Users Survey taken in the spring of 1999 with a follow-up study conducted in 2001. The comparison measures any changes in usage behavior.
