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Welcome to the Assessments stage of building a multi use trail!

Now it’s time to get into the details and measure technical, political and economic portions of your project.

It is crucial to perform a land use assessment. This will assess if a trail is feasible to build in the area. Mapping the area to figure out geological features will help to assess the feasibility.

This assessment assessed the physical conditions of the site of the actual trail which will help in determining the cost of the trail in the economic impact analysis.

Understanding the history and culture along the projected trail is important to study. Historical sites can be marked to inform future trail users of the area and help to protect the area.

In each surrounding city of the trail, general data was collected to assess the current economic state of each city. General information like number of buildings, vacancy rate, and events were collected to help write up the economic impact analysis.

Creating an Economic Impact Assessment helps analyze and measure the potential effects of a certain event on the economy of a particular area. Click here to learn more about the number crunching part of the project!

The importance of collecting a cost estimate is to determine whether or not your project is feasible; whether the benefits outweigh the costs.

This section includes direction on how to conduct a Public Opinion Poll. Getting the feedback from surrounding community members that your project will be directly affecting is very crucial for these are the people who will have to deal with the trail everyday.

Public meetings are a great tool to receive feedback from the community that your trail will be designed to serve. Learn about how to facilitate a great work session and gain the most from your team.

Marketing and advertising are important aspects to all business activities. In order to spread awareness of the work being done, marketing and advertising should take place.