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May 20, 2025 59 mins

For Episode 192 we have Jennifer Clinton and J.T. Horn both of the Trust for Public Land. Earlier this year the Trust for Public Land Partnered with IMBA to author a report on the Economic Impact of Mountain Biking. They also presented this report at the International Trail Summit that was held this past April in Madison, WI. We dug into the report itself along with some takeaways from the International Trail Summit during this conversation.

Topics Include:

  • About the Trust for Public Land
  • Jennifer Clinton’s Backstory and background in economics
  • Lab for Land and People
  • The partnerships that were created to make this report happen
    • IMBA and TPL
  • Creating the Economic Impact of Mountain Biking Report
    • Selecting data that was published in the past 10 years
    • Mountain Bike Specific Data (not all-inclusive cycling data)
  • Key Findings in the report
  • Planning Considerations – Outside of trails for the community to be successful
  • Chattanooga, TN – Example Community
  • Gorham, NH – Example Community
  • Events and what the event can bring to the community both during and outside of the event.
  • Highlights and Findings that may have been surprising to Jennifer and JT
  • Attending the International Trail Summit
    • Concurrent Session about the report (Co Presenting w/ IMBA)
    • Feedback during / from the presentation
  • Best Practices for using the report
  • Another takeaway from the International Trail Summit – Redhead Bike Park, Chisholm, MN
  • Closing Comments

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Trust for Public Land: https://www.tpl.org/

Economic Impact of Mountain Biking Report: https://www.tpl.org/resource/econmountainbiking

 

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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

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