MTGA Trails Toolkit

Google-Mapping Webinar

meredith — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:25:14 +0000

Todd Scott , MTGA Detroit Greenways Coordinator, speaks about updating Google Maps for trails. Google Maps has become the standard mapping program for Internet users and millions use the trails, bike lane, and bike route data every day. Google maintains the mapping by relying on crowd-sourcing through their Map Maker program. You’ll learn the best practices as well as the tricks to using Map Maker most effectively. We’ll also discuss Google Fusion tables along with some demonstrations that show bike parking and traffic crash data overlaid on a Google Map.

Click on the link below to download the webinar and enjoy!

Google-Mapping Webinar

Navigating Social Media

meredith — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:16:45 +0000

Nipa Shah, President of the digital marketing company, Jenesys Group, speaks about the importance of social media management. Social media, in all its various forms, has become one of the most powerful marketing tools today. Learn how trails can benefit from these tools, gain useful tips, and distinguish between formats for the best distribution of your content. Also discover some easy tricks for generating new content and how to easily link between formats.

Click the link below to download the video and enjoy!

Social Media Webinar

Economic Benefits of Trails for Property Values

nancy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:14 +0000

New research from the University of Cincinnati suggests that location near nature trails could hold a financial benefit for homeowners and ultimately neighboring communities.

http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=14300

Starting an Organization

nancy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:33:58 +0000

This article outlines the basic steps to starting your own organization, whether it’s a non-profit,
for-profit corporations, government agencies or committees. It also mentions the “6 P’s) of healthy organization- people, purpose, projects/products, policies, promotion, payment.

starting-an-organization

Residential Property Values

nancy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:25:38 +0000

This paper examines the impacts of a multipurpose trail on residential property values.

Residential

Going on a Road Diet

nancy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:21:43 +0000

This article from Public Roads Magazine speaks of the benefits of narrowing travel lanes or shoulders to provide space for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Going on a Road Diet- Public Roads

Complete Streets Funding for Michigan 2011

nancy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:54:06 +0000

This chart lists the funding sources and eligible project types for the year 2011. It also mentions completed projects across Michigan and the Great Lakes Region.

Complete Streets Funding for Michigan 2011

Sample Trail Closure Process

nancy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:33:41 +0000

This is a sample trail closure process from San Jose, California.

http://www.sjparks.org/Trails/TrailsContractorResources.asp

Trail Town Manual

nancy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:23:46 +0000

This manual from the Great Allegheny Passage will guide you through an evaluation and development strategy to strengthen connections to your trail and maximize the trail users’ experience.

Trail Town Manual

2010 Annual Report on Kalamazoo River Valley Trail Programs

nancy — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:44:45 +0000

This report details the implementation of a grant from the Kellogg Foundation for trail programming on the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail. See how this grant has helped forge new partnerships and maximized trail benefits through new programming efforts.