Jeff Gannon of Affordable Trail Solutions (#68)

Trail EAffect Episode 68 Jeff Gannon of Affordable Trail Solutions

• Jeff Gannon Back Story
• Building in Arkansas
  • Seeps
• Access and Planning as the way forward for accelerating building
  • Benefits seen in NW Arkansas Trails
• Arkansas State Parks / and the State of Arkansas embracing mountain biking
• Starting Affordable Trail Solutions Trail Building Company
• Working with the Nature Conservancy for Trail Building
• Trends in Trail Building according to Jeff
  • Trail Maintenance
  • Limited Volunteers for Maintenance
• More Trails Close to Home
• A discussion about a Trail Maintenance Fund and / or other ways to supplement Trail Maintenance
  • Trail Adoption Program
• What’s going on with ATS in 2022
• ATS and Drones / YouTube
• Training Volunteers for Trail Maintenance
• What makes a great trail community according to Jeff
• Removing Ball Fields and Replacing them with Bicycle Playgrounds
  • Rail Yard
• Bringing Affordable Trails to Smaller Communities
• Pumptracks should be Asphalt / Hard Surfaced to elevate maintenance
• Pickleball Courts
• Closing Comments
• Bonus Content
  • Patreon VS Industry Funding / Sponsorship and Trail EAffect
  • Value of the Trail EAffect Podcast
  • The Purpose of the Trail EAffect Podcast
  • Funding for Trail Planning / Design, Advocacy and Maintenance
  • Companies that give back to Trails
  • Confusion around one Major Company giving back to trails, listen to find out...
  • Robot Shifting and Bluetooth Dropper Posts

Links:

Affordable Trail Solutions: https://www.affordabletrails.com/

Affordable Trail Solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXciToHUC2znPlnC5rB_a4A/featured

Affordable Trail Solutions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Affordable-Trail-Solutions-717382101949793/

Affordable Trail Solutions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/affordabletrailsolutions/?hl=en

Bluffton Preserve on Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/bluffton-preserve-46745/

Rattlesnake Ridge on Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/rattlesnake-ridge-29847/

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

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