Trail EAffect

Erin Rushing of Trailblazers in Bentonville, AR (#67)


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Trail EAffect Episode 67 Erin Rushing of Trailblazers

  • Erin Rushing Back Story
  • The early years of trails and greenways in NW Arkansas
    • Razorback Greenway
  • The Transformation of Trailblazers
    • Unique common areas in Bella Vista that allowed for trail building and access
  • Greenway Extensions into Bella Vista
  • How Trailblazers develops trails
  • Building the Back 40 Trail System in Bella Vista, AR
    • Diversity of Trail Experiences within the Back 40 with different builders
  • 40 miles of trail built in 9 months
  • The Ledges
  • Lessons learned through building out trails in NW Arkansas
    • More Green level trails needed
  • Tuning up the existing system and making trails better in 2022
  • Bicycle Playgrounds for kids in parks
  • Famous Failure and what was learned
    • Experimenting with trail surfaces
  • Quick to react
  • Building smaller systems – Larger / 10 to 12 miles to make a worthwhile trail system
  • More Neighborhood connections in 2022
  • What makes a great trail community according to Erin
  • E Bikes in NW Arkansas
    • Little Sugar as an E bike trail system
  • Commuting to work via trails by E bike
  • Closing Comments
  • Links:

    Trailblazers: https://www.nwatrailblazers.com/

    We Are ETHIC: https://weareethic.org/

    OZ Trails: https://www.oztrails.com/

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

     

    This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

     

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