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How Connected Bike Trails Become Economic Engines
🚀 In this insightful conversation, host Craig Della Penna interviews Dan Hodge and Ann Ormsbee about the newly completed economic impact study for the New Haven and Northampton Canal Greenway.
The discussion explores how shared-use trails generate economic activity, attract tourism, support local businesses, and influence policymakers to invest in long-distance trail infrastructure. Dan and Ann explain the mechanics behind economic impact studies, including direct, indirect, and induced spending, while also discussing trail connectivity, transportation synergies, and the broader vision for interconnected interstate trail systems across New England.
🎧 Hosted by: Craig Della Penna
👤 Guests:
🏡 Dan Hodge – Economic Development & Transportation Planning Expert
🏡 Ann Ormsbee – Economic Impact & Community Development Specialist
Dan Hodge, Executive Vice President at Cambridge Econometrics, brings 25+ years of experience in economic development, transportation planning, and economic impact analysis, backed by prior roles at the UMass Donahue Institute, HDR, and Cambridge Systematics. Ann Ormsbee, Senior Economist at Cambridge Econometrics, specializes in economic development strategy and fiscal and economic impact studies, including major shared-use path projects. Together, they lead analyses that shape transportation and community planning across the U.S.
💡 What You’ll Learn:
✔️ How rail trails generate economic impact and tourism spending
✔️ Why completing trail gaps dramatically increases economic potential
✔️ How policymakers use economic impact studies to justify trail investments
✔️ Why connected interstate trail systems matter for regional development
✔️ The role of Amtrak and multimodal transportation in trail tourism
✔️ Why recreational use statutes impact trail expansion projects
🎵 Whether you're an investor, planner, policymaker, trail advocate, or community leader, this episode offers valuable insights!
💼 Connect with Dan Hodge & Ann Ormsbee:
🌐 Website → https://www.camecon.com/
🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/danhodge-econ/
🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/annormsbee/
🎧 Follow Craig Della Penna:
🌐 Website → https://www.greenwaysolutions.org/
🌐 Website → https://www.northamptonrealtor.com/
🌐 Website →https://www.sugar-maple-inn.com/
📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/craigdp413/
🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdp/
📌 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below!
⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/
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By Craig Della Pena🚀 In this insightful conversation, host Craig Della Penna interviews Dan Hodge and Ann Ormsbee about the newly completed economic impact study for the New Haven and Northampton Canal Greenway.
The discussion explores how shared-use trails generate economic activity, attract tourism, support local businesses, and influence policymakers to invest in long-distance trail infrastructure. Dan and Ann explain the mechanics behind economic impact studies, including direct, indirect, and induced spending, while also discussing trail connectivity, transportation synergies, and the broader vision for interconnected interstate trail systems across New England.
🎧 Hosted by: Craig Della Penna
👤 Guests:
🏡 Dan Hodge – Economic Development & Transportation Planning Expert
🏡 Ann Ormsbee – Economic Impact & Community Development Specialist
Dan Hodge, Executive Vice President at Cambridge Econometrics, brings 25+ years of experience in economic development, transportation planning, and economic impact analysis, backed by prior roles at the UMass Donahue Institute, HDR, and Cambridge Systematics. Ann Ormsbee, Senior Economist at Cambridge Econometrics, specializes in economic development strategy and fiscal and economic impact studies, including major shared-use path projects. Together, they lead analyses that shape transportation and community planning across the U.S.
💡 What You’ll Learn:
✔️ How rail trails generate economic impact and tourism spending
✔️ Why completing trail gaps dramatically increases economic potential
✔️ How policymakers use economic impact studies to justify trail investments
✔️ Why connected interstate trail systems matter for regional development
✔️ The role of Amtrak and multimodal transportation in trail tourism
✔️ Why recreational use statutes impact trail expansion projects
🎵 Whether you're an investor, planner, policymaker, trail advocate, or community leader, this episode offers valuable insights!
💼 Connect with Dan Hodge & Ann Ormsbee:
🌐 Website → https://www.camecon.com/
🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/danhodge-econ/
🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/annormsbee/
🎧 Follow Craig Della Penna:
🌐 Website → https://www.greenwaysolutions.org/
🌐 Website → https://www.northamptonrealtor.com/
🌐 Website →https://www.sugar-maple-inn.com/
📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/craigdp413/
🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdp/
📌 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below!
⭐ Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/