Trail EAffect with Steve Kasacek Life as a Project Manager with IMBA Trail Solutions

• How Steve found his way into Civil Engineering / Stormwater Management and eventually to IMBA Trail Solutions

• The ROI according to Steve in Johnson City, TN

• How Trail Labs put planning and design into perspective

• The importance of Planning for unlocking trail construction funding

• Started as a Trail Accelerator Grant Project

• Planning and Designing in the Pisgah National Forest, Grandfather District

• The design challenges with this site

• Creating opportunities for beginner riders and building a NICA Venue

• Hub and Cluster System as an alternative

Links:

IMBA Trail Solutions: https://www.imba.com/programs/trail-solutions?param=trail-solutions-project

Tannery Knobs / Johnson City, TN Project: https://www.imba.com/project/tannery-knobs-skills-park

First IMBA Trail Labs Video: https://youtu.be/TikAsU4-1hA

G5 Trail Collective, Old Fort, NC: https://www.g5trailcollective.org/oldfort

Making of Walden’s Ridge Video: https://youtu.be/8VnxQYfy_V8

Making of Standing Boy Trails / Columbus, GA: https://youtu.be/dcWE4shMr00

Outdoor Sport Institute: https://www.outdoorsi.org/

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Trail Effect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com

KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh

Worldwide Cyclery Affiliate Link: https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/?aff=559

Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/

Contact Josh at [email protected]

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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services