Downloadable Files and Articles for Promoting Trails (PDF)
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Rory Robinson,
National Park Service
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Summary of
many statistics showing economic benefits of trails in propery values,
tourism and other indicators.
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The
opening of a paved, 72-mile trail in Idaho, has the world biking
and hiking through Harrison, a virtual ghost town before the development of the trail. Classic trail success story being repeated around the country. |
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Henry
County Trails website
February 2004 |
Written by
Dr. Helen Steussey, chair of Healthy Communities of Henry County and a
founder of the Raintree Trails group based in New Castle.
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INtake Article
- 3.25.04
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Detailed journal
of a walk on the Monon and several side trips, from Broad Ripple to Carmel.
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Indy Star
Article - 3.7.04
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From front
page of Real Estate section; describes positive impact of Monon on nearby
real estate
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Indy Star
Article - 11.23.03
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Real estate
along the Monon is compared to oceanfront property.
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Noblesville
Ledger Article - 11.4.03
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Testimony
and statistics of economic development spurred by the Monon Greenway in
Carmel
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IUPUI Center
for Urban Policy and the Environment - December 2003
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Explains correlation
between housing resale values and greenway proximity. For homes within
1/2 mile of the trail, the sales premium was over $13,000. In Marion County
alone this would amount to over $115 million.
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Indy Star
Article - 10.28.02
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Real estate
values along the Monon Trail in Indianapolis are positively affected by
the trail.
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Indy Star
Article - 10.27.02
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The Monon
has seen very little crime even in relatively high crime areas.
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