Trail Management

Trail User Survey Workbook: How to Conduct a Survey and Win Support for Your Trail

By: Rails to Trails Conservancy MANUAL
January 1, 2005

Trail User Survey Workbook: How to Conduct a Survey and Win Support for Your TrailDownload

The purpose of this manual is to help you implement a trail user survey and determine the economic impact that your trail has on your community. Four sample survey forms are included in the appendix of this manual.

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