Building Support for Trail Projects

Trail Builder’s Personality Traits Patience Patience

Trail Builder’s Personality Traits Persistence Dedication focus Persistence Dedication focus

Trail Builder’s Personality Traits optimistic flexibile optimistic flexibile

Trail Builder’s Personality Traits inquisitive Problem-solver inquisitive Problem-solver

Making friends & allies have a vision Share a vision have a vision Share a vision

Have a vision is it big enough Is it too big is it big enough Is it too big

Share a vision what’s in it for me? Aligning goals & objectives what’s in it for me? Aligning goals & objectives

Share a vision selling a legacy Recruiting a team selling a legacy Recruiting a team

Targetting difference - makers leaders Politics Business Foundations Residents media leaders Politics Business Foundations Residents media

Fighting foes n.i.m.b.y. Ignorance Facts don’t matter Tourists Love ‘em/ hate ‘em n.i.m.b.y. Ignorance Facts don’t matter Tourists Love ‘em/ hate ‘em

Fighting foes facts support trails Property values rise Investments rise Security increases facts support trails Property values rise Investments rise Security increases

Fighting foes trail user profile College educated High income earner Involved in community trail user profile College educated High income earner Involved in community

Fighting foes ego It’s a “we” thing ego It’s a “we” thing

planning necessary overdone

Funding sources Federal transportation Federal earmarks State capital State – clean ohio Private – corporation Private – foundations Tif & bid

Good projects will not fail due to lack of funds.