Over 115 government officials, trail advocates, volunteers, and trail users attended the 2010 Lehigh Valley Trails Summit, organized by the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and Wildlands Conservancy. The two-day summit, held at DeSales University, featured panel presentations and mobile workshops focused on planning, building, marketing, and maintaining trails. Electronic versions of the presentations are available for download below.
To view presentations from the 2010 Trails Summit, please click the links below:
Trail Summit Welcome
Elissa Thorne (D&L) and Scott Cope (Wildlands Conservancy): “Trail Summit Welcome”
Keynote Speaker
Daniel Rice (Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition): “Towpath Tales: Creating a Regional Legacy for Future Generations”
Plenary Session: The Lehigh Valley Trail Network
Allen Sachse (D&L): “The D&L Trail”
Michael Kaiser (Lehigh Valley Planning Commission): “Lehigh Valley Greenways & Trails”
Tom Gettings (Wildlands Conservancy): “Wildlands Conservancy’s Trail Projects”
John Brunner (Appalachian Mountain Club): “The Highlands Trail”
Planning & Design
Darlene Heller (City of Bethlehem): “South Bethlehem Greenway”
Greg Weitzel (City of Allentown)l: “Allentown’s Trail System”
George Basila (Monroe County Planning Commission): “Monroe County GPS Trail Mapping”
Kim Zieger and James Lawrence (Lehigh and Northampton County Conservation Districts): “Trail Environmental Permitting”
Sherry Acevedo (D&L): “Planning for Trails Using GPS and GIS”
George Basila (Monroe County Planning Commission): “Using GPS for Trail Planning”
Brian Sanders (PennDOT): “PennDOT ADA Requirements”
John Grencer (Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network): “Accessible and Sensory Trails”
Health & Recreation
Kim Kmetz (Easton Main Street Initiative): “Artist-Designed Bike Rack Program”
Silas Chamberlin (D&L): “Planning a Signage System for Your Trail”
Kevin Fister (Wildlands Conservancy): “Outdoor Recreation Programs”
Donna Boone (D&L): “Connecting Town and Trail”
Diane Kripas and Lorne Possinger (DCNR): “Pennsylvania Outdoors: The Keystone for Healthy Living”
Kurt Zwikl (Schuylkill River Heritage Area): “Pottstown Health and Wellness Initiative on the Schuylkill River Trail”
Ray Bieak (Ironton Rail-Trail): “The Ironton Rail-Trail”
Building & Maintaining
Dennis Scholl (D&L): “D&L Trail Tenders Overview”
Scott Everett (D&L) and Martin Gilchrist (Urban Research & Development Corporation): “Trail Sustainability Planning & Design”
David Kahley (The Progress Fund): “The Trail Town Program”
David Kahley (The Progress Fund): “Great Allegheny Passage Economic Impact Study”
Malcolm Sias (Regional Trail Corporation): “Creating a Regional Non-Profit Trail Entity”
For additional information about the conference or any of the presentations, please contact Sherry Acevedo at 610-923-3548 (x226) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
