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The purpose of the American Trails “Shovel-ready” Trail Project Survey was to document the contribution the trails community can make to the American economic response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was conducted between May 13 and May 30, 2020. Survey respondents were recruited using a purposive snow-ball approach via the membership and email lists of American Trails, the Trails Move People coalition, and the formal and informal networks of their members. A total of 1,058 individuals responded to the survey. Half (50%) of respondents were affiliated with NGOs or non-profits as employees or volunteers; 41% worked for government at the federal, state, or local level; 8% were in the private sector either as trail professionals or private land owners or managers. Respondents were asked to provide location, budget, employment, and other project characteristic information about “shovel-ready” projects under their management. “Shovel-ready” Definition "Shovel-ready" trail projects are projects that, if funding is available and working conditions are safe, could be providing jobs by the summer of 2021. A project can be "shovel-ready" in any phase of development (e.g., acquisition/ROW, planning, design, construction, maintenance), as long as jobs would be created before summer 2021 if the project were funded now. |
