Trust for Public Land Economic Impact of Mountain Biking with Jennifer Clinton and J.T. Horn | 192

2025-05-20

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For Episode 192 we have Jennifer Clinton and J.T. Horn both of the Trust for Public Land. Earlier this year the Trust for Public Land Partnered with IMBA to author a report on the Economic Impact of Mountain Biking. They also presented this report at the International Trail Summit that was held this past April in Madison, WI. We dug into the report itself along with some takeaways from the International Trail Summit during this conversation. Topics Include: About the Trust for Public Land Jennifer Clinton’s Backstory and background in economics Lab for Land and P...

Topics Include:

About the Trust for Public Land
Jennifer Clinton’s Backstory and background in economics
Lab for Land and People
The partnerships that were created to make this report happen
- IMBA and TPL
Creating the Economic Impact of Mountain Biking Report
- Selecting data that was published in the past 10 years
- Mountain Bike Specific Data (not all-inclusive cycling data)
Key Findings in the report
Planning Considerations – Outside of trails for the community to be successful
Chattanooga, TN – Example Community
Gorham, NH – Example Community
Events and what the event can bring to the community both during and outside of the event.
Highlights and Findings that may have been surprising to Jennifer and JT
Attending the International Trail Summit
- Concurrent Session about the report (Co Presenting w/ IMBA)
- Feedback during / from the presentation
Best Practices for using the report
Another takeaway from the International Trail Summit – Redhead Bike Park, Chisholm, MN
Closing Comments