A biking-hiking trail like the Great Allegheny Passage is an economic development opportunity for the communities it passes through — but only if those towns capitalize on it. And, said David Kahley, president and CEO of the Greensburg-based Progress Fund, McKeesport hasn’t exploited the Great Allegheny Passage to its fullest potential.
CEO talks Trail Town challenges and benefits on “Two Rivers, 30 Minutes” radio show
Topics Discussed: As bike trails are being built, everyone thinks it will boost economies in these communities, “but there aren’t cash registers on trails,” Kahley says. So how should Western Pennsylvania towns be capitalizing on bike trails? What are they doing right and wrong? How does the Progress Fund’s Trail Towns Program help?
If you build it, will they come? The case for trails is more compelling than ever
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“If you spend a lot of time trying to convince the naysayers, then you’ll waste a lot of time…”
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