Dunbar Borough will receive technical assistance from the Trail Town Program during the next two years.
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Larry Walsh on biking: Trail Town Program receives federal support
The Trail Town Program has received a $140,000 federal grant to help 19 municipalities connect with the growing number of trail users during the next two years.
Trail Town Program® approved for federal grant
A nonprofit program addressing economic development in towns along the Great Allegheny Passage and other bicycle trails announced Tuesday it has been approved for a $140,000 federal grant.
Great Allegheny Passage providing unique business opportunities
Businesses along the Great Allegheny Passage have benefitted from an increase in trail riders planning a multiple-day trip, up from 23 percent in 2011 to 57 percent last year, according to a survey of 560 users of the Great Allegheny Passage. The survey was conducted from July to October 2014 in West Newton, Connellsville, Ohiopyle, Confluence, Rockwood, Meyersdale and three trail towns in Allegheny County, as well as two in Maryland.
Trail provides positive economic impact to West Newton area
Mary Lou Rendulic does not need a study to tell her about the economic value of the Great Allegheny Passage, the popular 150-mile recreational trail that cuts through West Newton as it connects Pittsburgh with Cumberland, Md. “We’re finding that we are renting more and more rooms per season,” said Rendulic, who operates Bright Morning Bed & Breakfast, The Annex Inn and the new Willow Springs Inn along Jefferson Court, just off the Great Allegheny Passage.
Good trail news for Connellsville
Who would have thought that a bike trail between Ohiopyle State Park and the sleepy town of Confluence would grow into a network of trails linking Pittsburgh and Cumberland, Md.?
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