Steve Kasacek Life as a Project Manager with IMBA Trail Solutions #115

Trail EAffect with Steve Kasacek Life as a Project Manager with IMBA Trail Solutions

• How Steve found his way into Civil Engineering / Stormwater Management and eventually to IMBA Trail Solutions
• Coming to IMBA at a pivotal time for IMBA
• Johnson City, TN and what Steve Learned on this project early in his IMBA Trail Solutions Career
  • The ROI according to Steve in Johnson City, TN
• IMBA Trail Labs / First session of this in June of 2018, and what this experience was like for Steve
  • How Trail Labs put planning and design into perspective
• The Trail Accelerator Grant Program
  • The importance of Planning for unlocking trail construction funding
• Cacapon State Park and the Thunderstruck Trail
  • Started as a Trail Accelerator Grant Project
• Old Fort NC and the G5 Collective
  • Planning and Designing in the Pisgah National Forest, Grandfather District
  • The power of Lidar Data for design
  • Getting the keys to the Blueridge Parkway
  • Giving people decisions right out of the trailhead
  • Revitalizing the whole Star Gap Trail
• Chattanooga and Walden’s Ridge Gravity Trail System
  • The design challenges with this site
  • Opening up more Bouldering opportunities with this project
• McClellan / Anniston, AL
  • Creating opportunities for beginner riders and building a NICA Venue
• Standing Boy Trails, Columbus, GA
• How the Stacked Loop Trail System might not be the best answer for every community or trail site
  • Hub and Cluster System as an alternative
  • Directionality of Trails
• Lessons from being on the Road for IMBA Trail Solutions
• The story behind Asshole Steve…
• Moving to Maine and starting a new Career with the Outdoor Sport Institute
• Words of Wisdom by Steve – Dream Big, bring more people into your circle and don’t be afraid to make mistakes and learn from them
• Thank You’s and Closing Comments

Links:

IMBA Trail Solutions: https://www.imba.com/programs/trail-solutions?param=trail-solutions-project

Tannery Knobs / Johnson City, TN Project: https://www.imba.com/project/tannery-knobs-skills-park

First IMBA Trail Labs Video: https://youtu.be/TikAsU4-1hA

G5 Trail Collective, Old Fort, NC: https://www.g5trailcollective.org/oldfort

Making of Walden’s Ridge Video: https://youtu.be/8VnxQYfy_V8

Making of Standing Boy Trails / Columbus, GA: https://youtu.be/dcWE4shMr00

Outdoor Sport Institute: https://www.outdoorsi.org/

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