Twenty seven random people were surveyed the following
questions:
1.) On a scale of 1 to 5, how frequently
would you use trails to commute from place to place, given it was a reasonable
distance? with 1 being seldom and 5 being very often
2.) On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being no affect
and 5 being strongly affects, how would the accessibility of public restrooms affect
your likelihood of using trails?
3.) On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very
concerned and 5 being not concerned, how concerned would you be about the closeness
between the side of the road and the trail path?
4)How much do you enjoy walking or biking outside,
on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning you find it dreadful and 5 meaning you
find it very joyful?
5.) On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being seldom
and 5 being often, how often would you use trails by yourself, relative to how
often you use trails now?
6.) On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being far
away and 5 being very close, close
to businesses, such as gas station and fast food restaurants, would you like
the trail to be?
7.) On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being
strongly against and 5 being strongly for, how much would you like to see mile
markers?
8.)If it cost the same to create trails out
of any type of material, which of the following materials would you like the
trails to be made out of: cement, rubber, dirt, gravel, or grass?
9.)Would you rather bike, walk, or run on
trails?
The results are displayed in the chart
below. Also the people were asked; on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being unlikely
and 5 being very likely, how likely would you use trails if it meant they were
publicly maintained? Every person
responded with a five. In conclusion, people don’t mind picking up their own
trash and actually prefer that everyone takes care of trails.
From the data a few other conclusions
can be made.
First: Almost everyone would use a trail almost daily if it was in a reasonable distance for them to commute.
Second: People came to the general consensus of preferring to bike away from businesses. As a result when conducting a trail design it would be better to have it more in the country than in the town. This is relief since the current plan is more in the country than in the city.
Third: People want mile marker signs and a lot of them. From confronting people today, I would conclude that for the average person using the trails desires a mile marker size about every quarter of a mile
Fourth: The average distance people want the trail from the road is about three feet. This is just enough so they are not worried about getting hit by cars and at the same time they are not too far away from the road; so if they need help someone would be able to see them.
Fifth: People love to be outside and traveling to some extent. Everyone rated highly this they like to be outside either biking or walking
Sixth: The people using the trails would use them for a mixture of walking, biking, and hiking, but the types of trails they would want to use is the same, for the most part. Their opinions said the would like to have either grass and dirt trails or something smoother to run on like rubber. Since rubber it quite expensive, my recommendation is to have the trails made out of either cement or dirt and grass.
-Alex Whitman
-Alex Whitman
