Six Mile Biking and Hiking Trails

Monday, May 21, 2012

Primary Questions

1.) Does Six Mile need more Trails? Why should we try and build more trails?

a. What are some of the benefits that more trails would create?

i. Would this create more jobs?

ii. Would it boost the local tourism of the area?

iii. Will the area gain more value as a result of more accessibility?

iv. Does the environment benefit from this?

b. Are the trails logical?

i. Is it a quick and safe way to travel?

ii. Will the people of the area use them to exercise?

2.) What would the total cost be for the Project?

a. Who is going to create the trails? (labor costs)

b. Where will we get the materials to build the trails? (material cost)

c. How much will the land cost to build more trails? (real estate cost)

i. Are there locals who would be willing to donate parts of their land for public trails?

d. How much will it cost to be able to keep the trails in good condition? (Maintenance cost)

3.) How will the Project get funded?

a. Will this increase the local taxes? The state taxes?

b. Are there any individuals that may want to contribute or own the trails?

c. Is there any program that may add funding?

d. Are there are any grants that are available?

4.) Where are we going to build the Trails?

a. How we will design them?

i. What types of trails do we want to create( i.e. Cement, gravel etc)?

ii. What types of trails would be more cost effective?

iii. What types of trails would people prefer to have?

b. What are some of the other trails that we can build off of?

c. Could there be new roads or bridges that could be built, that would create less congested traffic and create new trail path, at the same time?

5.) What are the people’s opinions about the Trails?

a. Do they want trails at all?

b. Do they want the trails to connect to other areas?

c. How can we gather support for our project?

6.) What types of people can we meet with to see about trying to get the ball rolling?

a. Are there other groups looking accomplish a similar goal?

That is the list of the questions that I came with up. If you have any more to add you can comment below and I will go in and edit the post later. Also we need to decide who is doing what types of questions. I am going to leave it free for everyone to choose for now, but if the questions aren’t all distributed or distributed fairly I will assign topics for each team member, according to their background and which topics may fit best. If you would like a certain topic please comment below to claim it.

-Alex Whitman

Blog Update

So, I looked at some of the other blogs and the syllabus a little closer. I'm am going to try and make the blog look more pleasing to the eyes and create some general assignments for us to do, hopefully by the end of tonight. Then we can discuss who we think needs to do what. I'll keep you posted if I won't be able to have this done by the end of tonight.

-Alex Whitman

SC trails in the area

http://www.sctrails.net/Trails/alltrails/Multi-use/Dalton%20Road%20Ride.html

Here is a link to the SC trail site which shows a few trails which run our route from Six Mile to Clemson. This will also be a great site for other groups.

-Robert Stafford

Saturday, May 19, 2012

General Area

Here is a picture of the general area as well as how to get there from Clemson. We can try to figure where we might want to put trails with further investigation. More pictures soon to come.

-Alex Whitman

Today is our blog's first day in existence. We are trying to figure out what exactly our assignment is, but we are brainstorming ideas of how to connect Clemson to Six Mile using biking and hiking trails. Expect pictures and videos in the near future.

-Cailen