A timeline tale of Richmond Trails at the Trail Forum

From Tijo Media:

We had a good time helping out our friends at RVA MORE & the James River Park System putting together some content for the 1st ever Richmond Trail Forum. We put together a little history lesson as the open of the Forum.

Richmond Outside.com has an excellent summary of the meeting by Phil Riggan.

The trail network includes the James River Park loop, Ancarrow’s Landing (AKA Poop Loop), Forest Hill Park, Dogwood Dell, Powhite Park, Larus Park, and more trail is on the way. The system is maintained by James River Park and city trail crew — a total of about seven staffers — and thousands of volunteer hours.

“We live and die by the volunteers,” Burton said, thanking the many volunteers who were in the building.

Burrell said the JRPS welcomed more than 1.4 million visitors in 2016, according to the network of counters at almost every parcel of the park system. Park staff is able to tell the difference between cyclists and pedestrians, which helps them determine who to best manage the trails. Bikes are in the minority, with more than 2/3 of the visits coming from pedestrians in most areas of the park.