Articles written by Bjarne Holm Guest Columnist

Bjarne Holm Guest Columnist|Updated Apr 21, 2015

With the continued discussion regarding a paved trail connecting Black Butte Ranch and Sisters, it is instructive to look at how such trails have affected other communities in the U.S. Headwaters Economics, an independent, nonpartisan research organization, maintains a trail library that contains 90 professional studies on the impact of trails, especially in small or medium-sized towns like Sisters: http://headwaterseconomics.org/trail. These studies overwhelmingly find that trails connecting communities bring many benefits... Full story