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MRT/TN Ground Truthing Project

MRT/TN Ground Truthing Project MapThe goal of the MRT is to reveal to bicyclists the beauty of the Mississippi River from beginning to end. When it comes to riding the MRT in Tennessee, most local riders are familiar with the section of the MRT that runs from Memphis (Mud Island) to Shelby Meeman State Park; however, that portion of the trail represents roughly a tenth of the trail's 200 mile length through Tennessee and about 1% of the MRT's overall 2000 mile length.

No matter how many miles of the MRT a rider chooses to ride, trail related reference info that identifies the route's alignment, condition and the location of cycling amenities is always useful. Particularly in the case of a trail as long as the MRT, the only way to compile such a database, keep it current and learn which improvements riders desire is with their feedback. For these reasons, the MRT is conducting a ground truthing project whereby volunteers ride the trail and submit their comments.

A Synopsis Of The Ground Truthing Project
The ground truthing project calls on local bicyclists to "adopt" to ride & comment upon a segment of the Trail. The MRT in TN has been apportioned into 10 mile segments with a map that is available online. Anyone can volunteer to participate in the ground truthing project.

Ground truthing volunteers can adopt as many trail segments as they wish to ride and multiple volunteers can ground truth the same segment. Volunteers are asked to use a survey questionnaire (available online) so comments can be collected and published in a timely manner.

To volunteer to ground truth the Mississippi River Trail in Tennessee through Friday, March 31, 2006, call the Mid-South contact for the MRT (Larry Lagarde/901-722-5809). After March, volunteers will be provided with a means to sign-up online.

Ground Truthing Project Objectives & Desired Outcomes
1. Allow bicyclists to voice their opinions about the MRT in Tennessee.
2. Build a detailed database of the present condition of the MRT in Tennessee.
3. Build a detailed database of bicycling related amenities along the MRT in Tennessee.
4. Build a detailed database of tourist attractions along the MRT in Tennessee.
5. Identify sections of the MRT in Tennessee that bicyclists deem hazardous.
6. Identify alternate alignments for the MRT in Tennessee.
7. Make the MRT in Tennessee more appealing to all bicyclists.
8. Increase ridership on the MRT in Tennessee.
9. Increase awareness of local residents of the MRT in Tennessee.
10. Increase local support of the MRT in Tennessee.
11. Build a database of local supporters of the MRT in Tennessee.
12. Provide a means for ground truthing to continue on an ongoing basis.
13. Provide a means for up to date ground truthing reports to be available at all times.
14. Create a system that can be replicated to produce all of the above results for other states served by the MRT.

Ultimately, the MRT plants to post the results of ground truthing volunteers online, updating segment info on a regular basis as new survey results are received, providing riders with the most up to date info possible.

Respectfully,
Larry Lagarde
Mid-South Coordinator
Mississippi River Trail
Ph: 901-722-5809

 

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