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Ontario Trails Council Trail Trends

Ontario Trails Council Trail Trends. A Conservation Ontario Discussion October 29, 2008. Purpose. To provide members of Conservation Ontario with information on: Trail Trends Current Uses Best Practices Trail Insurance Option Access to relevant information. Trails Website.

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Ontario Trails Council Trail Trends

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  1. Ontario Trails Council Trail Trends A Conservation Ontario Discussion October 29, 2008

  2. Purpose • To provide members of Conservation Ontario with information on: • Trail Trends • Current Uses • Best Practices • Trail Insurance Option • Access to relevant information

  3. Trails Website • Functions as a database • Regions, Activities, Cities, Global data • Currently represents over 1,300 individual trails • 28,000+ km of non-OFSC trails • #1 on Google = www.ontariotrails.on.ca • Characteristics, GPS, contact information, trailheads

  4. Trails Website • Using 1,000 trails gathered to July 1, 2008 as a baseline • Tracking 16 uses • So tracking a largely multi-use trail system • <12% are single use – canoe, hiking and walking • This results in 2719 distinct trails by use

  5. Performance Site • Average 102 events listed on at any time • Add your own trail, event, video • Trail Smart • Hike Smart, ATV Smart, Ride Smart, etc. • Video • Training illustrations • Trailhead and maps

  6. Trails

  7. Trails by Land Manager • # per 1000 trails as at July 1, 1008

  8. Regional Representation

  9. Future Analysis • % in north versus south, % urban versus rural • concentrations • % new versus old • % easy, moderate, difficult or extreme • % of heritage, tourism or health value • % permitted or free use • Land use allowances

  10. Ontario Trails Market Growth • Inventory • Destinations (Regions and Trails) • Experiences • Packages • People • Social Networking Tools

  11. Ontario Trail Products • Activity Promotion • Pass/Permits – revenue generation • Backcountry - representation • Urban - planning

  12. Ontario Trail Services • To contribute to the long term financial sustainability of Ontario’s trail infrastructure • To supportTrail Development and Management Organization(TDMO) initiatives in developing, maintaining and managing Ontario’s trails.

  13. Purpose • Portfolio of 5 that respond to identified TDMO needs • To benefit TDMOs • Voluntary • open to not-for-profit, non-commercial TDMOs • Participate in one or all, some years or every year • OTC membership

  14. TDMO • Organizations legally mandated and responsible for the development and/or management of trail • Evaluative – accredited process developed through the Ontario Trails Council Safe Trails Manual • Acceptance as a TDMO dependant on completion of all manual components

  15. TDMO Types • Blue – TDMOs developing/ maintaining water (and land used for portage) trails • Green – TDMOs developing/maintaining land-based trails free of mandatory trail use fees • Gold – TDMOs developing/maintaining land-based trails requiring a mandatory user fee.

  16. Retail Prices for User Pay • TDMO Authorized Trail Use • Year Week Day • All Terrain Vehicle $140.00 $ 75.00 $20.00 • Horseback Riding $ 75.00 $ 25.00 $ 7.50 • Dog Sledding $ 75.00 $ 25.00 $ 7.50 • Bicycle $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 5.00 • Nordic Skiing $ 35.00 $ 15.00 $ 3.50 • Other Uses Locally determined, no reciprocity

  17. Self Revenue Progress • The majority (~70%) of revenue stays with the Selling TDMO for immediate trail development and maintenance support.  • A minor portion (~10%) of revenue will be applied to a Revenue Sharing Fund which participant TDMOs can access based on need. • A minor portion (~10%) of revenue will be applied to Gold Programs and Services which can be accessed by all participant organizations.  • A minor portion (~10%) of revenue will be applied to Individual Use Segment Programs and Services which can be accessed by individual use types only through provincial associations.

  18. Budget • Draft Budget for TTN-gold year 1 • Based on 5000 permit sales = $949,208 • TDMO $664,520 • Gold Program & Services $ 94,920 • TDMO Revenue Sharing $ 94,920 • TDMO Programs and Services $ 94,920 • *OTC is working to match $ for $ to further assist TDMO with development and maintenance

  19. Insurance and Revenue • Click to Pdf profile • Revenue offsets costs of operation • Relative Cost • Irony #1 – doesn’t affect all but those it affects it affects very badly • Portfolio of interventions – includes tort reform, self-insured retention, excess insurance, user-pay, increase taxes.

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