@Jon Durnin I'll clarify a bit for you. When I said public rec reach I meant everything, looking at all public recreation. This would mean pools, arenas, rec centres, and yes fields/courts. Reach is the number of people that interact with the rec system. Go to Delbrook on a weekend and the place is packed pretty much all day for a variety of different activities.
I work in public rec and I just don't see the numbers stacking up comparing users visits to rec facilites and mtb users on the trails. While rec facilities cost big money to operate, they also bring in direct revenue, mtb doesn't do that.
I'd like to see your source info though - a quick google search didn't bring anything up for me.
Oct. 30, 2023, 8:01 a.m. - Mark
@Jon Durnin I'll clarify a bit for you. When I said public rec reach I meant everything, looking at all public recreation. This would mean pools, arenas, rec centres, and yes fields/courts. Reach is the number of people that interact with the rec system. Go to Delbrook on a weekend and the place is packed pretty much all day for a variety of different activities. I work in public rec and I just don't see the numbers stacking up comparing users visits to rec facilites and mtb users on the trails. While rec facilities cost big money to operate, they also bring in direct revenue, mtb doesn't do that. I'd like to see your source info though - a quick google search didn't bring anything up for me.