(2) What did you hear/learn today that will help you with the cycle related tourism work that you are presently doing? 

A. Need a plan that is longer term with a core of those who are enthusiastic

B. Cycle awareness for businesses ( a cycle-lens)

C. Service Organizations: No Spring Chickens, Scouts and Guides Canada, High School

Volunteers,

D. End users are the beginning

E. Creation of a signage strategy to program for OVRT/KP Trails in Renfrew County

F. Registering a business or area with Ontario By Bike

G. Have signage and than have more

H. Nature Based Signage (icons that indicate what you may see - animals, turtles, turkeys etc)

I. Partnerships: Collaborate with stakeholders/businesses

J. Communication amongst membership (reach the cycle network) “No Working in Silos”

K. Passports with challenges (Pin/Medal/Badge)

L. Identify and share funding sources ( shovel ready)

M. ID expertise in proposal and grant writing

N. More ( 180km loop connecting Ottawa and Valley

O. Shared Road Education

P. New Ideas and Partnerships

Q. Food, Ice Cream, Beer etc. are very important

R. Ground up - getting business involved

S. Start Small - work with what you have and the community that is here now

T. Need for washrooms along the trail

U. Potential to work with and use other groups ( eg - Whitewater Sno-goers)

V. Need to get local businesses involved

W. Utiligroups zing the existing tourism and cycling related organizations and networks

X. Ontario By Bike, Discovery Routes, OHTO, and local cycling groups

Y. Work from the Ground Up / Bike Repair Stations

Z. Take “A Visitor View”

AA. Importance of connecting signage

BB. QR codes on signage - long time for signage

CC. Backroads experiences, feeding curiosity, authentic and meaningful

DD. Sharing information from what others have done “Rob and Duplicate”

EE. Online marketing is not enough - PRINT is needed

FF. Establish series of events for info and sharing of idea

GG. Public Art on trails and trail furniture

HH. Taste of the Trail ( trail as platform)

II. Volunteer Efforts to Share info and connect stakeholders