Presentation to Berea City Council on Annual Use of Trails during Covid 19 in an Appalachian Kentucky Trail Town

1. STEPHENSON AND
SHORTLINE TRAIL
COVID-19 AND HEALTH IMPACT
ANALYSIS
By: Dr. Louisa Summers, Jesse Kiboi (JJ), Lawren Brinley and
Skyllar Gayhart

2. Why Study Trails?

3. Methods

4. Month 2019
COVID
2020 Percent
Increase
March 1,736 1,991 14%
April 1,980 3,613 82%
May Inoperable 7,653 111%
June 2150 6,698 211%
Stephenson Trail

5. YEAR Estimated Annual uses
2018 7, 746
2019 17, 911
2020 38, 289
Stephenson Trail

6. COVID-19 Guidelines
64%
32%

7. COVID-19 affect

8. Month Uses
August 2019 818
September 2019 886
October 2019 951
November 2019 459
December 2019 460
January 2020 565
February 2020 472
March 2020 1,602
April 2020 2,502
May 2020 2,188
June 2020 1,725
July 2020 1,542
Results
Shortline Pike
9,989 annual uses
for Shortline Pike

9. ShortLine Pike
65%

10. MODE OF
ACTIVITY
MINUTES OF
ACTIVITY
Uses in last
14 days
% OF
EXERCISE
MET BY
TRAIL
Walk (sample
of 62)
55.3 (32.5) 5 40%
Run (20) 48.3 (23.5) 6 57%
Bike (35) 60.8 (71.1) 6 58%
Motorized
wheelchair
(1)
60 3 50%
Combined Shortline and Stephenson data

11. Combined Shortline and Stephenson data

12. Combined Shortline and Stephenson data

13. Discussion
1. Physical activity has changed
as a result of the Shortline pike
connector trail
2. COVID-19 has also played a
role in the increase in trail use.
3.The increase of Physical
activity on the trail is leading
improved health for residents.

14. Improvements

15. Favorite things about the trail

16. WHAT’S NEXT?
Community-based walking
program
First walk will be in
September 11th.
Every Friday’s @ 8:30 a.m.
Stephenson Trail