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Reviews by Robert C. Thornett

Robert Thornett Trail Scenery was the only variable to show strong positive correlation and near-acceptable significance. This positive correlation makes intuitive sense if riders are using trails mostly for recreational purposes; recreational riders are likely to choose trails that offer a pleasant experience. The negative correlation with onroad trails, if it had higher significance and lower unexplained error, could indicate that riders would want to avoid onroad trails due to the dangers of pollution and traffic accidents. Robert Thornett. The negative correlation of the remaining two factors, trail lighting and trail width, did not correspond with the intuitive predictions that bikers would prefer better lighting and wider trails, but again the significance levels of these two variables are extremely low and the level of unexplained error is high. Without question, the new additions proposed to the NOVA bikeway system have the potential to bring a whopping increase in trail ridership in general. It is quite astounding that the length of NOVA bike trails as a whole will increase by nearly 400%. Though Loudoun County will receive the highest percentage increase of this jump, the new trails are quite well distributed over the region. Robert Thornett Of course, the study of trail preferences and trail access here are based on the existing trail system; it will be up to the citizens of Northern Virginia, bike activists, and other interested parties to determine—by their actions—whether having greater access to trails in the future translates into actual increases in trail ridership.