{"id":17032,"date":"2023-02-09T08:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=17032"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:58:34","slug":"nbg-downtown-greenways-creation-timeline-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2023\/02\/09\/nbg-downtown-greenways-creation-timeline-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"NBG Downtown Greenways Creation Timeline DRAFT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Membership campaign^
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Hire Virtual Tour Director by 10\/24
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Contract with lodging purveyors<\/p>\n

Virtual Tours<\/a><\/strong><\/span> explained on Substack<\/p>\n

April 2025\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Eastern Tier\u00a0 <\/span>Virtual Tours
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Cincinnati, Cols, Pgh, DC, C\u2019go<\/strong>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>10\/24 Beg accept applications for NBG City Scouts
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>4\/25 – 7\/25 street research +
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/25 – 5\/26 negotiations\u00a0 <\/span>*
\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>6\/26 maps finalized
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>7\/26 Point of Interest Maps plotted
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/26 Begin POI sales
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/26 Landscape developer bids
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Concurrent: Biking report cards,\u00a0<\/span>Web monetization
\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/26 – 8\/29 Downtown Greenway construction<\/p>\n

April 2027 California (8) Virtual Tours
\nScrz, SF, SJ, PAlto, Oak, Napa, Davis, Sac<\/strong>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>10\/26 Beg accept applications for NBG City Scouts
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>4\/27-7\/27 street research
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/27-5\/28 negotiations
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>6\/28 maps finalized
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>7\/28 Point of Interest Maps plotted
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/27 begin POI Sales
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/28 Landscape developer bids
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Concurrent: Biking report cards, Web monetization
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/28 – 8\/31 Downtown Greenway construction\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

April 2030 Old West Virtual Tours
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>DMoines, Omaha, Denver, Boulder, SLC, Reno<\/strong>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>10\/29 Beg accept applications for NBG City Scouts
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>4\/30-7\/30 street research
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/30-5\/31 negotiations
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>6\/31 maps finalized
\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>7\/31 Point of Interest Maps plotted
\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/31 begin POI Sales
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/31 Landscape developer bids
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Concurrent: Biking report cards,\u00a0<\/span>Web monetization
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>8\/31 – 8\/34 Downtown Greenway construction<\/p>\n

^ In addition to selling memberships both on a private and corporate level, this person w\/\u00a0 <\/span>also contracts with lodging purveyors to ensure sizable discounts on room nights for our members<\/p>\n

+ Based out of\u00a0 <\/span>participating hotel, the NBG scout we hire will car free explore the city. He or she will ask questions, find out where cyclists go. Find out how they get there and learn all the innuendo of the city in question from a bicyclist’s perspective. We will begin taking applications for this position six months before they are scheduled to hit the road.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

* Virtual Tour Director will interface with vested interests: activist organizations, Public Works, Mayors bike advisory (if applicable), chambers of commerce, bike coops (if applicable)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Membership campaign^ \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hire Virtual Tour Director by 10\/24 \u00a0… read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3VuuR-4qI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17046,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2023\/02\/15\/nbg-virtual-tours-draft\/","url_meta":{"origin":17032,"position":0},"title":"NBG Virtual Tours (draft)","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"February 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Virtual Tours As templates for what will become Downtown Greenways in all 19 of our other NBG Anchor Cities, our Virtual Tours will have a simple, cost effective beginning. 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