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Patelurology2 (talk) 21:50, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Accidental Termination
Hey I think I just accidently terminated that Brazzers thing without asking. I do apologize for that and all I was planning was to request a termination.Superfazar (talk) 21:50, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It's quite alright; I've reverted the accidental edit, so there's no damage done! KaySL (talk) 21:55, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Ohio River Trail Council
Had to remove the CSD - (s)he has an ORTS permisson on the talk page for that web site  Ron h jones (Talk) 19:41, 1 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey, just letting you know - Ohio River Trail Council got speedied and then restored, and your AFD got closed early as a result of the deletion. If you still believe that the article needs to be deleted, you will need to renominate.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:52, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River_Trail_Council

I have updated the Ohio River Trail Council to reflect your request to upgrade the article. Please review and advise. --Troiaeye (talk) 04:53, 5 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey there, Troiaeye. You've made some very good modifications to the article and un-jumbled it quite a bit. I'm willing to withdaw my deletion nomination if you can establish the organisation's notability under ORG. Have a read through it and see if the organisation falls under any of those criteria. I think the news coverage one will be your best bet. I'll request a two-day grace period on the deletion page to give you time to establish the notability. Once you've done that, or have any questions, feel free to come back here and leave me a message! KaySL (talk) 14:34, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for kind remarks regarding the improvements to the Ohio River Trail Council site. The Feasibility Study is to begin on January 6, 2009. The Ohio River Trail Project received nearly thirty proposals for the study which are available on pdf. I also have 16 community resolutions supporting the project as well as numerous letters of support from goverment and community officials. Additonal news coverage and public meetings are forthcoming asa result of the feasibility study. I have listed below the news coverage references to date for your review. Let me know if you require additional information.

Radio KDKA Talk Radio with Rob Pratte E-mail pratte@kdka.com 6:30am – 7:00am Interview with ORTC CEO Dr. Vincent Troia Saturday, October 24, 2009

Newspaper:

Biking, busing and buddying-up: Fewer commuters go it alone
Sunday October 18, 2009

By: Michael Pound

Beaver County Times

Even though gasoline prices had declined to more tolerable levels, more of us found alternate ways of getting to work in 2008, according to figures recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

There’s no question that the car is still king, but the number of people who drove to work alone dropped in Beaver, Allegheny and Lawrence counties in 2008, while those who carpooled, took public transportation or walked to their jobs increased. The data, part of the 2008 American Community Survey, shows that more than 80 percent of workers 16 years and older in Beaver County still drove alone in their personal vehicles to get to work in 2008. But that figure dropped from 84.5 percent over the previous three years, and the general manager of the Beaver County Transit Authority thinks the downturn in the economy is behind the change.

“I think there’s no question that the tight economy got more people thinking about finding an alternative way to get to work,” said Mary Jo Morandini. “We just completed the biggest year we’ve ever had, and I have to believe that’s the reason.” BCTA fixed-route riders took more than 811,000 bus rides in the one-year period that ended June 30, Morandini said. That was a jump of 7.5 percent from the previous year, when BCTA counted 754,000 riders.

Kristen Sheleheda, BCTA’s supervisor of planning, marketing and business development, said numbers in the current year will be driven down by the week that Pittsburgh hosted the G-20 Summit; the authority used just four buses into Pittsburgh that week, instead of the normal 20. That aberration aside, Morandini said she expects the growth to continue. “It’s a smart decision,” she said. “Every time you ride public transportation, you’re leaving your car at home and saving on gas, on maintenance, on parking. It’s like putting money back into your wallet, and everyone is looking for ways to do that.”

The census figures show that people who rode bicycles to and from work declined slightly in all three counties, but Marlin Erin, owner of Snitger’s Bicycle Store in Beaver, thinks it could catch on here as it has in the city of Pittsburgh.

“There are limitations in Beaver County, like the lack of bike lanes or narrow road shoulders,” Erin said. “But if you look at what Pittsburgh has done in just a few years, and you look at what some of the local municipalities are doing to support rail trails here, it’s not hard to think that bike commuting could be a big deal here.” Erin said Pittsburgh has added bike lanes to major roads in the city and made other commitments to making itself a more bike-friendly town.

“Five years ago, no one would have thought of Pittsburgh as being a bike-friendly city, but now it’s on the map,” he said. “It takes a commitment from the municipal governments, and it can be done here.”

A huge step would be the continued support of the Ohio River Trail Council, the group that wants to build rail trails that would run along the Ohio River from East Liverpool, Ohio, through Beaver County to Robinson Township, where it would connect with the Montour Trail, Erin said. “The municipalities have lined up to support that trail, and that’s really encouraging,” he said. “If people have access to something like that, they will use it, and they’ll use it every day.” Michael Pound can be reached online at mpound@timesonline.com.

Plans coming together for Ohio River Trail
By: Michael Pound - Beaver County Times

Beaver County Times

Published: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

MONACA — Plans to build a trail that eventually would link Lake Erie with Washington, D.C., via Beaver County have progressed to the point that organizers are ready to show off their work so far.

Members of the Ohio River Trail Council will host two public events in and around Midland Thursday evening to outline their plans for the trail and push for public support. “The big thing we want to accomplish is to raise the public’s awareness of the project,” said Monaca businessman Vince Troia, the council’s chairman. “We’re at the point where things are going to start to happen, so this is a good time to let everyone know what’s going on.”

The group has plans for two trails — one starting in Monaca and running along the south shore of the Ohio River until it meets up with the Montour Trail in Robinson Township, and one running from Bridgewater to East Liverpool, where it will connect with a series of trails in Ohio. The two Beaver County trails would be connected by existing bridges. At Thursday’s event, much of the focus will be on the North Shore Trail, which Troia said will use an abandoned trolley line that used to run between Rochester and Steubenville, Ohio.

“We’ve walked part of the right of way to get a feel for what the trail will be like,” Troia said. “We’re still a long way from getting started on that side of the river, but it should be beautiful.”

Things are moving a little more quickly for the South Shore Trail, said Mario Leone Jr., Monaca borough manager and the council’s vice chairman. The council will issue specifications for a feasibility study on that portion of the trail Sept. 25 and hopes to award a contract for the study by the end of October.

“I think we’re looking at an eight-month period for the study,” Leone said. “We’ll see what it says and hopefully be in a position to act on its recommendations.” That will require money, which is why Leone said he’s happy the council is close to receiving nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service, a certification that should give the council access to grant funds.

“That will open a number of fundraising venues to us, ones we can’t access right now,” he said.

TRAIL MIXER
The Ohio River Trail Council will host two events Thursday night to promote its plans for a rail-to-trail project along the Ohio River in Beaver County: 6 p.m., Lock 57 Community Park, Ohioville — Public event to hear details about the trail plans, including a presentation by local historian Wayne Cole on the rail lines to be used. 7 p.m., Midland Borough Building, 936 Midland Ave. — Ohio River Trail Council meeting.

Beaver County Online
June 13, 2009

Monaca’s city manager is starting a push to begin work on a trail along the Ohio River for hiking, walking and biking. The borough already has $20,000 (remaining from a halted pool study) of the estimated $35,000 to begin the project. The trail would be intended to connect with the Montour Trail which will soon connect to the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP already connects to the C&O). The C&O ends in DC. Leone, Jr. is also interested in building the trail west to connect with the Great Ohio River to Lake Trail.

Michael Pound has a nice piece on this in the Times. There is also an editorial on the construction of the trail.

While the Times article garnered positive response in the comments section, the opinion piece didn’t fair as well. Although there were a few raves. The rants ruled, including the following:

Personally, I think this idea is brilliant. The cost to put in a trail is (relatively) minimal and while maintenance is certainly necessary it doesn’t equate to many parks and recreation initiatives. Perhaps, some of this comes from my own love of cycling and being in the outdoors with my family, but building recreation areas such as this will improve our area exponentially.

It does not only contribute to those who will use it, but it will increase both pride in our area and a draw for future residents. Currently, not only my family, but several others I know, load up their families and drive nearly 2 hours to ride trails (45 minutes to Lisbon, Oh, 35 minutes to Coraopolis, or even over 90 minutes to ride the beautiful rails to trails in Oil City). I pull my spawn in a trailer behind my bike and I refuse to drag my kids around on the streets of my city. Many drivers here simply do not have an eye for spotting cyclists (yes, I have been hit once and have had many near-misses). So, keep going Monaca! And here’s to Beaver Falls extending their trail. One mile is a good start, but its time to get blazin’ again.

Beaver County Times
Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:15 AM EDT

Taking a hike could have a whole new meaning for area residents if two local men have their way.

Monaca borough manager Mario Leone Jr. and borough businessman Vincent Troia envision a hiking-and-biking path called the South Shore Trail running along the Ohio River from Monaca to the Montour Trail in Robinson Township.

But they’re thinking bigger than that.

They envision a hiking-and-biking trail that one day would run from Lake Erie in Ohio to Washington, D.C. To accomplish that, Leone is also looking into a Bridgewater-to-East Liverpool, Ohio, trail that would hook up with the still-working-on-it Great Ohio Lake-to-River Trail, which ends in Ashtabula at Lake Erie.

The Erie-to-Potomac connection is closer to reality than some might believe. A series of rails-to-trails already link Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., and the almost-completed Montour Trail would tie into it at Clairton. The East Liverpool-to-Robinson trails are the most important missing link.

Right now, Leone and Troia are putting together the grant money that is needed for a feasibility study. They’re also are making sure about the rights of way the South Shore Trail will need.

This trail would be an important development, and not just for residents of the communities through which it would go.

Because of its terrain, our region doesn’t have many places that are user friendly to serious and recreational hikers and bikers. By helping to fill this void, the South Shore Trail would further enhance the quality of life in our region.

This project deserves to be supported not only by federal, state and local governments but by area residents as well. It would be money well spent.

Trail from Monaca to Montour Trail
By Michael Pound, Times Staff

Beaver County Times

Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:37 PM EDT

MONACA — Monaca’s borough manager wants to see a hiking and biking trail that would connect Lake Erie to Washington, D.C.

And naturally, that trail would run right through Monaca.

Mario Leone Jr. has a good start on a trail that would run from Monaca along the Ohio River until it connected with the Montour Trail in Robinson Township — and from there, a system of trails that ends in Washington. Leone is also looking into a Bridgewater-to-East Liverpool, Ohio, trail that would hook up with the Great Ohio Lake-to-River Trail, ending in Ashtabula at Lake Erie.

Leone has been working with borough businessman Vincent Troia to form a nonprofit corporation, the Ohio River Trail Council, which will manage the upcoming feasibility study, as well as construction of the trail. The group has already solicited resolutions of support from the Beaver County communities the South Shore Trail would pass through and will soon have similar resolutions from those in Allegheny County.

The council also has money. The study has an estimated $35,000 cost, and Leone said the group has already put together enough money for the match required for a grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

And it may be able to extend its money even further. Leone said Aliquippa has $20,000 from a swimming pool study it did not complete, and City Manager Tom Stoner has pledged that to the trail study.

“If we’re able to change the grant administrator from Monaca to Aliquippa, we’d then use the other money for the South Shore Trail feasibility study,” Leone said. “We’d be able to get the whole process moving much more quickly.”

Leone said the group also has a good start on securing property for the trail.

“Much of it will be built on already-established rights of way, so there shouldn’t be too much trouble there,” he said. “And we’ve had discussions with (Center Township developer Charles) Betters and the (Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development) about using their property, and they’re very supportive.”

Troia said the benefits of the trails would outweigh by far the work the council has put in and the expense of construction. For example, it would give bicyclists a dedicated path off heavily traveled roads and could help spur new development geared toward trail users.

“There are stretches of the property that aren’t conducive to traditional economic development,” Troia said. “But fishing piers, boardwalks and other recreational services would be a natural thing to see along the trail.”

Michael Pound can be reached online at mpound@timesonline.com.

South Shore Trail

Mario Leone Jr., Monaca’s borough manager, and Vincent Troia, a borough businessman, have already secured resolutions of support for their planned South Shore Trail from the towns it would traverse. Similar resolutions from the Allegheny County communities are pending, they said.

Beaver County

Monaca, Center Township, Aliquippa, Hopewell Township, South Heights

Allegheny County

Crescent Township, Moon Township, Coraopolis, Robinson Township

County supports bike trail extension
East Liverpool, Ohio

By TOM GIAMBRONI/Staff Writer

POSTED: June 21, 2009

The Review

LISBON — Federal funding is being sought to extend the Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail from Lisbon to East Liverpool. Dottie Betz, president of the Columbiana County Park District board, met Wednesday with county commissioners to obtain a letter in support of efforts to obtain the money. This is part of an effort by the Greater Ohio Lake-To-River Greenway Coalition to lobby area congressmen to secure enough federal funding to complete the proposed 115-mile bicycling/walking trail that would connect Ashtabula to East Liverpool by linking with existing trails. Of the 115 miles, 64 miles have been completed, including the 10-mile Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail that runs from Leetonia to Lisbon, with plans under way to get it extended north the final 1.5 miles to the Mahoning County line.

Betz said they would like to extend it another 25 miles to the Point of Beginning in East Liverpool on the Pennsylvania line, following a patchwork of back roads and other means to get there. Once completed, it would provide a link to other Greenway trails in the Pittsburgh area and beyond. The local Greenway trail is one of the most popular recreation stops in the county, drawing an estimated 100,000 users a year. Betz said the proposal to extend the trail to the southern part of the county is garnering significant local support, especially from businesses who also would like to see a connector trail between East Liverpool and Wellsville. Commissioners gladly signed off on the letter of support. “I always refer to you as the Little Engine That Could,” Commissioner Penny Traina said of the board, a reference to fact the park board accomplishes much with very little public funding. “You are small but mighty.” tgiambroni@mojonews.com

Ohio River Trail Council, continued
These look acceptable for use as sources/references, especially the newspaper coverages. You should link to some or preferably all of them in the article, then where appropriate, cite them inline. Once you've added the references to the article, let me know here, and I'll withdraw the deletion nomination. KaySL (talk) 19:02, 5 January 2010 (UTC)


 * The requested references and links have been added to Ohio River Trail Council. Thank you for your assistance. --Troiaeye (talk) 00:39, 6 January 2010 (UTC)


 * You're very welcome. I've retracted my deletion nomination, so that should be dealt with and the notice removed shortly (likely within a day, possibly two at the outset). Meanwhile, please feel free to continue making improvements to the article, if you wish to! KaySL (talk) 00:50, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Non-admin closures at AfD
When you close an AfD debate- remember the template at the bottom of the page, please. Otherwise, the rest of that day's discussions will appear to be closed when they are not. Thanks. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 10:49, 10 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Oops, I do apologise. I tend to view AfDs on their own individual pages, so I didn't notice my closure affecting any of the others. I'm very sorry. KaySL (talk) 15:08, 10 January 2010 (UTC)