-July 31 synchronized manual count featured a new counting site -- the Pump House at The Waterfront in Homestead
continuing to do ZIP code-based manual counts at Deal, Rockwood, Ohiopyle, and Connellsville, often in tandem (no pun intended) with trail user surveys
-Next synchronized manual count will be in late September, which we're planning for a weekday
-2010 trail count analysis report by Dr. Andrew Herr of St. Vincent's College will be completed soon
-Locking boxes in wooden posts will likely be used for electronic trail counters after this trail season to prevent vandalism -- logistics should be worked out by October; locking boxes in wooden posts already used on the Maryland section of the GAP trail
-Community and trail organization volunteers may be used in the future to help out with the counting projects, such as checking the counters, gathering the data, and performing manual counts
