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Open House Comment Forms — Summer 2000 Open Houses
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Ankeny (RAGBRAI), Atlantic, Cedar Rapids, Cherokee, Des Moines, Dubuque,
Fairfield, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Muscatine, Waterloo
Participants: 321 total participants at 11 workshops.
The tabulations on the following pages were compiled from the survey/comment
forms submitted at each of the open house workshops. The numbers were tabulated
from each of the open houses to reflect the trends in different communities
within different regions of the state. People attending the Open House Workshops
were asked to answer to the best of their ability, each of the seven questions
about the Iowa Trails 2000 project and what they would like to see incorporated
into the final document. Participants were asked to either fill out the questionnaires
before they left or mail them to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
1. In what types of trail activities are you likely
to participate?
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Ankeny - RAGBRAI
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16
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19
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6
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0
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1
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0
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0
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swimming trails
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0
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waves for surfing
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ATVs
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walking pets (dogs)
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running
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Atlantic
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2
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9
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2
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2
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0
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9
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14
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0
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Cedar Rapids
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18
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21
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1
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2
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5
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2
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4
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running
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0
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ATVs
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skiing
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Cherokee
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4
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1
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2
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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Des Moines
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22
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24
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3
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2
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15
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7
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41
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motorcycles
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0
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cross country ski
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4x4 vehicles
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Dubuque
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3
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3
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2
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0
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0
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0
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3
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cross country ski
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0
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Fairfield
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6
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3
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2
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3
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0
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0
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5
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0
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Fort Dodge
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6
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6
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3
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1
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2
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3
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15
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birding
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0
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Mason City
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5
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5
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0
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1
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0
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0
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6
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0
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Muscatine
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7
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9
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3
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3
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6
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0
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1
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golf carts
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0
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Waterloo
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1
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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Totals
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65
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75
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21
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12
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14
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15
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47
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0
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2. Do you feel that there are enough
trails in Iowa?
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Ankeny - RAGBRAI
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3
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13
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2 people said never
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the more the better
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1 person left it blank
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I don't really know
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Atlantic
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0
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15
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1 person left it blank
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Cedar Rapids
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0
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29
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no, but getting better
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Cherokee
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0
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4
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Des Moines
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0
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72
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not yet
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kind of
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of some types
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better than most states, but we need more
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no, but working on them
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for point to point destinations, no
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for recreation connectors, somewhat
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for transportation use, yes
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Dubuque
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0
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6
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Fairfield
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0
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6
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never
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need larger areas
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2 people left it blank
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Fort Dodge
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0
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20
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Mason City
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0
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11
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Muscatine
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0
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13
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Waterloo
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0
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2
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Totals
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3
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191
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3. Do you feel that there are enough trails in your
area?
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Ankeny - RAGBRAI
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3
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15
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need connections
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maybe connect to other trails
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1 person left it blank
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I don't really know
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Atlantic
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0
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15
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1 person left it blank
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Cedar
Rapids
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0
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29
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no, but good progress
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Cherokee
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0
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4
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Des Moines
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0
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69
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4 people said none
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there are more than enough bike trails already
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no, but working on them
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not for means of transportation
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perhaps, but they need to be connected
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we are working on more, we need to acquire the land now…before it's
developed into something
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maybe yes, but access is not safe it’s not safe to bike on some
Des Moines streets to get to a trail
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Dubuque
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0
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6
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None
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Fairfield
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0
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5
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2 people left it blank
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it's getting to be enough
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it's getting better
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more would be great
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Fort Dodge
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0
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20
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Mason City
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0
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11
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Muscatine
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0
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12
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not yet
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Waterloo
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0
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0
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not yet
not quite
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Totals
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3
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186
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4. How often (in season) do you use trails in Iowa?
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Ankeny - RAGBRAI
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2
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8
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2
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7
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2
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0
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Atlantic
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1
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5
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4
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4
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0
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2
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Cedar Rapids
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2
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13
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7
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8
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0
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0
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Cherokee
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0
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1
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1
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1
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0
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0
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Des Moines
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4
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17
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33
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17
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0
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5
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Dubuque
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0
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2
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1
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2
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0
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1
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Fairfield
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0
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1
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5
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3
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0
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0
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Fort Dodge
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1
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8
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9
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3
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1
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1
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Mason City
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1
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2
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2
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6
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0
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0
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Muscatine
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2
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4
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2
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5
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0
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0
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Waterloo
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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Totals
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13
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61
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68
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56
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3
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9
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