Sarah Lyon-Hill, of Toledo, Ohio, a graduate student studying urban and regional planning in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, was part of the study team; she is shown here at a trail boardwalk in Abingdon.
BLACKSBURG, Va., June 14, 2012 – Advocates for the Virginia Creeper Trail and the New River Trail turned to the Economic Development Studio @ Virginia Tech, an innovative graduate class taught by John Provo, director of Virginia Tech’s Office of Economic Development, for help.