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Commission directs staff to continue talks with students on trail 'passport' and Active Ames app
Summary
Two Iowa State student teams presented a printed trail passport and a digital 'Active Ames' fitness app; commissioners expressed concern about long-term continuity and funding but voted to direct staff to continue discussions and explore partnerships, internships and grant opportunities.
Two student teams from Iowa State University returned to the Ames Parks and Recreation Commission Dec. 18 to answer follow-up questions about two community-fitness proposals: a printed trail 'passport' with stamped hole-punch rewards and a digital 'Active Ames' fitness app and events calendar.
Emma Rios and Catherine Watkins, who presented the trail passport, said the product pairs a color-coded map of Ames parks with a hole-punch passport that rewards users with a collectible patch after visiting six featured trails.…
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