Whether you want to keep riding through the winter and are looking for fatbike resources or you plan on taking a mountain bike break, bike advocacy doesn't stop for snow. In this issue we have updates on the City of Boulder e-bike evaluation, plus ways to weigh in on Boulder County transportation projects, Broadway bike path safety and new trails in Steamboat.
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Don't spend this winter pedaling to nowhere in your garage. Boulder County has some of the best fatbiking in the state so get out there! BMA's Fatbiking page has guidelines and best practices for fatbiking etiquette, Front Range fatbiking trails, fatbiking gear, safety and events to join the fun.
>> Read more
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OSMP TO PRESENT FINDINGS ON E-BIKE EVALUATION
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Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) staff will provide an update on the e-biking evaluation to the Open Space Board of Trustees (OSBT) on Wednesday, Nov. 9. This meeting will be the first of three steps for the OSBT to consider a staff recommendation for e-biking on open space trails. Boulder City Council will make the final decision.
- Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. - Staff Presentation via Zoom
- Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m. - OSBT will take public comments
- Wednesday, Jan. 11, 6 p.m. - OSBT will provide City Council with recommendation.
- Later this winter (TBD) - Boulder City Council is expected to consider this matter.
>> Learn more about OSMP’s e-bike evaluation process
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THREE WAYS TO HELP CYCLING TODAY
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WEIGH IN ON BOULDER COUNTY MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) has $19M available for multimodal transportation projects within Boulder County. Staff has a list of 20 potential projects, of which two involve soft surface trails:
You can weigh in on which projects staff advances.
>> Read more
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KEEP THE BROADWAY BIKE PATH SAFE
If you live or work in Boulder, chances are you ride to your MTB ride on the Broadway bike path. Along with our friends at Community Cycles, we are gravely concerned about a project that would increase cars crossing the Broadway path just north of University. We need your help to get CU and City of Boulder to redesign this crossing to remain safe for bikes!
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SUPPORT NEW TRAILS IN STEAMBOAT
Do you ride in Steamboat Springs? Want to see more trails open to bikes with better connectivity? Then let the USFS know via public comment before Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022!
The USFS just finished a 3-year study of the Mad Rabbit Trails Project and is proposing 52 new miles of trail.
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