CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES…

The following projects are being considered (or are already in progress) as part the vision of Steamboat Springs as the ultimate destination for cycling.

Mountain bike cross-country riding

• Partner with USFS/BLM to open up new trails

• Partner with USFS/BLM for trail maintenance & stewardship

• Develop diversity of new mountain biking trails

• Beginner cross country mountain bike trails

• Highly technical cross country mountain bike trails

• Identify “classic,” “must-ride” trails

Downhill/free ride

• Gravity Fed, Directional Trails at ski mountain

• Gravity Fed, Directional Trails at Howelsen/Emerald

• Skills park on Howelsen

• Skills park on ski mountain

• Partner with USFS/BLM to open up new trails

• Partner with USFS/BLM for trail maintenance & stewardship

• Identify “classic,” “must-ride” trails

  
  

Road Riding

• Identify “classic,” routes and provide signage

• Provide education to increase safety for riders encountering cattle on county roads

• Teach bicycle safety skills to kids and adults

• Promote “Share the Road” philosophy

  
  

Community/Recreation/Utility

• Create signage to direct locals and visitors to bike/ped friendly routes

• Provide signs on Yampa River Core Trail indicating other trail connections with blue-green-black designation

• Create bike/ped regional maps for locals and visitors

• Designate recommended commuter routes

• Add bike racks on shuttles

• Increase number/mileage of designated bike lanes

• Adopt a Complete Streets policy

• Become a Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly Community

• Create more safe routes to school

• Create kid-friendly map of safe routes to school

• Track students’ participation in bike-to-school

• Stripe routes from the safe routes to school

• Teach bicycle safety and bicycle skills to kids and adults

• Continue and increase participation in Bicycle Rodeos

• Have lodging/restaurant properties become more bicycle friendly

• Add more bike racks downtown and at parks, transit center and other major areas

• Stripe a bike lane/shoulder on River Road from Brooklyn to 131

• Create a dedicated funding mechanism for bicycle related projects

• Extend Core Trail to West Steamboat to Hard Rock

• Extend Core Trail to Haymaker/Chuck Lewis

• Extend Core Trail to Stagecoach

• Develop connector trails between current trails

• Create or enhance bike/ped connections to Yampa River Core Trail

• Improve the bike/ped crossing at 3rd and Lincoln from Old Town Hot Springs across to Core Trail (using bike lane and sidewalk)

• Improve Core Trail connections and signage from the Library/13th, past the Elk Park Bridge and the Depot

• Improve the bike/ped connection from intersection on US 40 and County Road 129 through the “no mans” land to Steamboat Springs Airport

• Provide a bike/ped activated signal at US 40 & RCR 129 intersection

• Provide a safer connection from town to Fairview

• Create a bike/ped lane on N Park Road from Missouri and Stehley Park around corner to existing ped/bike lane up Bench Road to Strawberry Park

• Provide a bike lane on Amethyst from Fish Creek to Maple and pedestrian activated crossing (marked x-walk) at Amethyst and Maple

• Clarify/modify sidewalk ordinance so that bike use is consistent with bike routes in safe routes and bike friendly plans

• Support winter use of Core Trail