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Established Bike Parks
Frisco Adventure Park Frisco, CO
Eichler Bike Park THPRD Beaverton, OR
Tourism Grant
Clackamas County Tourism Heads in Beds
So What Does this mean for Meldrum Bar Park and Gladstone?
• Containment
• Environment
• Connectivity
• Integration
• Maintenance
• Insurability
• Sustainability
• Tourism
What’s the Process
Awarded Funds to complete The Feasibility study
1st Presentation to the Gladstone PRAC
2nd Presentation to the Gladstone PRAC in June
Gladstone City Council
Results of the Study to Clackamas County Tourism
Begin Construction Process
Since a 1995 Bond Measure, Metro has purchased or been given over 270 acres of forested land in Oregon City
Taking a Holistic Approach
Environmental Protection and Sustainability
Responsible Recreational Access
Community Input
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Where am I? What’s around me? How do I get there?
Pic of the falls
Transportation vs. Recreation
Portland/Urban Cycling Recreational Cycling
Hub of Clackamas County Cycle tourism
COURSE •County roads •Private land
•Construction began 2004
•Original use
•Training for local racers
•Cow “spring training”
•1st Race - 2009
3.5 MILES ON COUNTY ROAD VINEYARD LOOP
RIVER TRAIL MAIN TRAIL
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Friday night registration
Coordinate with/in local businesses
Extra meals provided by local groups Camping/bike storage Music Sunday Poker Ride
& Breakfast
Niner demo rides
Volunteer non-profit (not 501 (c) 3)
Board & “members” Funds Echo Red 2 Red Proceeds:
Trail building and maintenance
Kiwanis Club of Echo
Echo Food Pantry
Mason’s ‘Bikes for Books’
Echo FFA & local 4H
Echo West Ranch & Vineyard, Sno Road Winery, Lloyd & Lois Piercy
City of Echo Oregon XC Series Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) Scott’s Cycle & Sport Brian Cimiyotti & Shayne Myers Volunteers
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
175 riders 250 riders 425 riders 550 riders 550 riders 400 riders
Chip-timing
Capped at 600
Snow forecast & sanction change
Limited data available from 2009-2011.
2009 2010 2011
2012
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175 riders 250 riders 425 riders
Limited data available from 2009-2011.
Riders Online Adult 10-18 Men Women
550 73% 95% 5% 84% 16%
550 83% 95% 5% 81% 19%
400 87% 95% 5% 80% 20%
2009 2010 2011
2012
2013
2014
175 riders 250 riders 425 riders
Limited data available from 2009-2011.
Riders Oregon WA ID NV, CA, AZ, CO,
MT
550 70% 24% 5% 1%
550 68% 26% 5% 1%
400 63% 33% 3% 1%
2012 2013 2014
Portland, OR 27 28 23
Bend, OR 11 10 10
Boise, ID 3 3 1
Eugene, OR 5 3 1
Camas, WA 3 2 3
Kennewick, WA 2 3 3
LaGrande, OR 3 3 3
Walla Walla, WA 2 2 4
Washougal, WA 2 2 3
Corvallis, OR 3 1 1
Spokane, WA 2 2 3
Used mailchimp.com and surveymonkey.com OBRA vs USA Cycling
780 email recipients
64% opened, 33% clicked
96% responded in 48 hours
80% want OBRA, 14% Don’t care
▪ 81% Oregon, 14% WA, 4% ID, 1% Other
80% wrote comments
60% would not come as USA Cycling
BUSINESS OWNERS
Recreational outlet (youth) Echo awareness
Vocabulary beyond cycling
Visitors and money from out of area
Attitude and energy Residual business Warm, friendly people Triple good sales days Friends of friends of friends
NON-PROFIT GROUPS
Scholarships (Kiwanis) Bicycles (Masonic Lodges) 20+ families @ food pantry
in population 700 Youth fundraisers Youth enrichment Volunteer hours &
community service
Stephanie Myers echored2red.com Facebook: Echo Bike & Board Echo Red 2 Red XC 541-289-2444 [email protected]
Cascade Locks, Oregon
CLIMB Trail
CLIMB Trail
Cascade Locks International Mountain Bike Trail
• Recreation as economic development for a struggling community
• A 25 mile multi-use trail network on USFS land
• Quality trail design and extended biking season
• Strategic location between Portland and Hood River
• Multiple trailhead connections to town
• Designed & flagged by IMBA Trail Solutions team
• Approx $100,000 in studies and staff time by Port
• NEPA expected to be completed by 2015 by USFS
• Next step: diverse trail stewardship group
• Long term project
Demonstration Project: easyCLIMB Trail
easyCLIMB Trail
• A 3 mile multi-use trail on vacant Port riverfront property
• Trail designed primarily by Andy Jansky at Flowing Solutions
• Phased construction by Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA)
• Dimwits Withbritelites night rides & bonfires
• Low budget, high volunteerism
• Dedicated trail stewards
• Family friendly design
• Frequent trail building parties & pizza
• Local & regional engagement
• Successful memorable events
• Short term project with immediate results
Double Cross Cyclocross 2012
Gorge Short Track Mtn Bike Race Series 2013
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, 2013
Lessons from Cascade Locks
• Foster partnerships with public land managers
• Demonstration projects build capacity & momentum
• Host events to build visibility & support
• Leverage donations & grants
• Engage local elected leaders to build champions
• Tell your story often
• Involve all ages
• Feed your volunteers
• Have Fun
Holly Howell Marketing & Development Manager Port of Cascade Locks [email protected]
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