This session will highlight best practices in creating economic vitality by developing bike infrastructure and bike travel opportunities across the state. Participants will hear from visionary leaders across the state and have the opportunity to network and walk away with practical, tangible ‘how-to advice on getting their bike projects started, funded, marketed and well-used.

3. 
Established Bike Parks
Frisco Adventure Park
Frisco, CO
Eichler Bike Park
THPRD Beaverton, OR

4. 
Tourism Grant
Clackamas County
Tourism Heads in Beds

5. So What Does this
mean for Meldrum
Bar Park and
Gladstone?
• Containment
• Environment
• Connectivity
• Integration
• Maintenance
• Insurability
• Sustainability
• Tourism

6. 
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

8. Since a 1995 Bond
Measure, Metro has
purchased or been
given over 270 acres
of forested land in
Oregon City

9. 
Taking a Holistic
Approach
Environmental Protection
and Sustainability
Responsible Recreational
Access

10. 
Community Input

11. Insert Picture

12. Where am I?
What’s around
me?
How do I get
there?
Pic of the falls

13. 
Transportation vs. Recreation
Portland/Urban Cycling Recreational Cycling

14. 
Hub of Clackamas
County Cycle tourism

18. COURSE
•County roads
•Private land
•Construction
began 2004
•Original use
•Training for
local racers
•Cow “spring
training”
•1st Race - 2009

19. 3.5 MILES ON COUNTY ROAD VINEYARD LOOP

20. RIVERTRAIL MAINTRAIL

21. 2009

22. 2009

23. 2010

24. 2010

25. 2010

26. 2010

27. 2010

28. 2010

29. 2011

30. 2011

31. 2011

32. 2011

33. 2011

34. 2011

36. 2012

37. 2012

38. 2012

39. 2012

40. 2012

41. 2014

42.  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

43.  Volunteer non-profit
 (not 501 (c) 3)
 Board & “members”
 Funds Echo Red 2 Red
 Proceeds:
 Trail building and
maintenance
 KiwanisClub of Echo
 Echo Food Pantry
 Mason’s ‘Bikes for Books’
 Echo FFA & local 4H

44.  EchoWest Ranch &Vineyard, Sno Road
Winery, Lloyd & Lois Piercy
 City of Echo
 Oregon XC Series
 Oregon Bicycle RacingAssociation (OBRA)
 Scott’s Cycle & Sport
 Brian Cimiyotti & Shayne Myers
 Volunteers

45. 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.

46. 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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%

47. 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%

48. 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
WallaWalla,WA 2 2 4
Washougal,WA 2 2 3
Corvallis,OR 3 1 1
Spokane,WA 2 2 3

53.  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

55. 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

56. Stephanie Myers
echored2red.com
Facebook:
Echo Bike & Board
Echo Red 2 Red XC
541-289-2444
echored2redxc@hotmail.com

58. Cascade Locks, Oregon

61. CLIMB Trail

63. 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

65. Demonstration Project:
easyCLIMB Trail

67. 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

68. Double Cross Cyclocross 2012

69. Gorge Short Track Mtn Bike
Race Series 2013

70. Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, 2013

72. 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

73. Holly Howell
Marketing & Development Manager
Port of Cascade Locks
hhowell@portofcascadelocks.org

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