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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- 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
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- 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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