Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy - Final

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Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy

March 2007

Surrey Parks Recreation and Culture

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements…………………...…….…..…iii Executive Summary………………………………………1 1. Introduction and Background………………………………. 4

1.1 Non-traditional Bicycle Recreation: Trends………. 5 1.2 Non-traditional Bicycle Recreation in Surrey…….. 8 1.3 Non-traditional Bicycle Facilities in Surrey……….. 10 2. Proposed Improvements…………………………………….. 12 2.1 Short-term Improvements (2007 to 2009) …………. 12 2.1.1 Existing Facilities…………………………….. 12 2.1.2 New Facilities…………………………………. 14 2.1.3 Staffing and Stewardship…………………… 28 2.1.4 Preliminary Cost Estimates………………… 29

2.2 Medium-term Improvements (2010 to 2012)……… 33 2.3 Long-term Improvements (2013 and beyond)……. 34

3. Maintenance and Operations……………………………….. 36 4. Site Selection Guidelines for New Facilities……………... 40 Appendices A. Public Process and Community Input……………… 42 B. Community Survey Reports………………………….. 45 C. Site Assessment and Selection……………………... 54 D. Trends and Innovative Practices Review………….. 71

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The strategy’s authors wish to thank the Surrey Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department for their dedication to this project and their active support at all of the public outreach events. The staff team was led by Tiina Mack, Parks Planning Research and Design Section Manager and included: Ted Uhrich, Park Designer, Parks Planning Research and Design; Bob Paterson, Park Development Services Manager; Stephen Godwin, Natural Areas Coordinator, Urban Forestry and Environment Programs; Jeff Graham, Structural Coordinator, Park Development Services; Marty Benson, Parks Partnerships Coordinator; Gerhard Vandenbosch, Park Operations Manager, North; and, Larry Griffiths, Landscape Coordinator, Park Operations South. Special thanks also go to Jim Richardson and the Surrey Off-Road Cycling Enthusiasts (SORCE) for their input into this document and their time and dedication to cycling in the City of Surrey. SORCE helped make the project’s major public outreach event, the Bike Fest, the great success it was. Thanks also to all the Surrey bike stores who helped promote the project’s public outreach activities and who provided prize items to be given away at the project’s public outreach events – South Surrey Cycles, O’Hagan’s Peninsula Cycles and Bike Zone. Kona Cycles and Matt Stevens also helped provide a 2007 dirt jump bike to be given away as the main survey prize. Lee McCormacks from Lee Likes Bikes kindly provided digital pump track layouts to assist the consultant team prepare the concept plans. The Verdant Group prepared this strategy. The consultant team included John Ingram, Gerrit McGowan (Syntegrity Consulting), Jon Frantz (Ear to the Ground Planning), Dale Mikkelsen and Matt Stephens. Graphic support was provided by Trevor Coghill and Nathan Lee (Contexture Design). Cover photo: Andrew Cho, a young, professional rider from North Vancouver on the dirt jumps at Port Kells Park in Surrey (Photo: Harookz Photography, www.harookz.com)

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Surrey’s Parks Recreation and Culture Department is experiencing growing demands for non-traditional bicycle recreation, including off-road mountain biking (cross-country, free-riding1, skills2, dirt jumping3, pump track riding4, etc.) and BMX riding (urban riding, dirt jumping and racing). With few formal facilities in Surrey, the riding community has developed numerous informal or “rogue” facilities throughout Surrey’s parks and, in some cases, on private land. To help better manage this growing sport and to reduce the number of informal facilities in Surrey, this strategy provides guidelines for the provision of new facilities, the upgrading of existing non-traditional facilities, and the maintenance and operating requirements of these facilities over the short-, medium- and long-terms. Research, surveys and public involvement carried out as part of this project indicate that the City of Surrey can expect continued demand for non-traditional bicycle facilities. The growth of these healthy and youth-positive recreational activities should be supported and encouraged, particularly given the minimal costs of developing and maintaining non-traditional bicycle recreation facilities in comparison to other, more traditional recreational facilities. The uniformly strong and diverse public support (i.e., all age groups [from 6 to 89], riders and non-riders, all Surrey neighbourhoods) received throughout the planning process underscores both the demand and need for such facilities. Over 90% of this report’s 300 final survey respondents were supportive of the strategy. This strategy’s recommended upgrades to current facilities, and the proposed development of new bicycle facilities, will occur over the short- (2007 to 2009), medium- (2010 to 2012) and long-terms (2013 and beyond). The recommendations are based on: a comprehensive survey of non-traditional biking trends and issues in Surrey and beyond; an assessment of candidate park sites that was supported by Surrey Parks’ staff; and, a public consultation program that included surveys and direct outreach with Surrey’s non-traditional biking community. The strategy’s short-term improvements are briefly outlined below. They are prioritized based on community service area need, Surrey Parks staff input and guidance, and a public ranking of new facility development phasing that was carried out through the project’s public involvement process. The estimated total capital cost of the short-term improvements and upgrades ranges between $360,000 and $420,000 -- less than the cost of a sand-based grass sports field.

Fleetwood Athletic Park (Fleetwood): Four lines of dirt jumps will be developed west of the Surrey Sports and Leisure Complex at the Fraser Highway.

1 Free-riding consists of descending often steep trails and variable terrain on trails that include a variety of obstacles such as teeter-totters, drop offs, jumps and ladder bridges.

2 Skills areas provide a series of obstacles and features like teeter totters, boxes, drop-offs and ladders bridges that bikers ride onto, along and over. Skills areas are becoming popular, are easy to develop in small spaces, and accommodate a variety of skill levels and bike types.

3 Dirt jumping consists of a riders going over a variety of relatively steep and often high dirt jumps. Jumps are usually placed in a line with some paired together. More advanced jumps often have an open gap between them. Riders will go over the jumps and do any number of tricks while in mid-air.

4 Pump tracks are small, dirt tracks designed with tight corners, banked corners and small bumps. The goal is to go around the track without pedaling. Riders ‘push’ their bikes into and around the corners and bumps to build up momentum and speed.


Bear Creek Youth Park (Fleetwood/Newton): The existing skate/bike park will be improved with addition of concrete spine and three rail rides designed for urban BMX riders. Two rows of dirt jumps are to be developed next to the skate/bike park. A single, family-oriented cross country loop will be developed to the immediate east, below the power lines.

Cloverdale Athletic Park (Cloverdale): The existing BMX practice track will be upgraded and revitalized. The underutilized tot lot playground to the west of the BMX track will be converted to a Skills Park/Urban BMX area when the playground is removed and/or relocated.

Unwin Park (Newton): Four lines of dirt jumps, a small skills area and a pump track will be developed in the south-west corner of the park.

Port Kells Park (Cloverdale): The existing dirt jumps will be upgraded and improved. Invergarry Park (Whalley): Multiple facilities will be developed in a previously disturbed area

(a former construction waste dump) to the east of Bonnacord Creek and ravine, including a free-ride area in a natural bowl area, a small skills park and four rows of dirt jumps.

Fraser Heights Park (Guildford): Four rows of dirt jumps and a pump track will be developed in south end of park.

Hillcrest Park (Cloverdale): Three rows of dirt jumps will be developed near the existing playground, if local residents agree.

Currently, support and resources for the maintenance and operations of bicycle facilities in Surrey falls under the care of City of Surrey Parks Division staff in the each of the Division’s operations areas. Structural Maintenance Coordinators will ensure that new bicycle parks and bicycle park features are maintained and kept safe. Additional support will be provided through the City of Surrey’s successful Partners-in-Parks Program where Park Partnership Coordinators will work with local Park Stewards to involve bicycle park users in the ongoing maintenance and operations of facilities. Current resources will be insufficient to support development of new facilities in the mid- to long-term. The need for additional staff will be reviewed annually through the Parks Department’s operating budget. The potential of hiring a bicycle facilities maintenance contractor will be explored if facility use warrants it. Over the medium-term (2010 to 2012), this strategy proposes developing a unique greenway bike network for cross-country riders called the Green Line. The facility will be developed on existing and planned greenways and bikeways that would connect many of the bike facilities recommended in this strategy. Called the Green Line, the single-track trail network/loop would be a one-of-kind facility in the Lower Mainland, stretching almost 70-kilometres around Surrey. Over the long-term (2013 and beyond), the strategy proposes that facilities at Joe Brown Park and Port Mann Park be developed when their rehabilitation periods are complete. Joe Brown Park is currently used as a dump site for soil from construction sites. As a former major landfill site, Port Mann Park requires several more years of site stabilization prior to the development of any park facilities there. Despite the long-term development time lines for the parks, the City of Surrey has identified both as potential sites for non-traditional bicycle facilities through independent and park master planning processes. Over the long-term, facilities may be also considered in the Douglas, Grandview and South Westminster neighbourhood planning areas, as community planning processes unfold for those areas.


1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND


1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Over the past several years, the City of Surrey’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Department has witnessed a growing demand for non-traditional bicycle recreation facilities, including off-road mountain biking (cross-country, free-riding5, skills6, dirt jumping7, pump track riding8, etc.) and BMX riding (urban riding, dirt jumping and racing). As the city’s population has continued to grow, so too has the demand for these active sports opportunities. This growth and the City’s current lack of facilities has led to the development of informal or “rogue” facilities built by the riders themselves at many City parks and, sometimes, on private property. Many of these informal facilities are constructed poorly and/or conflict with other park users and uses. Unlike other forms of recreation, the City lacks an overarching strategy for the management of these extremely popular types of recreation. In 2003, the Surrey Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department created and adopted the policy document, Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation Facilities. One of the first documents of its kind in North America, the document provided guidelines for the planning, construction, maintenance and inspection for four different kinds of bicycle recreation facilities: Mountain Bike Facilities, Dirt Jumping Facilities, BMX Facilities and Bicycle Trials Facilities With these guidelines in place, this document seeks to provide a long-term strategy to site a series of non-traditional bicycle facilities throughout the city that, once developed, will provide Surrey with one of the finest integrated networks of non-traditional bicycle facilities networks in North America. The Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy provides guidelines for the provision of new facilities and the upgrading of existing non-traditional facilities in the short-, medium- and long-terms, from 2007 to 2013 and beyond and outlines their maintenance and operating requirements. This section provides as overview of the regional and local non-traditional bicycle trends that influenced the development of this strategy. It also provides an overview of the sports themselves and Surrey’s current facilities. 5 Free-riding consists of descending often steep trails and variable terrain on trails that include a variety of obstacles such as teeter-totters, drop offs, jumps and ladder bridges. Features can be designed for a variety of user skill and ability and are often changed and redesigned over time.

6 Skills areas provide a series of obstacles and features like teeter totters, boxes, drop-offs and ladders bridges that bikers ride onto, along and over. Skills areas are becoming popular, are easy to develop in small spaces, and accommodate a variety of skill levels and bike types. They can be used by mountain bikers, BMX riders and trials bikes.

7 Dirt jumping consists of a riders going over a variety of relatively steep and often high dirt jumps. Jumps are usually placed in a line with some of the jumps paired together. More advanced jumps often have an open gap between them. Riders will go over the jumps and do any number of tricks while in mid-air. Dirt jumps can be ridden on both BMX and mountain bikes and can accommodate a wide range of skill levels.

8 Pump tracks are small, dirt tracks designed with tight corners, banked corners and small bumps. The goal is to go around the track without pedaling. Riders ‘push’ their bikes into and around the corners and bumps to build up momentum and speed. They are a great way to safely develop bike skills and can be ridden by almost anyone, from beginners to experts.


BMX racing

Street-style BMX

1.1 Non-traditional Bicycle Recreation: Trends This section provides an overview of relevant and current BMX and mountain biking trends in Surrey and the larger region. It is divided into BMX and mountain biking sections. More detailed information is available in Appendix 2 of the background document prepared for this study, Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facility Strategy: Trends Analysis and Innovative Practices. BMX

BMX, in short, stands for Bicycle motocross. BMX is essentially comprised of two distinct sports – racing and freestyle.

BMX racing is comprised of two disciplines: track and pumps. Track racing consists of riders competing head-to-head against other riders on a 350 metre dirt track consisting of a variety of dirt jumps, banked corners and rhythm sections. A pumps course is simply a scaled-down version of a race track, used primarily as a training course for racers. BMX freestyle is broken down into three main subgroups: dirt jumping, street, and ramp/park. Dirt jumping, whether on trails or in specially designated parks, consists of a variety of jumps that riders launch off while doing any number of tricks. Linking jumps together on an extended trail is preferred by dirt jumpers. They can be ridden on both BMX and specifically designed mountain bikes. Street riding is exactly what the name suggests, using concrete and other urban obstacles in order to do various tricks on the bike. Ramp/park BMX requires a concrete, aluminum, or wood ramp structure (much like skateboarding) that allows riders to throw aerial or vertical tricks off the structure. Over the past decade, BMX facilities have sprung up throughout BC and Canada. Formal BMX track racing facilities, with attached programming and sponsor organizations, have been the standard, although the marriage of BMX and skateboarding has also led to the development of a number of concrete park structures as well.

With the development of concrete skate parks throughout BC, BMX riders have access to a growing number of facilities. As a result, BMX bike sales are rapidly increasing. Dirt jumping parks, both formal and informal, are also on the rise, with facilities throughout the Lower Mainland. There is one pro-length BMX race track in Surrey, Action BMX, and four other BMX-focused facilities in the Lower Mainland. Action BMX is located on Surrey parkland on the Serpentine Greenway near 76th Avenue and 128th Street in the Newton area. While BMX riding is not as popular as mountain-biking in Surrey, the number of riders is growing and interest in the sport continues to climb.

Pumps riding


Mountain Biking Mountain biking is comprised of two distinct disciplines: trail and freestyle.

Trail riding can be broken down into three sub-groups: cross-country, downhill, and free-riding.

-- Cross country is the most popular and least ‘extreme’ form of mountain biking, as it is more focused on distance than excitement. It requires substantial trail lengths and variable terrain, although loop trails are common in urban and rural areas.

-- Downhill mountain biking consists of riding down steep and technical gradients as fast as possible.

-- Free-riding, the most technically demanding of the trail disciplines consists of descending steep trails and variable terrain in the most creative manner possible. Free-ride trails often include a variety of man-made obstacles such as teeter-totters, ladder bridges and wall rides. The North Shore mountains are home to some of North America’s premier free-ride hill trails.

Freestyle Mountain Biking can be broken down into three sub-groups: dirt-jumping, skills/trials, and street/urban. -- Dirt jumping consists of launching a bike over large man-made

dirt jumps, attempting aerial tricks in the process. Facilities are much like those used by BMX dirt jumpers.

-- Skills/trials mountain biking consists of riders maneuvering the bike by hopping, jumping, and dropping man-made obstacles (e.g. boxes, ramps, tables) and natural obstacles (e.g. rocks, logs, hillsides). True trials riding is very technically demanding, requiring specialized equipment as well as excellent balance and a high level of technique. Skills parks are becoming popular, are easy to develop in small spaces, and embrace a variety of skill levels and bike types.

-- Street/urban mountain biking consist of riding in concrete urban areas, off obstacles such as ledges, stairs, and walls.

In Canada, the sport of mountain biking is extremely popular with a current market share of 66%. According to surveyed retailers and industry professionals, cross-country mountain biking is by far the

most popular mountain biking pursuit, with free-riding, dirt-jumping, and downhill in close competition for second place, largely due to the increasing popularity of ‘extreme’ sports among youth and young adults. The smallest demographic of the disciplines, although growing, are trials and street/urban biking. It is believed that cross-country rider numbers will continue to grow as Canada’s aging population continues to pursue accessible fitness activities.

Free-riding

Cross-country

Downhill

Dirt Jumping

Trials


In Surrey, as in other Lower Mainland municipalities, dirt-jumping is becoming increasingly popular, with the riding community building numerous temporary and unsanctioned facilities on construction sites and in parks across Surrey. Riders have also built large numbers of “rogue” skills features, including teeter totters and ladder rides in parks and natural areas throughout the city. There is one major bike park in Surrey, the South Surrey Bike Park, and seven other major parks in the Lower Mainland. South Surrey Bike Park includes dirt jumps, free-ride trails and cross-country trails.

Non-traditional bike sports (like the pump track riding pictured) are growing in popularity in Surrey and throughout the lager region.


1.2 Non-traditional Bicycle Recreation in Surrey Research carried out as part of this project indicates that Surrey can expect continued demand for non-traditional bicycle facilities. In particular, dirt jumping (BMX and mountain bike), pump track riding, cross-country biking, skills riding and free-riding continue to grow in popularity in the municipality and across the larger region. The City of Surrey is well known in the Lower Mainland for its non-traditional bicycle recreation facilities. It is particularly well know for its two largest facilities -- Action BMX and the South Surrey Bike Park. There are several smaller facilities located throughout Surrey, including some dirt jumps located at Port Kells Park in Cloverdale and a small BMX practice track located at Cloverdale Athletic Park. Surrey is currently engaged in improving a small bicycle facility at Latimer Lake Park on the eastern edge of South Surrey. Of the three smaller facilities, Port Kells is perhaps the best known and well-used. Given the popularity of this type of recreation and the relatively limited number of facilities in Surrey, there are a large number of unsanctioned or informal facilities (mainly trails, dirt jumps and free-ride stunts) that can be found in parks, along hydro rights-of-ways and on or near construction sites throughout the city. While Surrey Parks works diligently to remove many of these “rogue” features on public lands for safety, liability and environmental concerns, they are often quickly rebuilt. Because of the time and effort put into building them, many stunts and jumps are hidden or built on private lands. Perhaps the most significant features constructed on private lands were built around Latimer Lake Park, where over 15-kilometres of single track, cross-country mountain biking trails and free-ride features were constructed on the City lands that surround the park. The majority of these features are being removed while the area is redeveloped as an industrial park.

The heavy use of Surrey’s formal bike facilities and the ongoing construction of unsanctioned trails, dirt jumps and free-ride features underscores both the popularity of the sport in Surrey and the need to develop additional safe, sanctioned facilities in the city. While it is predominantly youth dominated sport, its popularity cuts across both age and gender lines. Rider surveys conducted as part of this project were completed by riders as young as seven and as old as 89. As part of this study, bike stores, bike industry representatives, Surrey Parks staff and representatives from Surrey’s two leading bike organizations were also surveyed about non-traditional bicycle recreation in Surrey. All agreed that the number of riders and the popularity of the sport is growing. Quantitatively, these increases have corresponded with higher bike sales (dirt jump bikes, in particular), higher use numbers at South Surrey Bike Park and market information from bike industry representatives. As part of the Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy project, three separate surveys were conducted with intercept surveys, on-line at the project website (www.surreybikepark.ca), at bike events, and with mail-out surveys that were sent to residences in the area of parks where short-term improvements were proposed. The first survey helped determine rider demographic and preferences. Its major findings included:


Surrey boasts an active biking community, with riders of all ages and a high degree of skill and enthusiasm for the sport; There is city-wide demand for new, accessible facilities featuring dirt jumping, skills and cross-country; and, There is community appetite to help design and maintain any new facilities Surrey develops.

For the first survey, roughly 80% were male, and 20% female. While there was a broad age range represented, over 30% of the respondents were under 17. Of interest, approximately 15% of the respondents were between the ages of 35 and 44, while another 15% were between 45 and 54. The age range underscores the growing popularity the sport and its accessibility to a wide range of skill level, fitness and age. The second survey was used to gauge public support for the overall strategy. Respondents were also given the opportunity to provide detailed input on each of the strategy’s proposed short-term improvements. This second survey determined that there is uniformly strong and positive support for the draft strategy across all age groups and Surrey communities, including both riders and non-riders. Overall, 93% of the 200 respondents were satisfied with the strategy, with 76% reporting to be “extremely” or “highly” satisfied. As with the first survey, over 70% of respondents said that they would be willing to help maintain or steward any new or improved facility on supervised facility “work days”. The third and final survey was carried out to gauge support for each of the proposed short-, medium- and long-term improvements. As with the previous survey, the response was positive and strong. Overall, the majority of the 89 respondents were satisfied with the overall strategy, with an average of 80% reporting to be satisfied with the short-, medium- and long-term improvements. Each of the proposed short-term improvements were also overwhelmingly supported by respondents with support ranging from a low of 64% at Hillcrest (the only facility to rank below 83%) to a high of 95% at the Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex. The average support rate across all facilities was 86%. Given the survey responses, the study’s field research, interviews with bike sport professionals and service providers, non-traditional bicycle sports represent a major and largely under-serviced recreational community in Surrey. The growth of these healthy and youth-positive recreational activities should be supported and encouraged by the City of Surrey, particularly given the minimal space demands and capital costs of developing and maintaining non-traditional bicycle recreation facilities in comparison to more traditional field sports. The facilities outlined in this strategy will help better serve and support this type of recreation, better distribute facilities throughout Surrey and help reduce the amount of rogue building on both public and private lands.

A young rider at South Surrey Bike Park on the dirt jumps (photo: SORCE)


1.3 Existing Facilities in Surrey The City of Surrey developed and helps maintain five non-traditional bicycle facilities. They are briefly outlined in this section.

Action BMX 76th Avenue at 126th Street Action BMX is a BMX racing facility built to international racing standards. Located adjacent to Newton Athletic Park, it is maintained and managed by Action BMX, a Canadian Cycling Association-sanctioned organization that hosts racing, training, and recreational programs. Located on co-managed Surrey Parks and Recreation/BC Hydro lands, it is the only sanctioned race facility in Surrey. Users come from throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

South Surrey Bike Park 24th Avenue and 148th Street South Surrey Bike Park is located in the South Surrey Athletic Park, adjacent to the Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest. Developed and operated in partnership with the Surrey Off-road Cycling Enthusiasts Society (SORCE), the facility has a cross-country trail network with free-ride sections for beginner to advanced riders. Cloverdale Athletic Park BMX Track 64th Avenue and 168th Street The BMX track is a relatively well-used facility that features short, narrow, 100 metre track with a small start/finish area, a short straightaway section and several low-angle, banked-corners. There have been some informal additions (jumps) and crossovers added. The track is in fairly poor shape and features poor, rocky soils. Located in Cloverdale Athletic Park, the facility is close to washrooms, water and parking. Port Kells Park 19340 – 88th Avenue The forested area in Port Kells Park contains an existing dirt jump area. The jumps appear to be well-used and maintained by a relatively advanced group of riders. There are seven dirt jumps in total. The area the jumps are located is very small, and to control and maintain speed the riders have built two banked turns at both ends of the jumps. Latimer Lake Park 19340 – 192nd Street Latimer Lake is a small park in south east Surrey. SORCE has worked with Surrey Parks to install some free-ride structures on east side of Latimer Lake.


2. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS


2. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS

2.1 Short-term Improvements (2007 to 2009) All of this strategy’s recommendations to improve existing facilities and the development proposed new facilities are to occur in the short-term between 2007 and 2009. The following subsections outline the proposed improvements and developments. 2.1.1 Existing Facilities This section identifies potential site improvements for existing non-traditional bicycle facilities that would consolidate the investments the City of Surrey has already made at the facility. As the proposed changes for Action BMX and South Surrey Bike Park are more policy-oriented, no site plans are provided. There are also facilities at Port Kells Park and Cloverdale Athletic Park. Improvements for these parks are substantive and discussed in more detail in the next section. For each of the facilities, icons developed for this strategy are provided that illustrate the type of features available at them. The icons can be used in the later development of bike facility network maps or in later editions of Surrey’s bicycle route maps.

Facility/Park Facility Features Facility Recommendations Action BMX

- City maintenance: There is a need for ongoing review of maintenance and operations.

- Built structure policy revision: Currently, only non-permanent buildings are permitted on site according to BC Hydro regulations. All facilities are housed in temporary structures. Improved concessions could increase facility revenues which could in turn be used for other facility improvements. The City of Surrey could help Action BMX negotiate with BC Hydro to permit the development of improve facilities in the ROW. Upgraded facilities would be funded largely by Action BMX.

- Neighbourhood noise review: There should be a City-sponsored neighbourhood consultation program to resolve public address system noise issues and concerns. Currently, Action BMX does not play music to accompany the races or use the PA system at volumes that can be heard across the site. Determining acceptable noise levels with residents could help improve facility operations.

- Future Growth: In the long-term, Action BMX may outgrow its current facility. There has been some discussion of alternative sites. Action BMX would like to be located closer to highway access given the large number of users from the Fraser Valley and other Lower Mainland communities. If such a location arises, City staff should work to explore ways of accommodating Action BMX.


Facility/Park Facility Features Facility Improvements South Surrey Bike Park

- Trails expansion: SORCE would like to build the remainder of the cross-country trail envisioned in the Bike Park Plan. Surrey Parks should approve the new trail development.

- Provide annual support: SORCE is a volunteer-run organization that receives the majority of funding through memberships. SORCE could improve and better plan and coordinate its already considerable programming, services and park maintenance work with a dedicated annual funding. The City of Surrey should review how best to provide annual support to SORCE, be it through community partnership matching funds or annual operating activities.

Cloverdale Athletic Park BMX Track

- Existing BMX practice track to be upgraded with new start/finish area, new soil, new track features (e.g., roller jumps) and an improved track layout.

- Signage to added showing proper track use and maintenance.

- Water access for track maintenance. - The underutilized tot lot playground to the west of the BMX

track to be converted to a Skills Park/Urban BMX area when the playground is removed and/or relocated.

- Outside slopes should be graded at 4:1 and maintained as grass for an attractive public face.

Port Kells Park

- Improve safety: The jumps are well made, but there are some safety concerns that should be addressed. Signage will be put in place to warn oncoming park users that they are entering a bike park and to take the necessary precautions. The last in a series of jumps ends with a steep transition and a sharp corner surrounded by blackberry bushes. The angle of the jump will be changed, the landing adjusted and the blackberry bushes removed.

- Change difficulty of jumps: There are two sets of advanced jumps, with gaps of roughly six feet. In order to appeal to a wider group of riders, one of the jump sets should be converted into smaller table top jumps. Before any changes are made the user groups should be consulted and their input considered.

- Relocation: In the long-term, the facility may be relocated to a more visible and accessible portion of the park.


2.1.2 New Facilities The new facilities proposed in this strategy were selected and developed through a planning process that included an extensive site assessment phase, consultation and review with Surrey Parks staff and three rounds of public engagement and outreach. Based on this work and the understanding that non-traditional bicycle facilities are not appropriate in all park locations, fifteen parks were selected as candidate sites for non-traditional bicycle facility development.

Each of the fifteen park sites was evaluated using the assessment criteria established in Surrey’s 2003 guiding policy document, Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation Facilities (see text box). This document provides guidelines for the planning, construction, maintenance and inspection of bicycle recreation facilities in the city. Three additional criteria – site topography and terrain, park size and transit/bicycle accessibility were added by the consultants. A full description of the assessment criteria is provided in Appendix B. Based on this assessment process, additional site visits, further Surrey Parks staff review, and more public outreach, a final list of candidate parks was developed. Located throughout Surrey, the seven selected parks include Cloverdale Athletic, Bear Creek Youth, Invergarry, Hillcrest, Unwin, Fleetwood and Fraser Heights Parks.

As illustrated by the map on the next page, the bike facilities network will permit almost all residents of Surrey to access at least one of the facilities in an easy, 20- to 25-minute bike ride. The service area is based on a four kilometre service radius. The dotted outlined areas on the map indicate where bike facilities will be considered for future parks in the Douglas, Grandview Heights and South Westminster neighbourhoods – three communities where comprehensive neighbourhood planning processes and redevelopment are currently underway. Any new bike facility in these neighbourhoods would be created in consultation with residents prior to development in these areas and would be based on the site selection criteria outlined in this strategy.

Site Assessment Criteria

The following site assessment criteria were used to evaluate candidate bicycle facility park sites. They are taken from Surrey’s policy document, Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation Facilities.

Environmental sensitivity: Facilities should not excessively compromise ecologically sensitive areas within parks.

Soil suitability and drainage: Soil should be well drained with a low percentage of organic material.

Proximity to residential property: Where feasible, facilities should be located away from residential areas to reduce conflict with park neighbours.

Conflict with other park users: Facilities should consider other park and trail users and be located to minimize conflict.

Future park plans: Facilities should not compromise plans for future park use or development.

Proximity to other bicycle recreational facilities: New bicycle facilities near similar existing approved areas will not be supported.

Visibility: Good site visibility will help to reduce vandalism and other undesirable activities, as well as to capture awareness of such facilities and promote use.

Access for emergency services: Police, fire and ambulance must be able to access the site in the event of an emergency.

Availability of parking: Vehicle parking must be available near the site.

Washroom facilities: Locations with public washrooms nearby are preferred.

Perceived need: Understanding apparent/perceived local demand and area demographics is important.

Community Partnership: An ongoing partnership with a group of riders is desirable to design, construct and maintain facilities.


MAP 1: Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy: Facility Service Areas


For each of the parks selected for new or improved bike facilities, a preliminary concept plan was developed for public and Surrey Parks staff review. The concept plans identified the facility type(s) for consideration in the park, park circulation routes, key entry points and connections and, where required, the location of vegetative buffering and/or fencing to better separate and screen the facilities. In addition to the short-term bicycle facility upgrades and new facility developments, this phase of work also identified potential medium- and long-term facility developments. The development of the potential short-, medium and long-term improvements and facilities were guided by the following strategy principles that were created by the consultant team in consultation with staff from the Parks Recreation and Culture Department:

Accessible: Proposed facilities are to serve all Surrey communities, major non-traditional riding groups and user abilities.

Flexible: Proposed facilities are to be designed to be flexible, allowing them to be changed and/or expanded over time as rider preferences and user groups change and evolve.

Integrated: Facilities are to be connected to one another through a proposed Green Line bike network that will be developed over the medium-term. The Green Line will allow users to access parks more easily on their bicycles.

Safe: Facilities will include features for a wide range of abilities and age groups, from young, beginner riders to more advanced, intermediate riders. All stunts will be designed for safe and fun riding.

Economical: Wherever practical and feasible, proposed facilities shall be located in parks with existing facilities, including parking, washrooms and water.

The facility concept plans along with proposals for medium- and long-term improvements were next reviewed by the public at two open house events. One of the open houses was a larger outdoor event at the South Surrey Bike Park that was hosted by SORCE (Surrey Off-Road Cycling Enthusiasts) and included bike demonstrations, clinics, prizes and a variety of creative opportunities for public comments (e.g., modeling stations, a graffiti wall, a Much Music style speaker corner, etc.). The event attracted over 250 people. Based on public feedback received at these events, an additional survey and input from Surrey Parks, final concept plans were developed and the Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy was finalized. The map on the next page illustrates the Strategy’s proposed short-, medium- and long-term improvements. Following the map, a series of tables outline the Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facility Strategy’s proposed short-term facility upgrades and improvements. The facilities are organized by priority/phasing based on community service area need, Surrey Parks staff input and guidance, and a public ranking of proposed facilities that was carried out through the project’s public involvement process.


MAP 2: Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy Concept


Short-term improvements (2007 to 2009) – Existing and New Bicycle Facilities Park Service Area Facility Features Facility Description Fleetwood Athletic Park9

Fleetwood

- Four lines of dirt jumps to be developed between the Surrey Sports and Leisure Complex and the Fraser Highway.

Bear Creek Youth Park - Existing facility

Fleetwood Newton

- Existing skate/bike park to be improved with addition of concrete spine designed for urban BMX riders.

- Two rows of dirt jumps to be developed next to the skate/bike park.

- Single family-oriented cross country loop to be developed to the immediate east, below the power lines.

Cloverdale Athletic Park - Existing facility

Cloverdale

- Existing BMX practice track to be upgraded with new start/finish area and track layout.

- The underutilized tot lot playground to the west of the BMX track to be converted to a Skills Park/Urban BMX area when the playground is removed and/or relocated.

Unwin Park Newton

- Four lines of dirt jumps, a small skills area and pump track to be developed in the currently undeveloped and unused south-west corner of the park.

9 Fleetwood Park was originally identified as the site for dirt jumps in this service area and was presented as such during the first round of public consultation. Upon further review by Surrey Parks staff, it was determined that the original location could pose site safety issues and help generate undesirable social uses. Fleetwood Athletic Park was selected as a back-up location.


Short-term improvements (2007 to 2009) – Existing and New Bicycle Facilities

Park Service Area Facility Features Facility Description Invergarry Park Whalley

- Multiple facilities would be developed in a previously disturbed area of the park (a former construction waste dump) to the east of Bonnacord Creek and ravine.

- Facilities to include a free-ride area in an existing bowl area, a small skills park and four rows of dirt jumps.

- A gravel parking area and washrooms will be developed nearby at Surrey Road.

Port Kells Park Guildford Cloverdale

- The existing dirt jumps to be upgraded with safety improvements (i.e., improved landings and lines).

- Improved sightlines to facility with access trail straightening.

- Trail closures and rehabilitation behind facility.

Fraser Heights Park

Guildford

- Four rows of dirt jumps and a pump track to be developed in south end of park.

- Fencing and landscaping buffers to be added along eastern edge of facility.

Hillcrest Park Cloverdale

- Three rows of dirt jumps to be developed near the existing playground.

- Extensive landscape buffering to be added along residential borders.

Concept plans for each of the facilities follow on the next pages. They illustrate the facility type(s) for each location, park circulation routes, key entry points and connections and, where required, the potential location of vegetative buffering and/or fencing to better separate and screen the facilities. While the facility features are properly dimensioned and scaled, more detailed design will be required for each of the facilities prior to construction. Additional public consultation at the detailed design phase may also be carried out in the immediate areas surrounding the park sites where there is resident concern. The public face of facilities will need to be attractive and easy to maintain.

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2.1.3 Staffing and Stewardship While the capital costs of bike facilities are low, they do require ongoing maintenance. In some locations, some of this maintenance could be done by facility users to reduce maintenance needs and costs, encourage local stewardship and oversight of facilities, build positive neighbourhood relationships, and to instill positive community values with riders. Currently, support and resources for the maintenance and operations of bicycle facilities in Surrey falls under the care of City of Surrey Parks Division staff in the each of the Division’s operations areas. Area Parks Operations Coordinators will ensure that new bicycle parks and bicycle park features are maintained and kept safe. Additional support will be provided through the City of Surrey’s successful Partners-in-Parks Program where Park Partnership Coordinators will work with local Park Stewards to involve bicycle park users in the ongoing maintenance and operations of facilities. Current resources will be insufficient to support development of new facilities in the mid- to long-term. The need for additional staff will be reviewed annually through the Parks Department’s operating budget. The potential of hiring a bicycle facilities maintenance contractor will be explored if facility use warrants it. Parks Operations and Park Development Coordinators would have multiple responsibilities with the development of new facilities. Chief among these would be to work Parks Partnership Coordinators to liaise with existing bicycle groups to ensure the ongoing development of existing community-managed facilities and to help steward new community-based bike groups who could help maintain the new facilities that area developed as a result of this Strategy. Key duties could include:

- Management and administrative oversight of bike park facilities within their operations area;

- Coordination and oversight of community-based bike facility work days with facility riders, local youth and residents within their operations area;

- Conducting ongoing, scheduled inspection of facilities within their operations area as established in Surrey’s Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation Facilities (Note: Coordinators should hold current Canadian Playground Safety Inspector [CPSI] certification and have proven knowledge of structures and construction methodologies as outlined in Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation Facilities);

- Identification of and stewarding of new bike facility “club groups” or “riders’ clubs” within their operations area to carry out day-to-day facility maintenance;

- Removal of informal, non-sanctioned facilities within their operations area; and, - Helping coordinate and support bike facility events (e.g., competitions) at facilities within

their operations area.

Getting riders involved in the maintenance and stewardship of bike facilities reduces maintenance needs and costs, helps instillpositive community values with riders and builds positive neighbourhood relationships (photo: Pipeline Bike Park, Coquitlam)


2.1.4 Preliminary Cost Estimates The types of bicycle recreation facilities outlined in this strategy are amongst the least expensive recreation facilities to build and maintain, particularly in comparison to facility types demanded by other forms of recreation (e.g., field sports, tennis, basketball, etc.). The low cost is primarily due to the simple construction materials required (fill dirt, dimensional lumber), the minimal requirements for heavy construction equipment, and relatively low design costs (facility types tend to be basic structures that do not require engineering specifications or detailed technical design). The facility cost estimates outlined in this section are first order estimates only and incorporate a cost range to account for contingencies. Costing these facilities is somewhat difficult given the fact that most facilities have been constructed using a combination of volunteer and paid labour, heavy equipment and hand tools and various donated materials, including, in many cases, fill soil for the dirt jumps, pump tracks, etc.. To be conservative, the cost estimates in this section are based on paid labour and materials. Cost estimates also assume that all detailed design would be carried out or overseen by an experienced non-traditional biker. The same requirements would apply to bike facility construction which would also be overseen and managed by a skilled and experienced bike park contractor. Site preparation costs are also assumed to be lower in this costing, as every facility site outlined in this strategy requires very limited site preparation if any. The total cost of short-term improvements and new facility construction is estimated to range between $361,000 and $418,000. The following unit cost estimates are based on the Surrey Parks, Culture and Recreation 2005 Unit Costs (adjusted for inflation and material cost increases) and a survey of municipal bicycle facility and non-municipal bike park development costs. Material Cost Estimates

Material/Service Cost Dirt/Soil $5 metre3 (supply and place)

- Suitable screened fill soil could likely be donated or acquired at very low cost through the City of Surrey or excavation contractors

- Dirt Jumps: 1,500 metre3 of soil for average dirt jumping track with two full jumping lanes (three doubles each), a start hill and finish berm

- Pump Track: 800 metre3 of soil for average pump track (1 metre X 55 metres)

Water Service - Cost varies per facility - Based on tie-in to existing supply with new hose bib and hose - $55/lineal metre for 50mm supply pipe (only where required) - $600 per hose bib

Lock box and equipment

$800 per facility - shovels, rakes, water hose, gloves, etc.

Trail construction $8 to $20 per lineal metre - Varies per facility depending upon conditions, features and trail widths - Retrofitting of existing trails (e.g., Fleetwood Park) considerably cheaper


Material Cost Estimates continued

Material/Service Cost Signage and info kiosk

$2,000 per facility - includes design costs, construction, signage

Urban skills features

Cost varies per facility - wooden, concrete and natural features (e.g., old concrete dividers, rocks,

built features using salvaged dimensional construction lumber, etc.) - Features could be donated or acquired at low cost through City of Surrey

(Works Yards) and other contractors - A small 315 square metre (60’X60’) asphalt plaza requires approx. 50

metre3 of asphalt. - A small, 4.5mX1.5mX1.5m concrete ¼ pipe requires approx. 15 metre3

of concrete

Portable washroom

$14,000 each - “Woody toilet building”, prefab concrete construction

Gravel parking lot $42 metre2 (typical 18m. X 24m.) - minimal site prep required - $2,0000, 3 metre single gate, if required

Fencing & buffers Cost varies per facility - $28 lineal metre, post and chain - $25 metre2 shrub beds (includes plants, labour, no soil)

Detailed Design Cost varies per facility - Detailed design costs include meetings with riders and nearby residents - Scaled CAD construction drawings - Construction site visit(s) and oversight

Costs would increase if additional site amenities were considered. Some examples of site amenities that can increase cost per square foot include the addition of lighting and perimeter fencing. Lighting could be considered for larger facilities to permit evening riding in the winter months. The tables beginning on the next page break-out the preliminary construction cost estimate range for each of the facilities identified in this strategy. A 10% to 25% contingency was used to generate the cost ranges.

Skills and free-ride features such as these drops or this novice log ride, are typically simple structures that are inexpensive to construct and maintain. Photo: Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation Facilities


Facility Cost Estimates Park Facility Features Cost Estimate Fleetwood Athletic Park

$ 33,000 to $38,000 - Dirt Jumps: $18,000, based on 3,000 metre3 of dirt and

construction costs for 4 lines of dirt jumps - Additional features: $4,000 for signage, water service,

equipment box - Landscaping: $6,000 for buffer plantings and access

paths - Detailed design costs: $2,000

Bear Creek Youth Park

$ 21,000 to $25,000 - Dirt Jumps: $9,000, based on 1,500 metre3 of dirt and

construction costs for 2 lines of beginner-oriented jumps - Urban BMX: $3,000, for construction of a single, 2 metre

concrete “spine” in the existing skate park and three metal rails

- Cross Country: $1,000, based on use of existing trails and construction of new connector trail

- Additional features: $2,500 for signage, equipment box - Landscaping: $1,500 buffer plantings and fencing - Detailed design costs: $2,000

Cloverdale Athletic Park

$ 86,000 to $99,000 - BMX Racing: $9,000, based on track rebuilding, 1,500 metre3 of dirt and construction costs

- Urban BMX: $55,000, based on 315 square metre (approx. 60’X60’)asphalt pad with asphalt, concrete and wood features (two 1/4 pipes, spines, stairs, drops)

- Skills Park: $3,000 - Additional features: $3,500 for signage, equipment box,

water service - Landscaping: $1,500 protective fencing around existing

tree grove - Detailed design costs: $5,000

Unwin Park

$ 50,000 to $58,000 - Dirt Jumps: $24,000, based on 3,000 metre3 of dirt

and construction costs for 4 lines of dirt jumps and step-down concrete block retaining for start hill

- Pump Track: $5,000 for 55 metre track - Skills Park: $4,000 - Additional features: $3,500 for signage, water service,

equipment box - Landscaping: $4,500 buffer landscaping between

residential uses/streets and proposed parking lot expansion, pathways

- Detailed design costs: $4,000


Facility Cost Estimates continued Park Facility Features Cost Estimate Invergarry Park

$ 100,000 to $120,000 - Free-ride Trails: $5,000, based on 500 metres of free

ride trails and wooden/earthen stunts and features - Skills Park: $4,000 - Dirt Jumps: $18,000, based on 3,000 metre3 of dirt and

construction costs for 4 lines of dirt jumps - Additional features: $55,000

Invergarry is the only park without existing parking or washroom facilities. The additional infrastructure costs are estimated at: - Parking: 500 sq metre (20m by 25 m) gravel lot, site

preparation and single 3m gate: $35,000 - Washrooms: Single portable toilet. $15,000 - Water service, equipment box, signage $5,000

- Landscaping: $5,000 buffer landscaping between residential uses/streets and proposed parking lot


Port Kells Park

$ 11,000 to $13,000 - Dirt Jumps: $2,000, based on improvement of existing

dirt jumps (150 metre3 new dirt) - Additional features: $3,500 for signage, equipment box,

water service - Landscaping: $3,000 buffer landscaping, cost

contribution to trail decommission and rehabilitation - Detailed design costs: $1,000

Fraser Heights Park


and construction costs for 4 lines of dirt jumps - Pump Track: $5,000 for 55 metre track - Additional features: $4,000 for signage, equipment box,

water service - Landscaping: $5,000 buffer landscaping and fencing

between features and stream - Detailed design costs: $2,000 -

Hillcrest Park


and construction costs for 3 lines of dirt jumps - Additional features: $3,500 for signage, equipment box,

water service - Landscaping: $4,500 buffer landscaping between

residential uses/streets and proposed parking lot expansion, pathways



2.2 Medium-term Improvements (2010 to 2012) The Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy’s medium-term improvements involve the development of a greenway bike network for cross-country riders to be developed on existing and planned greenways and bikeways that would connect many of the bike facilities recommended in this strategy. Called the Green Line, the single-track trail network/loop would be a one-of-kind facility in the Lower Mainland, stretching almost 70-kilometres around Surrey. The single-track network would parallel the traditional civic greenways (multi-use pathways), be supported by Surrey’s on-street bicycle lane network and serve multiple communities in Surrey (Newton, Fleetwood, Cloverdale and South Surrey). Ultimately, it will permit riders to more easily access the new bike facilities on their bicycles. It would also provide a unique and unparalleled urban cross-country riding experience. While it will be challenging to develop a single-track bike trail along the entire corridor, where existing greenways take advantage of hydro corridors, for example, it will be relatively straightforward. Where feasible, some free-ride portions or trail spurs could be developed. Communities not directly connected to the Green Line (Whalley and Guildford) would be linked to it via city greenways and bike routes. The GreenLine could be connected to the neighbouring municipalities of Langley and Delta and beyond, through a spur of the Trans Canada Trail. Some on-street and shared trail sections would be required. A proposed connection from 20th Avenue to 48th Avenue in South Surrey/Cloverdale would be required along 192nd Street to link into and connect Latimer Lake Park and the bicycle facilities currently under development there. The City of Surrey is currently exploring this connection in its ongoing greenway planning. More detailed design and planning is required to effectively cost this proposed improvement. As such, the Green Line has not been costed out. Medium-term improvements (2010 to 2012)

Facility Service Area Facility Features Facility Description Green Line Surrey-wide

A proposed greenway bike network for cross-country riders to be developed on existing and planned greenways and bikeways that would connect many of the bike facilities recommended in this strategy.

A young rider pulling a dirt jump trick at South Surrey Bike Park.


2.3 Long-term Improvements (2013 and beyond) The Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy’s long-term improvements involve the development of two parks -- Joe Brown Park and Port Mann Park – that can not be currently developed due to environmental and engineering concerns. Master Plans that include bicycle recreation facilities for these parks have been or will be adopted by Council. Over the long-term, facilities may be also considered in the Douglas, Grandview and South Westminster neighbourhood planning areas, as community planning processes unfold for those areas. Currently, Joe Brown is park is used as construction fill dump site by the City of Surrey. A concurrent park master planning process has identified the possibility of developing a non-traditional bike facility in the park when the park is redeveloped. Port Mann Park is the site of a former GVRD landfill. Located adjacent to the Port Mann Bridge above the Fraser River, the park boasts scenic views of the North Shore mountains and Fraser River and possesses good cross-country terrain. A Master Plan for the park has identified a potential bike park facility located in the former Dogwood Campground site. Currently this site is still privately-owned and the landfill area can not be developed for site stabilization reasons for another six to ten years or more.

Long-term improvements (2013 and beyond)

Facility Service Area Facility Features Facility Description Port Mann Park Guildford and

Surrey-wide

When Port Mann Park is ready for development, a cross-country trail network with free-ride trails could be developed there. The park is large enough and boasts the necessary topography to develop a trail with intermediate sections and skills features.

Joe Brown Park Newton

When Joe Brown is developed, small-scale features could be considered for the site. Improved linkages to nearby Delta Watershed Park should be considered, as cross-country trails and a trials area already exist in the park. Given the park’s current equestrian uses (which will likely be maintained in the future), care will be required to clearly separate any new bicycle facilities from the equestrian uses. Given the close proximity of equestrian uses and the park’s relative proximity to both South Surrey Bike Park and Unwin Park, large scale facilities should not be developed at this site.

Note: Given the timelines, no bike facility concept plans were developed for these parks in this study.


3. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS


3. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS While both the space requirements and capital costs of bike facilities are relatively low, particularly in comparison to other forms of recreation (e.g., athletic fields), they do require ongoing maintenance and inspection. The proper maintenance of these facilities is also critical to minimizing risk for both facility users and for the City of Surrey. Inspection frequency and maintenance needs will vary depending on the type of facility, the number of built or constructed features, the level of use, and the over all user numbers. Maintenance and inspection should be carried out as outlined in the Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation policy guide, Section 9, “Hazard Inspection Procedure for Bicycle Recreation Facilities”. The standards outlined in the document adapted from the Canadian Standards Association publication, Children’s Play Spaces and Equipment (CAN/CSA-Z614-98) in addition to construction guidelines from the American Bicycling Association (ABA), the experiences of other jurisdictions, and input from advanced BMX and mountain bike riders. As a minimum, Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation recommends detailed hazard inspections are carried out to:

• Examine for potential defects and faults • Give special attention to moving parts and components that can be expected for wear • Enter the results and actions taken in a permanent record that can be examined if necessary

Where bike park features prove durable, inspection frequency may be decreased. Additional information on inspection frequency is provided in the Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation. The document outlines further general maintenance and notes that a more formal maintenance and inspection procedure should be developed over time from experience. This development of these formal procedures and policies would be another responsibility of the City. As outlined in the Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation, at a minimum, inspections should be done two times per year at the outset of any facility until such time that information concerning their use and durability become known. The inspections would be the responsibility of the a Surrey Parks, Recreation, and Culture staff person who holds current Canadian Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) certification and has proven knowledge of structures and construction methodologies as outlined in the Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation. Additional minor inspections and ongoing maintenance will likely be carried out by facility users, particularly on dirt jump, free-ride and cross country facilities which can be easily changed and reshaped manually by users. Dirt jump facilities in particular often require daily spot maintenance to keep landing surfaces functioning optimally. The table on the next page outlines some basic maintenance and inspection needs for the different facility types outlined in this strategy. More detailed information is available in Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation.


Generalized Facility Maintenance Needs Facility Type Basic Maintenance Needs

- Ensure that trail surface is free of debris, leaves, branches, and fallen trees

- Ensure that trail surface is free of debris, leaves, branches, and fallen trees - Check trail features (e.g., drop offs, ladders, etc.) for safety (approach, landing and feature itself)

- Check all features (natural and urban) for safety and function - Keep skills park area clean and debris free

- Weekly jump grooming and maintenance over the first season of use, with less maintenance over consecutive seasons - Remove rocks and debris from dirt jump lines - Ongoing soil compaction of take-off jumps and jump lips - Minor on-going maintenance and jump re-shaping - Outside slopes should be graded at 4:1 to facilitate mowing - Wherever possible, slopes should be mowed grass to have an attractive public face.

- Ensure that area is free of debris and clean - Check sills and lips of concrete features for wear and damage

- Continued grooming and maintenance over the first season of use, with less maintenance over consecutive seasons. - Remove rocks and debris that work to the surface - Keep area clean and debris free

- Ongoing track raking, grooming and watering (frequency depends on use) - Removal of rocks and debris that work up to track surface - Keep area clean


It is in facility maintenance where tremendous opportunities exist for developing community stewardship through organized work days where riders help carry out maintenance duties, or through the development and nurturing of community-based groups or bike clubs to operate the facilities on a volunteer basis. Unlike other types of more traditional recreation (e.g., field sports), non-traditional bike sports have historically actively involved riders in facility maintenance. This is both because ongoing, daily spot maintenance is required and because volunteer maintenance has always been a part of the non-traditional biking culture. This is why the expression, “If you ride, you dig,” is often heard in non-traditional biking community. The history and popular folk lore of both BMX and mountain bike riding is steeped in riders building and maintaining their own facilities – trails, features, stunts, dirt jumps, pump tracks, etc. – and rebuilding them again whenever they were removed by municipalities or other agencies or lost to development and construction – a history that exists in Surrey’s riding community as well. This is because in early days of the sport, there were no municipal backers or private, controlled access bike parks; it was a self-propelled, rider-driven activity. This culture continues today, though perhaps not as strongly as in the early days, and marks the point where the City of Surrey can connect with the riding community to help maintain and even operate the facilities to be developed as part of this strategy. It is through the community stewardship of facilities that the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department can both reduce construction and maintenance costs of theses facilities, but more importantly help ensure that the facilities are actively used in a youth positive, community supportive manner. It is important to stress, however, that while this stewardship energy is out there, organized work days and overall stewardship coordination is still required to keep facility maintenance on track and to develop and sustain the facility stewardship groups. Overall, while the potential for stewardship is great, the City of Surrey will ultimately bear increasing management responsibilities in keeping with the increased number of facilities.

Although stewardship is a part of the culture of off-road biking, it still requires leadership and ongoing nurturing to be effectively maintained. (image: International Mountain Biking Association)


4. SITE SELECTION GUIDELINES FOR NEW FACILITIES


4. SITE SELECTION GUIDELINES FOR NEW FACILITIES The City of Surrey is one of Canada’s fastest growing municipalities. As the population increases, there will likely be an increase in demand for new, non-traditional bicycle recreation facilities, particularly as the popularity of non-traditional bicycle recreation continues to trend upwards as anticipated by this study. While most of the demand should be met through the short-, mid- and long-term developments outlined in this strategy, Surrey Parks, Recreation and Culture will still likely face requests from the public for additional facilities. While many of the requests will likely come from riders who simply want a facility closer to their homes, this strategy recommends that:

1.1 No additional new bike facilities be considered until the bike facilities to be developed as part of this strategy’s short-term improvements are completed (est. 2009).

City staff may also receive requests from individuals living in areas of new or emerging residential communities that are not currently served by this strategy’s short-term improvements. In particular, this strategy anticipates potential new demand in the South Westminster, Douglas and Campbell Heights neighbourhoods (see Map 1, page 23). As these areas are not currently served, new facilities can be considered for these areas when new parks are developed to serve the communities and/or when they reach necessary population thresholds. In determining where and if to develop new facilities in these areas, this strategy makes the following recommendations:

1.2 New bike facilities should be developed in the least serviced areas first (i.e. the community with the fewest and/or greatest distance to both existing facilities and facilities realized through this strategy).

1.3 Any new bicycle facility proposals should also consider formalizing any informal facility or features that may exist in the community where practical and feasible (often times, particularly when on public land, these informal facilities can simply be improved and brought up to standard very cost effectively).

1.4 As with other facilities outlined in this strategy, any new bike facility developed in South Westminster, Douglas and Campbell Heights should be created in consultation with resident groups in these areas and follow the site assessment and selection criteria identified in Guidelines for Bicycle Recreation Facilities.

1.5 Any new facility developed in these areas should be linked with the Green Line network where practical and feasible and/or other bike routes and greenways.

Given the importance of local stewardship in the development and ongoing maintenance of successful bike facilities, this strategy also recommends:

1.6 Any new facility advocated for by existing or new bike club groups (either as a potential facility operator or steward) should be prioritized for development.

This recommendation applies equally to this strategy’s short-term improvements and developments.


APPENDICES A. Public Process and Community Input B. Community Survey Results C. Site Assessment and Selection D. Trends and Innovative Practices Review


A. Public Process and Community Input Public consultation and engagement was an important part of the strategy development process. The consultant team incorporated many innovative and creative input tools. These tools and the overall process are summarized in this section. Surrey Bike Fest To launch the project, members of the consulting team attended the Fifth Annual Surrey Bike Fest on June 24th, 2006. A booth was set up to introduce the project and garner information about current facilities and the perceived needs of recreational bicyclers in the Surrey area. The event was organized by SORCE and held at the South Surrey Bike Park. The event featured a dirt jump jam, professional free-riders, trail riding demonstrations, tours of the facilities, an off-road cycling trade expo, demonstration bikes to try out, clinics, and a kid’s bike rodeo. Over 400 people attended the event. The main purpose of attending the event was to introduce the project to the existing bike community in Surrey. Event participants helped identify existing informal/non-sanctioned bike features in Surrey and provided feedback on parks for consideration as bike facility sites. A survey was also distributed at the event and posted on a web site set up specifically for the project. Everyone who completed a survey was entered into a draw to win a sized-to-fit 2006 Kona 24 Dirt Jump Bike. The purpose of this survey was to collect background and demographic information about the existing off-road bicycle community in Surrey. The survey revealed that a broad age and geographic range of people in Surrey use their bicycles for recreation. Ease of transportation and access were identified as key concerns among bike riders, indicating that neighbourhood parks are preferable to larger, less accessible destination facilities. The survey results also highlighted the diversity of riding types in Surrey. While cross-country continues to be the most popular form of recreational biking, dirt jumping, BMX, and free-riding occupy a substantial share of user activities. Over 300 surveys were received. Round 1 Open Houses Once an initial draft strategy was produced, the consulting team and Surrey Parks Department staff conducted its first round of open houses. Targeting both northern and southern Surrey community members, the consulting team presented the draft strategy to the public in order to gain feedback for further refinement and revision. All of the open house events followed City of Surrey policy. Parks staff publicly advertised the events in the Surrey Leader newspaper and on the City’s web site. Over 3,000 invitations were also mailed to individual households in the immediate proximity of the parks included in the strategy. The feature open house event was held at the South Surrey Bike Park on Saturday, September 30th, 2006. The event, called the Surrey Bike Parks Review, was presented with an upbeat tempo that included music, dirt jump demonstrations, free clinics, trails demonstration, free food and drinks, and lots of door prizes.


During this event the consultant team launched a second survey that asked specific questions about each of the proposed park expansions. Paper surveys were distributed that correlated with 11 exhibited information panels that outlined the draft strategies for each facility. The event included a number of more creative means of engagement targeted at the youth demographic. This included a video speaker’s corner that allowed individuals to speak freely about the strategy to a digital video camera. A clay modeling station was used to visualize the “dream park” (see picture on previous page). A “graffiti wall” was also used to let participants record random thoughts and ideas about the draft concept. The entire event was also recorded on digital video that was edited into a 5-minute video highlighting some of the day’s activities and feedback. On October 4th, 2006 the consulting team and staff from the Surrey Parks Department hosted another open house at the Guildford Community Centre in north Surrey. This event followed a more traditional open house style of engagement, which focused on a series of panel boards containing information about the draft concept. Members from the consulting team and Surrey Parks Department mingled with community members as they viewed the boards to answer any questions about the concept and encourage them to complete a survey. Attendance at the first event was estimated at over 250 people and approximately 80 for the second event. Through these events and the Surrey Bike Parks website, over 200 surveys were collected, providing detailed feedback on the draft concept. Round 2 Open Houses A second open house was held at Surrey City Hall on December 5th. The event attracted 18 people to view the information panels and provide feedback on the concept plans. Additional surveys were mailed out to households with the invitation to the open house. In addition a revised survey was hosted on the surrey bike park website in addition to revised concept plans. Community Road Show The final public engagement activity involved a traveling road show, where the information panels were circulated through six Surrey community centres. The panels were posted for one week periods (including one weekend) at each of the centres. Paper surveys were made available at the community centres and the web site was promoted. The road show locations included community centres in North Surrey (December 11-15), Newton (December 18-22), Guildford (January 2-5), Fleetwood (January 8-12), Cloverdale (January 15-19) and South Surrey (January 22-26). Surveys As part of the Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy project, three separate surveys were conducted with intercept surveys, on-line at the project website, at bike events, and with mail-out surveys that were sent to residences in the area of parks where short-term improvements were proposed. In total, over 500 surveys were completed as part of the project. The first survey helped determine rider demographic and preferences. Its major findings included:

Surrey boasts an active biking community, with riders of all ages and a high degree of skill and enthusiasm for the sport;


There is city-wide demand for new, accessible facilities featuring dirt jumping, skills and cross-country; and, There is community appetite to help design and maintain any new facilities Surrey develops.

For the first survey, roughly 80% were male, and 20% female. While there was a broad age range represented, over 30% of the respondents were under 17. Of interest, approximately 15% of the respondents were between the ages of 35 and 44, while another 15% were between 45 and 54. The age range underscores the growing popularity the sport and its accessibility to a wide range of skill level, fitness and age. The second survey was used to gauge public support for the overall strategy. Respondents were also given the opportunity to provide detailed input on each of the strategy’s proposed short-term improvements. It determined uniformly strong and positive support for the draft strategy across all age groups and Surrey communities, including both riders and non-riders. Overall, 93% of the 200 respondents were satisfied with the strategy, with 76% reporting to be “extremely” or “highly” satisfied. As with the first survey, over 70% of respondents said that they would be willing to help maintain or steward any new or improved facility on supervised facility “work days”. The third and final survey was carried out to gauge support for each of the proposed short-, medium- and long-term improvements. As with the previous survey, the response was positive and strong. Overall, the majority of the 89 respondents were satisfied with the overall strategy, with an average of 80% reporting to be satisfied with the short-, medium- and long-term improvements. Each of the proposed short-term improvements were also overwhelmingly supported by respondents with support ranging from a low of 64% at Hillcrest (the only facility to rank below 83%) to a high of 95% at the Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex. The average support rate across all facilities was 86%.

Youth at the Surrey Bike Fest open house event build a model of their “dream bike park.” Creative public engagement techniques were widely used during the development of the strategy.


# of Respondents

B. Community Survey Results This section provides the survey results of the final two community surveys that were carried out as part of the Surrey Bicycle Facilities Strategy project. 2nd Survey Results – October, 2006

Number of respondents: 197 Average age: 24 Oldest respondent: 60 Youngest respondent: 9 1. Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest), please rate your

overall satisfaction with the Draft Surrey Bicycle Recreation Facilities Strategy.

0 20 40 60 80 100

Extremely High

High

Moderate

Low

Extremely Low

# of Respondents Moderate to Extremely High: 93% Extremely Low to Low: 7%

2. Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest), please rate your overall satisfaction with the Draft Strategy’s recommendations for short-term improvements (i.e., recommendations to improve existing facilities and the development proposed new facilities are to occur in the short-term)

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Extremely High

High

Moderate

Low

Extremely Low

Moderate to Extremely High: 94%

Extremely Low to Low: 6%


# of Respondents

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# of Respondents

3. Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest), please rate your overall satisfaction with the Draft Strategy’s recommendations for medium-term improvements (i.e., the proposed Green Line greenway bike network that will connect many of the bike facilities recommended in this strategy).

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Extremely High

High

Moderate

Low

Extremely Low



4. Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest), please rate your overall satisfaction with the Draft Strategy’s recommendations for long-term improvements (i.e., improvements to Joe Brown Park and Port Mann Park).

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Extremely High

High

Moderate

Low

Extremely Low



5. Which of the new bike facilities do you think you would ride the most when they are completed?

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Cloverdale Athletic Park

Hillcrest Park

Port Kells Park

Fraser Heights Park

Fleetwood Park (Dirt Jumps)

Fleetwood Park (X-country)

Unwin Park

Invergarry Park

Note: Fleetwood Park was not pursued further as a location because of conflicts with the protected Urban Forest. An alternate location at Fleetwood Athletic Park/Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex was selected after this survey had been completed.


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# of Respondents

6. Which of the new bike facilities would you like to see upgraded/constructed first? (Please check your top 3 choices)

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Cloverdale Athletic ParkHillcrest Park

Port Kells Park

Fraser Heights ParkFleetwood Park (Dirt Jumps)

Fleetwood Park (X-country)Unwin Park

Invergarry Park

7. The City of Surrey would like to get riders to help with the maintenance of new bike park

facilities. Would you be willing to help do some work on during special work days?

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Yes

No

INDIVIDUAL PARKS

Notes: - highest “No” %: 18% cross-country trails at Invergarry

16% family-oriented cross country loop at Bear Creek - highest “Yes” %: 99% dirt jumps for Fraser Heights

98% dirt jumps for Invergarry 98% washrooms and parking for Invergarry

BEAR CREEK 8. Do you support the upgrade of the existing skate park to be more suitable for urban

BMX?

9. Do you support the addition of beginner-oriented dirt jumps directly behind the skate park?

10. Do you support the development of a family-oriented cross-country trail loop under the power lines behind the park?

Yes 70 90% No 8 10%

Yes 70 89% No 9 11%

Yes 65 84% No 12 16%

Yes: 71% No: 29%


CLOVERDALE 11. Do you support the upgrading of the existing practice BMX track?

12. Do you support the conversion of the existing tot lot into a small skills park?

HILLCREST 13. Do you support the development of dirt jumps in the area behind the existing tot

lot/playground?

PORT KELLS 14. Do you support the upgrading of the existing dirt jumps to improve safety and quality?

Yes 65 97% No 2 3%

FRASER HEIGHTS 15. Do you support the development of dirt jumps in the south end of the park?

16. Do you support the development of a pump track in the south end of the park?

FLEETWOOD 17. Do you support the development of dirt jumps just below (south) of the existing greenway

path?

18. Do you support the development of a single, shared trail cross country loop on the trail existing below (south) of the existing greenway path?

UNWIN 19. Do you support the development of dirt jumps in the south-west corner of the park?

20. Do you support the development of a pump track in the south-west corner of the park?

21. Do you support the development of a small skills area in the south-west corner of the

park?

Yes 68 89% No 8 11%

Yes 65 87% No 10 13%

Yes 64 94% No 4 6%

Yes 72 99% No 1 1%

Yes 68 94% No 4 6%

Yes 83 93% No 6 7%

Yes 51 86% No 8 14%

Yes 70 93% No 5 7%

Yes 69 95% No 4 5%

Yes 67 91% No 7 9%


INVERGARRY 22. Do you support the development of a free ride loop in the existing bowl area on the east

side of the park?

23. Do you support the development of dirt jumps in next to the existing bowl area on the east

side of the park?

24. Do you support the development of a small skills area in next to the existing bowl area on

the east side of the park?

25. Do you support the development of one or two clearly separated and well-marked cross

country trails on the east side of the park?

26. Do you support the development of washrooms and a small parking area on Surrey Road on the park’s eastern edge?

Yes 62 94% No 4 6%

Yes 65 98% No 1 2%

Yes 59 89% No 7 11%

Yes 53 82% No 12 18%

Yes 64 98% No 1 2%


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# of Respondents

Final Survey Results – January 2007 Number of respondents: 89 Average age: 40 Oldest respondent: 89 Youngest respondent: 9 1. Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest), what is your

overall satisfaction with the Draft Strategy's recommendations for short-term improvements - 2007 to 2009 (i.e., recommendations to improve existing facilities and the development proposed new facilities in eight parks throughout Surrey)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Extremely High

High

Moderate

Low

Extremely Low


Extremely Low to Low: 28% Total Respondents: 75

2. Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest), what is your overall satisfaction with the Draft Strategy's recommendations for medium-term improvements - 2010 to 2012 (i.e., the proposed Green Line greenway bike network that will connect many of the bike facilities recommended in this strategy).

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Extremely High

High

Moderate

Low

Extremely Low

Moderate to Extremely High: 84% Extremely Low to Low: 16% Total Respondents: 82


# of Respondents

3. Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is the lowest and 5 is the highest), what is your satisfaction with the Draft Strategy's recommendations for long-term improvements - 2013 and beyond (i.e., improvements to Joe Brown Park and Port Mann Park).

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Extremely High

High

Moderate

Low

Extremely Low


Extremely Low to Low: 16% Total Respondents: 81

INDIVIDUAL PARKS

Please give us your feedback on the Strategy's short-term (2007 to 2009) recommendations to improve existing facilities and the development of new facilities. The parks are in the order that they may be developed, based on public feedback and feedback from Surrey Park's staff.

4. SURREY SPORT AND LEISURE COMPLEX Do you support the proposed improvements at Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex/Fleetwood Athletic Park?

0 20 40 60 80

Yes

No

YES: 95% NO: 5% Total Respondents: 78

5. BEAR CREEK Do you support proposed improvements at Bear Creek Park?

0 20 40 60 80

Yes

No



6. CLOVERDALE ATHLETIC PARK Do you support the proposed improvements at Cloverdale Athletic Park?

0 20 40 60 80

Yes

No


7. UNWIN PARK Do you support the proposed improvements at Unwin Park?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Yes

No


8. INVERGARRY PARK Do you support the proposed improvements at Invergarry Park?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Yes

No



9. PORT KELLS PARK Do you support the proposed improvements at Port Kells Park?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Yes

No


10. FRASER HEIGHTS PARK Do you support the proposed improvements at Fraser Heights Park?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Yes

No


11. HILLCREST PARK Do you support the proposed improvements at Hillcrest Park?

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Yes

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comp

rised

of o

pen

fields

and

har

d su

rface

s tha

t can

acc

ommo

date

a var

iety o

f spo

rts an

d inc

ludes

an ou

tdoor

swim

ming

pool.

The

re is

a sm

all,

relat

ively

old sk

ate p

ark t

hat s

erve

s both

bike

rs an

d sk

atebo

arde

rs. D

ue to

its

sma

ll size

, the

re a

re c

onflic

ts be

twee

n the

two

user

gro

ups.

The

nor

th ed

ge o

f the

par

k has

a sm

all st

and

of ma

ture

seco

nd g

rowt

h for

est,

with

an

inten

sive

netw

ork o

f mult

i-use

trail

s. T

he p

ark h

as a

bund

ant p

arkin

g. Th

ere

is a f

ire ha

ll and

scho

ol bo

rder

ing th

e par

k.

GREE

N TIM

BERS

URB

AN FO

REST

Lo

cated

clos

e to

Surre

y City

Cen

tre, t

he p

ark i

s one

of S

urre

y’s la

rges

t. A

s the

hist

oric

site

of the

pro

vince

’s firs

t for

est r

eplan

ting

prog

ram,

the

park

featur

es a

matu

re se

cond

gro

wth

fores

t. Th

ere

are

nume

rous

mult

i-use

trail

s thr

ough

out t

he p

ark.

The

portio

n of

the p

ark

evalu

ated

for th

is stu

dy w

as

origi

nally

a tr

iangle

of l

and

boun

ded

by 1

44th

Stre

et to

the w

est,

the F

rase

r Hi

ghwa

y to

north

and

92nd

Ave

nue

to the

sou

th.

After

disc

ussio

ns w

ith

Gree

n Tim

bers

Herita

ge S

ociet

y, it

beca

me e

viden

t tha

t the

loca

tion

had

been

iden

tified

by

the s

ociet

y as

a n

ature

rese

rve.

The

socie

ty do

es n

ot su

ppor

t an

y ad

dition

al de

velop

ment

there

. Ba

sed

upon

the

ir re

comm

enda

tions

, the

cons

ultan

t tea

m as

sess

ed a

small

er p

ortio

n of

scho

ol bo

ard

land

that

bord

ers

the p

ark’s

sou

th-we

st ed

ge b

ehind

Sim

on

Cunn

ingha

m Sc

hool

at 93

80 -

140

th St

reet.

The

re is

on-

stree

t pa

rking

ne

arby

and s

choo

l par

king (

locke

d afte

r hou

rs), b

ut no

facil

ities n

earb

y.

BE

AR C

REEK

YOU

TH P

ARK

This

park

is on

e of S

urre

y’s m

ost p

opula

r and

hea

vily u

sed

parks

. It in

clude

s pla

ying

fields

, a fo

reste

d ar

ea, a

mini

ature

train

and

the

Surre

y Ar

t Cen

tre.

The

Youth

Par

k po

rtion

is loc

ated

on th

e pa

rk’s

south

-wes

t cor

ner o

ff 13

6th St

reet

and

84th

Aven

ue.

It fea

tures

a s

kate/

BMX

facilit

y, cli

mbing

wall

, co

nces

sion,

parki

ng a

nd w

ashr

oom

facilit

ies.

It wa

s ide

ntifie

d by

Sur

rey

Parks

as po

tentia

l loca

tion f

or a

small

er, b

eginn

er st

yle se

ries o

f dirt

jumps

.

1.0

Intro

duct

ion

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

56

FL

EETW

OOD

PARK

Lo

cated

in th

e so

uth e

nd o

f Flee

twoo

d, thi

s lar

ge, h

eavil

y pro

gram

med

park

serve

s a w

ide a

rray o

f use

rs thr

ough

a n

umbe

r of r

ecre

ation

al fac

ilities

. The

pa

rk sit

e als

o inc

ludes

awa

rd w

inning

lan

dsca

ping.

The

park

includ

es

athlet

ic fie

lds, a

chil

dren

’s pla

ygro

und

and

a ma

ture,

seco

nd g

rowt

h for

est.

In 19

96 a

refer

endu

m wa

s pa

ssed

by

the C

ity o

f Sur

rey

to ha

ve th

e pa

rk ex

pand

ed in

to su

rroun

ding

fores

ted a

rea.

The

mixe

d for

est a

rea

includ

es a

nu

mber

of f

ish b

earin

g str

eams

that

feed

into

the S

erpe

ntine

Rive

r an

d pr

ovide

s ha

bit f

or a

dive

rsity

of wi

ldlife

. To

pro

tect

the in

tegrity

of

the

ecos

ystem

, the

par

k inc

ludes

edu

catio

nal a

nd in

terpr

etive

sign

age

at tra

il en

tranc

es an

d ridg

es fo

r all p

aths t

hat c

ross

wate

r way

s.

PO

RT K

ELLS

PAR

K Th

is sm

all pa

rk is

locate

d on t

he w

ester

n edg

e of G

uildfo

rd. P

ort K

ells h

as a

mix

of wo

oded

and

ope

n ar

eas,

with

exist

ing w

alking

trail

s, dir

t jum

ps, a

n ou

tdoor

poo

l an

d a

child

ren’s

play

grou

nd.

Effo

rts a

re b

eing

made

to

educ

ate p

ark

user

s ab

out t

he s

ensit

ive ri

paria

n ar

eas

withi

n the

woo

ded

portio

n of

the p

ark.

The

sur

roun

ding

comm

unity

is r

elativ

ely s

parse

ly po

pulat

ed w

ith a

mix o

f low

dens

ity ho

using

and f

arml

and.

F R

ASER

HEI

GHTS

PAR

K Th

is re

deve

loped

par

k an

d co

mmun

ity c

entre

are

loca

ted ju

st no

rth o

f Hi

ghwa

y 1 in

Guil

dford

. The

site

conta

ins a

mediu

m-siz

ed, s

treet-

style

skate

pa

rk tha

t was

rece

ntly c

onstr

ucted

. Th

ere

is als

o an

all w

eathe

r fiel

d an

d a

socc

er/fo

otball

field

, whic

h ar

e en

close

d by

fore

st on

the

west

side

of the

pa

rk. T

he n

ew c

ommu

nity

centr

e fea

tures

pro

mine

ntly

on th

e sit

e an

d the

fie

lds a

re s

urro

unde

d by

a th

in lin

e of

trees

with

low

dens

ity r

eside

ntial

deve

lopme

nts on

the o

ther s

ide.

F RAS

ER V

IEW

Fr

aser

View

is a

small

neig

hbou

rhoo

d pa

rk loc

ated

furthe

r nor

th tha

n Fr

aser

He

ights

Park.

As t

he n

ame

sugg

ests,

this

park

has a

n ex

celle

nt vie

w of

the

Fras

er R

iver a

nd th

e No

rth S

hore

mou

ntains

. Th

e pa

rk is

not p

rogr

amme

d, bu

t has

a h

igh a

esthe

tic v

alue

with

its v

iews.

The

park

serve

s the

loca

l ne

ighbo

urho

od.

CL

OVER

DALE

ATH

LETI

C PA

RK B

MX TR

ACK

Loca

ted in

the

heav

ily p

rogr

amme

d an

d we

ll-use

d Cl

over

dale

Athle

tic P

ark,

the s

ite f

eatur

es a

sho

rt-co

urse

(10

0+ m

etre)

BMX

tra

ck w

ith a

sing

le sta

rt/fin

ish p

oint,

small

stra

ightaw

ay a

nd se

vera

l, sma

ll low

-ban

ked

corn

ers.

It is

locate

d on

the

stree

t edg

e fro

nting

64th A

venu

e. Th

e tra

ck is

in re

lative

ly po

or sh

ape a

nd th

e are

a to t

he im

media

te no

rth (b

etwee

n the

trac

k star

t and

the

64th

Aven

ue) f

or a

new

all-w

eathe

r play

ing fi

eld th

at is

being

dev

elope

d to

the im

media

te no

rth o

f the

trac

k. Th

ere

is a

small

pra

ctice

field

to the

eas

t wi

th foo

tball u

prigh

ts on

one

end

and

a s

mall t

reed

are

a to

the n

orth-

west

that c

ould

be d

evelo

ped

with

small

skil

ls fea

tures

. Pa

rking

and

was

hroo

m fac

ilities

are l

ocate

d clos

e by.

CL

OVER

DALE

YOU

TH P

ARK

Loca

ted a

djace

nt to

the C

lover

dale

Fairg

roun

ds, t

his is

a si

milar

par

k to

the

Bear

Cre

ek Y

outh

Park

and

featur

es a

ska

te bo

ard

facilit

y, pa

rking

and

wa

shro

om fa

cilitie

s. It w

as id

entifi

ed by

Sur

rey P

arks

as po

tentia

l loca

tion f

or

a sma

ller,

begin

ner s

tyle s

eries

of di

rt jum

ps.

HILL

CRES

T PA

RK

Hillc

rest

Park

is co

mbine

d wi

th an

elem

entar

y sc

hool

locate

d in

East

Clov

erda

le in

the C

lover

Vall

ey S

tation

neig

hbou

rhoo

d. Th

e loc

al co

mmun

ity

was

appa

rentl

y inv

olved

in th

e pa

rk pla

nning

pro

cess

, as

there

is a

plaq

ue

on si

te ac

know

ledgin

g the

role

of NE

CTAR

(Nor

th-Ea

st Cl

over

dale

Trian

gle

Area

Res

idents

) an

d the

Hillc

rest

Elem

entar

y Sc

hool

Pare

nt Ad

visor

y Co

uncil

. A

maste

r plan

was

com

pleted

in 2

003

that w

ill se

e the

cre

ation

of

multi-

use

pathw

ays,

a so

ccer

field

and

base

ball d

iamon

d. A

small

child

ren’s

pla

ygro

und h

as be

en bu

ilt, bu

t the r

emain

ing si

te is

unde

r con

struc

tion.

S U

NRIS

E RI

DGE

PARK

Ad

joinin

g an

elem

entar

y sc

hool,

Sun

rise

Ridg

e Pa

rk is

locate

d so

uth o

f the

Fr

aser

High

way

in Cl

over

dale.

This

sma

ll pa

rk co

ntains

a fe

w sh

ort t

rails

tha

t mea

nder

thro

ugh

mixe

d for

est.

The

park

includ

es la

rge

portio

ns o

f ope

n gr

ass l

and.

The

gra

ss la

nd is

adja

cent

to a

powe

r line

righ

t-of-w

ay th

at cu

ts dia

gona

lly th

roug

h the

park.

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

57

JO

E BR

OWN

PARK

Lo

cated

belo

w Hi

ghwa

y 10

nea

r the

boa

rder

with

Delt

a an

d Mu

d Ba

y Pa

rk,

this u

ndev

elope

d pa

rk is

curre

ntly u

sed

by th

e Ci

ty of

Surre

y as a

fill d

ump.

A pa

rk pla

nning

pro

cess

is c

urre

ntly

unde

rway

, and

som

e kin

d of

bike

park

facilit

y ha

s be

en i

denti

fied

in the

thr

ee c

once

pt pla

ns t

hat

have

bee

n de

velop

ed fo

r pub

lic re

view.

The

fina

l con

cept

selec

ted b

y the

pub

lic w

ill ult

imate

ly de

termi

ne h

ow lo

ng th

e pa

rk is

used

as

fill s

ite (i

.e., d

iffere

nt co

ncep

ts wi

ll req

uire

differ

ent a

moun

ts of

fill).

Whic

heve

r opti

on is

selec

ted,

it is l

ikely

that p

ark d

evelo

pmen

t will

not o

ccur

for f

ive ye

ars o

r mor

e. Th

ere

is cu

rrentl

y a ho

rse pa

ddoc

k on t

he si

te as

well

.

UNW

IN P

ARK

Unwi

n is

a lar

ge, h

eavil

y pr

ogra

mmed

par

k loc

ated

in the

cen

tre o

f New

ton

on 1

32 S

treet.

Th

e pa

rk co

ntains

a n

umbe

r of o

pen

spor

t fiel

ds w

ith a

n ou

tdoor

swi

mming

poo

l and

on-

site

care

take

rs ho

use.

The

re a

re s

mall

area

s of

fores

ted a

reas

that

surro

und

the p

erim

eter o

f the

par

k, pr

ovidi

ng

some

sun a

nd w

ind pr

otecti

on in

an ot

herw

ise ex

pose

d and

open

park.

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

58

3.0

Site

Eva

luat

ion

Crite

ria

Each

of t

he p

ark

sites

was

eva

luated

bas

ed o

n the

follo

wing

12

criter

ia es

tablis

hed

in Su

rrey’s

Guid

eline

s fo

r Bi

cycle

Rec

reat

ion F

acilit

ies.

The

cons

ultan

ts ide

ntifie

d thr

ee ad

dition

al cri

teria

which

are a

lso su

mmar

ized.

1.

ENVI

RONM

ENTA

L SE

NSIT

IVIT

Y BM

X an

d mo

untai

n bik

ing t

rails

and

fea

tures

sho

uld n

ot ex

cess

ively

comp

romi

se e

colog

ically

sen

sitive

are

as w

ithin

parks

. Ar

eas

of sp

ecial

co

ncer

n inc

lude r

iparia

n or w

etlan

d are

as an

d matu

re fo

rest.

Dev

elopm

ent in

dis

turbe

d ar

eas

or a

reas

with

pre

domi

natel

y no

n-na

tive

vege

tation

is

prefe

rred

over

less

dist

urbe

d or

nati

ve p

lant c

ommu

nities

. Any

acti

vity

in Na

tural

Area

Par

k lan

ds sh

ould

be p

ropo

sed

only

after

cons

ultati

on w

ith th

e Pa

rks D

ivisio

n’s U

FEP

(Urb

an F

ores

try a

nd E

nviro

nmen

tal P

rogr

ams)

secti

on to

dete

rmine

whe

ther o

r not

the a

rea

is su

itable

and

cap

able

of ha

ndlin

g the

pote

ntial

impa

cts. N

o ac

tivity

in a

ny n

atura

l are

a sh

ould

be

pursu

ed u

ntil t

hat a

rea

has

been

cro

ss-re

feren

ced

to the

City

of S

urre

y’s

“Natu

ral A

reas

Stra

tegic

Plan

.” 2.

SO

IL S

UITA

BILI

TY A

ND D

RAIN

AGE

Soil s

hould

be

well d

raine

d wi

th a

low p

erce

ntage

of o

rgan

ic ma

terial

. A si

lty

loam

is ide

al giv

en it

s wi

de ra

nge

of pa

rticle

sizes

for s

tabilit

y, pa

cking

and

sm

ooth

surfa

ce. H

omog

eneo

us so

ils a

re p

rone

to p

roble

ms w

ith m

uddin

ess

and

dusti

ness

(for

clay

or

silt)

or c

rumb

ling

and

cohe

sion

(sand

). Fo

r mo

untai

n bik

e tra

ils, s

oils

that a

re in

digen

ous

to the

site

sho

uld b

e us

ed

when

ever

po

ssibl

e to

ensu

re

conti

nuity

of

grow

ing

mediu

m an

d en

viron

menta

l con

sisten

cy w

ithin

the a

rea

(thes

e ar

e us

ually

mine

ral s

oils

found

app

rox.

25cm

or g

reate

r belo

w the

surfa

ce a

nd h

ave

char

acter

istics

of

good

drain

age a

nd ad

hesio

n for

long

evity

of tr

ails).

3.

PR

OXIM

ITY

TO R

ESID

ENTI

AL P

ROPE

RTY

Whe

re p

ossib

le, b

icycle

facil

ities

shou

ld be

loca

ted a

way

from

resid

entia

l ar

eas

to re

duce

con

flict w

ith p

ark

neigh

bour

s. Ne

ighbo

urho

od c

onsu

ltatio

n sh

ould

take p

lace.

4. CO

NFLI

CT W

ITH

OTHE

R PA

RK U

SERS

Si

te se

lectio

n for

bicy

cle fa

cilitie

s sho

uld c

onsid

er o

ther p

ark a

nd tr

ail u

sers

and

be lo

cated

to m

inimi

ze co

nflict

. All t

rail f

acilit

ies sh

ould

activ

ely (t

hrou

gh

signa

ge)

prom

ote th

e wi

dely

reco

gnize

d IM

BA “

Rules

of t

he T

rail”

(see

Princ

ipal 2

, sec

tion

4.2 o

f this

doc

umen

t) to

ensu

re th

at co

nflict

is m

inimi

zed

when

mult

iple u

ser g

roup

s are

allow

ed on

the s

ame t

rails

.2 5.

FU

TURE

PAR

K PL

ANS

Bicy

cle f

acilit

ies s

hould

not

comp

romi

se p

lans

for f

uture

par

k us

e or

de

velop

ment.

In th

e ab

senc

e of

a sp

ecific

par

k pla

n, the

bicy

cle fa

cility

sh

ould

be c

onsid

ered

tem

pora

ry un

til a

plan

has

been

com

pleted

. Co

nver

sely,

any

new

par

k pla

nning

pro

posa

ls sh

ould

cons

ider

exist

ing

bicyc

le fac

ilities

(san

ction

ed or

illeg

itimate

) and

shou

ld co

nside

r dem

ands

for

new

facilit

ies in

their

conc

eptio

n. 6.

PR

OXIM

ITY

TO O

THER

BIC

YCLE

REC

REAT

IONA

L FA

CILI

TIES

Pr

opos

als fo

r new

bicy

cle fa

cilitie

s ne

ar s

imila

r exis

ting

appr

oved

are

as w

ill no

t be

supp

orted

. As a

roug

h gu

idelin

e, the

re sh

ould

be a

max

imum

of o

ne

of ea

ch ty

pe o

f fac

ility

per T

own

Centr

e, wh

ere

appr

opria

te en

viron

ments

ar

e ava

ilable

. 7.

VI

SIBI

LITY

Ar

eas v

isible

from

a m

ain ro

ad a

re p

refer

red

over

seclu

ded

area

s as a

way

to

redu

ce v

anda

lism

and

other

und

esira

ble a

ctivit

ies, a

s we

ll as

to ca

pture

aw

aren

ess o

f suc

h fac

ilities

and p

romo

te us

e. 8.

AC

CESS

FOR

EME

RGEN

CY S

ERVI

CES

Polic

e, fire

and

ambu

lance

mus

t be

able

to ac

cess

the s

ite in

the e

vent

of an

em

erge

ncy.

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

59

9.

AVAI

LABI

LITY

OF

PARK

ING

Vehic

le pa

rking

mus

t be

avail

able

near

the

site.

The

numb

er o

f spa

ces

requ

ired r

elates

dire

ctly t

o the

size

and a

nticip

ated p

opula

rity of

the f

acilit

y. 10

. W

ASHR

OOM

FACI

LITI

ES

Loca

tions

with

publi

c was

hroo

ms ne

arby

are p

refer

red.

11.

PERC

EIVE

D NE

ED F

OR A

FAC

ILIT

Y

This

is a

large

ly su

bjecti

ve c

riteria

that

can

be fu

rther

rese

arch

ed th

roug

h un

derst

andin

g ap

pare

nt/pe

rceive

d loc

al de

mand

(su

rvey

local

user

s an

d ne

arby

po

pulat

ions)

and

a de

tailed

su

rvey

of the

de

mogr

aphic

co

nstitu

encie

s. Ar

eas

wher

e pe

rceive

d ne

eds

exist

are

usu

ally

identi

fied

by

unau

thoriz

ed fa

cilitie

s in

natur

al en

viron

ments

or t

hrou

gh th

e re

ques

t of a

us

er gr

oup t

hat h

as in

forma

lly ad

opted

an ar

ea as

a loc

ation

for c

yclin

g.

12.

COMM

UNIT

Y PA

RTNE

RSHI

P

An o

ngoin

g pa

rtner

ship

with

a gr

oup

of rid

ers

is de

sirab

le to

desig

n, co

nstru

ct, in

spec

t and

main

tain

bicyc

le fac

ilities

. This

gro

up w

ill be

the

lead

in the

dev

elopm

ent a

nd m

ainten

ance

of t

he fa

cility

in a

ccor

danc

e wi

th the

gu

idelin

es s

et ou

t by

the P

arks

Divi

sion.

This

criter

ion s

hould

be

prefe

rred

as v

ery

desir

able,

but

is no

t man

dator

y for

the

estab

lishm

ent o

f any

cycli

ng

facilit

y. Ad

ditio

nal C

riter

ia

TOPO

GRAP

HY A

ND TE

RRAI

N Po

tentia

l bike

par

k loc

ation

s sho

uld p

rese

nt the

opp

ortun

ity to

dev

elop a

mix

of fac

ilities

and

featu

res,

from

begin

ner t

o ex

pert

to he

lp dr

aw a

wide

r ran

ge

of us

ers.

This

rang

e of

oppo

rtunit

ies in

creas

es o

n mo

re v

aried

terra

in wi

th ste

eper

gra

dients

. Fo

reste

d ar

eas

or a

reas

with

som

e tre

e co

ver a

re a

lso

prefe

rred

to he

lp mi

nimize

pote

ntiall

y da

nger

ous

wind

s for

dirt

jumpe

rs an

d to

limit U

V ex

posu

re.

PA

RK S

IZE

The

large

r the

par

k, the

gre

ater

the p

ossib

ility

of de

velop

ing lo

nger

trail

ne

twor

ks o

r the

num

ber o

f bike

featu

res

(i.e.,

skills

par

k, dir

t jum

ps a

nd

trails

). S

malle

r or

con

strain

ed s

ites

are

gene

rally

not

suita

ble f

or t

rail

netw

orks

, but

could

sup

port

dirt j

umpin

g fac

ilities

or s

kills

area

s. L

arge

r pa

rks o

r par

ks w

ith fe

wer p

rogr

am a

nd e

nviro

nmen

tal c

onstr

aints

are

also

more

flexib

le an

d pre

sent

oppo

rtunit

ies to

be ex

pand

ed in

futur

e yea

rs.

TR

ANSI

T AN

D BI

CYCL

E AC

CESS

IBIL

ITY

A bik

e pa

rk fac

ility

shou

ld be

loc

ated

near

exis

ting

bicyc

le ro

utes

or

gree

nway

s to

perm

it ea

sier

and

safer

non

-auto

mobil

e ac

cess

. Tr

ansit

pr

oxim

ity s

hould

also

be

cons

idere

d, pa

rticula

rly f

or s

ervic

es w

ith b

ike

carry

ing ab

ilities

(e.g.

, Sky

Train

, bike

-rack

equip

ped b

us ro

utes).

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

60

The

follow

ing s

ectio

n pr

ovide

s su

mmar

ies o

f the

par

k as

sess

ments

car

ried

out

by t

he c

onsu

ltant

team.

Foll

owing

the

sum

marie

s, tw

o ev

aluati

on

matric

es a

re p

rovid

ed. O

ne il

lustra

tes h

ow e

ach

of the

par

ks m

eets

the

asse

ssme

nt cri

teria

outlin

ed in

the

prev

ious

sub-

secti

on, w

hile

the s

econ

d illu

strate

s wha

t kind

s of b

icycle

facil

ities c

ould

poten

tially

be

acco

mmod

ated

at the

park

sites

. INV

ERGA

RRY

Ge

nera

l Com

ments

: -

Excit

ing a

nd c

omple

x sit

e wi

th bo

th gr

eat p

otenti

al an

d co

nside

rable

de

velop

ment

issue

s to c

onsid

er

- Po

tentia

l to d

evelo

p int

eres

ting

lines

and

route

s and

a va

riety

of us

es in

cle

arly

defin

able

zone

s –

jump

park,

free

-ride

, cro

ss-co

untry

, natu

re,

and m

ulti-u

se

- Hi

story

of off

-road

bike

use

- Cu

rrentl

y use

d by b

icycli

sts as

an in

forma

l facil

ity w

ith tr

ails a

nd st

unts

- Mo

st ex

isting

jump

s lik

ely b

uilt s

ever

al ye

ars

ago

by

‘big

bike

free-

rider

s’ (i.e

., low

angle

, long

dista

nce,

small

land

ing)

- Lo

catio

n clo

se to

a fo

rmer

, ver

y po

pular

, info

rmal

bike

facilit

y, "T

he

Guild

ford

Jump

s," s

ugge

sts th

at the

re is

an

exist

ing d

irt jum

ping/B

MX

comm

unity

in th

e are

a -

Site

topog

raph

y off

ers

a hu

ge a

moun

t of

versa

tility

for o

bstac

les,

inter

estin

g tra

il des

igns

- Tr

ee co

ver o

ver t

he w

hole

site

- Lo

cal r

eside

nts w

ho u

se th

e pa

rk for

walk

ing h

ave

orga

nized

to su

ppor

t on

going

par

k im

prov

emen

ts, in

cludin

g the

dev

elopm

ent

of a

forma

l bic

ycle

facilit

y wh

ere t

he cu

rrent

jumps

and t

rails

exist

-

Resid

ents

would

sup

port

a bic

ycle

facilit

y pa

rk tha

t su

ppor

ts an

d fur

thers

their t

rail i

mpro

veme

nt an

d dev

elopm

ent p

lans

- Mo

st of

the e

xistin

g str

uctur

es w

ould

need

to b

e de

molis

hed

and

jumps

re

move

d to e

nsur

e a po

sitive

, sus

taina

ble re

desig

n Pr

os:

Na

tural

bowl

s an

d ra

pid e

levati

on c

hang

es m

ake

for a

n int

eres

ting

site

and p

otenti

al for

a fun

and c

halle

nging

bicy

cle pa

rk

Alre

ady

well

used

by

the b

iking

com

munit

y an

d ha

s sig

nifica

nt tra

il im

pact

O

ppor

tunity

to re

habil

itate

dama

ge, w

hile c

urbin

g futu

re ro

gue u

se

Na

tural

shap

ing o

f ter

rain

leads

to a

varie

ty of

chall

enge

s and

obs

tacles

wi

thout

signif

icantl

y buil

ding o

r con

struc

ting t

erra

in ch

allen

ges

Lo

ts of

viewi

ng o

ppor

tunitie

s for

the

bike

trails

, give

n re

lative

ly op

en

natur

e of

the fo

rest

envir

onme

nt an

d the

pre

domi

nanc

e of

lower

scru

b-sp

ecies

Poten

tial to

attra

ct a w

ide va

riety

of rid

ers w

ith di

ffere

nt sk

ill lev

els

Na

tural

tree c

over

redu

ces w

ind an

d UV

expo

sure

for a

safer

riding

area

Exist

ing s

ite d

raina

ge (n

atura

l) wo

uld h

elp p

reve

nt do

wn ti

me d

ue to

pu

ddles

and m

ud du

ring t

he w

inter

and f

all m

onths

The

forme

r dum

ping

area

pro

vides

a g

ood

base

for a

set

of ba

sic d

irt jum

ps, o

r par

king a

rea

Lo

catio

n ne

ar h

ighwa

y and

Sky

Train

offe

rs wo

uld o

ffer o

ppor

tunitie

s for

rid

ers f

rom

other

area

s to v

isit th

e par

k

Park

size

prov

ides

enou

gh s

pace

to c

over

man

y for

ms o

f cyc

ling

(free

-rid

e, x-c

ountr

y, dir

t jump

ing) w

hile s

till ac

comm

odati

ng pe

destr

ian tr

ails

Cons

: ×

Clos

e pr

oxim

ity o

f stee

p ra

vine

could

attr

act r

ogue

ride

rs wh

o co

uld

create

poten

tial e

rosio

n, inj

ury a

nd lia

bility

chall

enge

s ×

User

con

flicts

with

pede

strian

trail

s in

area

will

requ

ire c

arefu

l atte

ntion

an

d des

ign

× Ro

gue b

uildin

g or v

anda

lism

could

occu

r ×

Lack

of f

acilit

ies, i

nclud

ing p

arkin

g, wa

ter (f

or d

irt jum

p ma

inten

ance

an

d dr

inking

) and

was

hroo

ms w

ould

requ

ire s

ignific

ant i

nfras

tructu

re to

be

con

struc

ted i

f the

site

wer

e de

velop

ed a

s a

true

multi-

use

recre

ation

/bike

facil

ity

× La

ck o

f exis

ting

facilit

y ste

ward

ship

grou

p (i.e

., the

re is

no

SORC

E in

the ar

ea)

× Lim

ited

popu

lation

imme

diatel

y ad

jacen

t the

facil

ity (

i.e.,

park

site

is su

rroun

ded b

y rela

tively

low

dens

ity re

siden

tial d

evelo

pmen

t) ×

Parki

ng c

once

rns

could

be

signif

icant,

unle

ss a

sha

red-

use

agre

emen

t co

uld o

ccur

with

the

scho

ol bo

ard

– giv

en it

s lac

k of

imme

diatel

y loc

al us

ers,

it wou

ld be

high

ly “tr

avele

d” to

×

Terra

in is

signif

icantl

y ch

allen

ging

for tr

ail b

uildin

g, ste

ward

ship,

and

ma

inten

ance

×

Very

comp

lex tr

ail bu

ilding

for m

ounta

in bik

e and

free

-ride

trail

s

4.0

Site

Ass

essm

ents

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

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POPL

AR H

ILL

Gene

ral C

omme

nts:

- Lo

cated

near

the S

kyTr

ain, a

bike

path

and K

ing G

eorg

e High

way

- Sm

all pa

rk wi

th ste

ep gr

adien

t and

mixe

d for

est

- Pa

rk lik

ely to

o sma

ll to f

or ad

dition

al fac

ilities

Pr

os:

Easil

y acc

essib

le by

bike

, pub

lic tr

ansit

and r

oad

Ex

isting

trail

syste

m

Park

situa

ted in

a me

dium

dens

ity ne

ighbo

urho

od

Cons

: × Pa

rk ar

ea is

very

small

×

Very

steep

slop

es w

ith po

tentia

l soil

stab

ility a

nd er

osion

issu

es

× Po

or vi

sibilit

y and

sigh

tlines

×

No op

en sp

ace f

or fa

cilitie

s RO

YAL

KWAN

TLEN

PAR

K Ge

nera

l Com

ments

: -

Larg

e mult

i-use

park

locate

d in c

entra

l Wha

lley

- He

avily

pro

gram

med

with

pool,

spo

rt fie

lds, w

alking

and

biki

ng tr

ails,

bask

etball

, lacro

sse a

nd a

skate

park

- Sm

all fo

reste

d ar

ea o

n the

nor

th en

d of

the p

ark,

with

large

amo

unts

of op

en fie

lds to

the s

outh

- Re

lative

ly fla

t terra

in -

Scho

ol an

d Fire

Hall

adjoi

ning p

ark

Pros

: Ea

sily a

cces

sible

by bi

ke, p

ublic

tran

sit an

d roa

d

Exist

ing tr

ail sy

stem

Si

gnific

ant a

moun

t of o

pen,

usea

ble sp

ace

Pa

rking

avail

able

Pa

rk is

heav

ily pr

ogra

mming

and w

ell-u

sed

BM

X rid

ers a

lread

y use

skate

park

facilit

y

Poten

tial s

pace

for d

irt jum

ps ne

ar fo

rest

Cons

: × Po

tentia

l con

flict w

ith F

irst N

ation

s with

poten

tial a

rcheo

logica

l site

s in

park

area

×

Small

fore

sted a

reas

, not

likely

suffic

ient fo

r cro

ss-co

untry

trail

s

× Sm

all, o

ut-of-

date

skate

park

× Ex

isting

confl

ict be

twee

n bike

rs an

d ska

ters i

n ska

te pa

rk

GREE

N TIM

BERS

Ge

nera

l Com

ments

: -

Centr

ally l

ocate

d site

surro

unde

d by m

edium

dens

ity de

velop

ment

- Ex

isting

pa

rk we

ll-use

d an

d we

ll-lov

ed

by

Surre

y re

siden

ts De

velop

ment

of bik

e fac

ility

at loc

ation

wou

ld no

t be

sup

porte

d by

Gr

een T

imbe

rs He

ritage

Soc

iety

- On

the

reco

mmen

datio

n of

the G

reen

Tim

bers

Herita

ge S

ociet

y –

who

would

not

supp

ort t

he d

evelo

pmen

t of a

bike

facil

ity in

Gre

en T

imbe

rs –

an a

ltern

ative

site

on

scho

ol pr

oper

ty be

hind

Simo

n Cu

nning

ham

Scho

ol on

the p

ark’s

south

-wes

t bou

ndar

y was

also

explo

red

Pros

: Ce

ntral

locati

on

Fla

t land

scap

e cou

ld su

ppor

t entr

y lev

el dir

t jump

lines

and t

rails

Good

tree

cove

r for

wind

and U

V pr

otecti

on

Con

s:

× De

velop

ment

of bik

e fac

ility

at loc

ation

wou

ld no

t be

supp

orted

by

Gree

n Tim

bers

Herita

ge S

ociet

y ×

Flat

terra

in wo

uld n

ot su

ppor

t de

velop

ment

of int

erme

diate

or

adva

nced

jump

s and

trail

s ×

Little

poten

tial fo

r goo

d mou

ntain

biking

with

limite

d gra

de ch

ange

s ×

Heav

ily tr

eed

site

would

requ

ire so

me cl

earin

g for

dirt

jump

park

or

more

open

area

s for

trail

-bas

ed fr

ee-ri

ding w

ith rid

e aro

und o

ption

s ×

Off-r

oad p

arkin

g is g

ated a

t Sim

on C

unnin

gham

Sch

ool a

nd cl

osed

in

off-sc

hool

hour

s mak

ing af

ter-h

our p

arkin

g diffi

cult

BEAR

CRE

EK Y

OUTH

PAR

K Ge

nera

l Com

ments

: -

Estab

lishe

d, we

ll-use

d ska

te/BM

X pa

rk an

d clim

bing w

all

- Vi

sible

and c

entra

l loca

tion o

n King

Geo

rge H

ighwa

y -

Loca

ted un

dern

eath

high v

oltag

e pow

er lin

es

- Cl

ose

to ce

ntre

Surre

y an

d ex

pand

ing,

highe

r de

nsity

res

identi

al co

mmun

ities

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

62

Pros

:

Estab

lishe

d ska

te pa

rk tha

t attr

acts

BMX

(har

d sur

face)

rider

s

Park

could

eas

ily b

e ex

pand

ed t

o inc

lude

a fur

ther

mix

of us

es,

partic

ularly

desig

ned f

or th

e BMX

and h

ardta

il mou

ntain

bike c

ommu

nity

Ab

ility t

o use

exist

ing C

ity in

sura

nce o

n site

Parki

ng an

d was

hroo

m fac

ilities

Exist

ing s

ite p

rogr

ammi

ng (

infor

mal

Thur

sday

eve

ning

urba

n BM

X ins

tructi

on)

De

velop

ment

of be

ginne

r dirt

jumps

or s

kills

area

on

small

ope

n sp

ace

behin

d the

curre

nt ble

ache

rs wo

uld ha

ve lit

tle im

pact

on ex

isting

facil

ity

Cons

: ×

Area

is to

o sma

ll to c

ater t

o a

varie

ty of

bike

user

grou

ps a

nd co

uld o

nly

supp

ort li

mited

and b

eginn

er le

vel b

ike pa

rk fac

ilities

×

Poten

tial h

ealth

issu

es lo

cated

unde

r high

-volta

ge po

wer li

nes

× Po

tentia

l use

r con

flicts

if ne

w rid

ers a

lso u

se o

ther B

ear C

reek

trail

s or

deve

lop no

n-sa

nctio

ned j

umps

×

Surro

undin

g “n

atura

l” pa

rk an

d cre

ek a

rea

is be

autifu

l and

has

som

e top

ogra

phy,

but t

he a

rea

is fla

t, no

t cha

lleng

ing fo

r mou

ntain

bike

use

and e

nviro

nmen

tally

sens

itive

FLEE

TWOO

D PA

RK

Gene

ral C

omme

nts:

- La

rge p

ark l

ocate

d in s

outh

Fleetw

ood n

eighb

ourh

ood

- Se

cond

gr

owth

fores

t wi

th ex

tensiv

e tra

il ne

twor

k, int

eres

ting

topog

raph

y and

relat

ively

high b

iodive

rsity

- He

avily

prog

ramm

ed pa

rk, bu

t use

r gro

ups a

re ef

fectiv

ely se

para

ted

- Aw

ard w

inning

land

scap

ing

- Ro

om fo

r mult

iple b

iking

facil

ities

- In

1996

, a ci

ty-wi

de re

feren

dum

was p

asse

d to

expa

nd th

e pa

rk int

o the

su

rroun

ding f

ores

ted ar

ea

- St

rong

awa

rene

ss a

nd p

rese

rvatio

n of

envir

onme

ntally

sen

sitive

are

as,

biodiv

ersit

y and

fish b

earin

g stre

ams

- Gr

eat p

otenti

al for

exten

sive c

ross

-coun

try tr

ail ne

twor

k and

dirt

jumps

Pr

os:

Room

for m

ultipl

e fac

ilities

with

man

y po

tentia

l loc

ation

s for

dirt

jumps

, cro

ss-co

untry

trail

s and

pump

trac

k

Di

versi

ty of

terra

in wi

th bo

th mi

xed f

ores

t and

open

gras

s lan

d

Multip

le us

es ar

e cur

rentl

y well

sepa

rated

to av

oid us

er co

nflict

s

Exist

ing w

ashr

ooms

and p

arkin

g

Exten

sive

trail

syste

m in

mixe

d for

est w

ith b

ridge

s ov

er ri

paria

n ar

eas

Cons

: × Po

tentia

l con

cern

s aro

und e

nviro

nmen

tally

sens

itive a

reas

×

Stre

ams a

re fis

h bea

ring

× Be

ar sc

at thr

ough

out fo

reste

d are

a cou

ld be

poten

tial c

once

rn

× Po

tentia

l use

r con

flict w

ith ex

isting

ecolo

gical

stewa

rds

× Du

e to

the s

ize o

f the

fore

sted

area

, rog

ue a

ctivit

ies c

ould

occu

r an

d wou

ld be

diffic

ult to

mon

itor/d

eter

× Bi

king c

ould

chan

ge th

e exis

ting u

se an

d aes

thetic

s of th

e par

k PO

RT K

ELLS

PAR

K Ge

nera

l Com

ments

: -

Exist

ing m

ixed-

use

park

with

dirt

jumps

in s

mall

wood

ed a

rea

that

appe

ar to

be w

ell us

ed an

d main

taine

d -

Loca

ted cl

ose t

o the

Lang

ley bo

rder

on th

e wes

tern e

dge o

f Guil

dford

-

Home

to th

e only

bike

facil

ity (d

irt jum

ps) in

the s

urro

undin

g are

a -

Poten

tial to

main

tain a

nd im

prov

e exis

ting d

irt jum

ps

Pros

: Ex

isting

dirt

jumps

in go

od co

nditio

n with

activ

e use

rs

Was

hroo

ms an

d par

king

Cons

: × Fo

reste

d are

a has

stee

p slop

es an

d ripa

rian a

rea t

o pro

tect

× Dr

ainag

e and

soil s

tabilit

y que

stion

able

× No

t eas

ily ac

cess

ible b

y tra

nsit o

r bike

×

Loca

ted in

a low

dens

ity ne

ighbo

urho

od

× Lit

tle ro

om to

exp

and

dirt j

umps

or c

onstr

uct c

ross

-coun

try tr

ails

of an

y len

gth

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

63

FRAS

ER H

EIGH

TS

Gene

ral C

omme

nts:

- Ne

w pa

rk wi

th lar

ge sk

ate pa

rk -

Comm

unity

centr

e on s

ite

- So

me un

used

land

poten

tially

suita

ble fo

r dirt

jumps

Pr

os:

Exist

ing s

kate

park

that i

s us

ed b

y sk

aters

and

biker

s, wi

th few

co

nflict

s

Dire

ctly o

n bike

route

Comm

unity

cen

tre h

as w

ashr

oom

facilit

ies a

nd c

ould

poten

tially

pr

ovide

prog

ramm

ing su

ppor

t, ove

rsigh

t and

‘eye

s on t

he si

te’

Cl

ose t

o High

way 1

Good

spac

e and

topo

grap

hy fo

r mult

iple f

acilit

y typ

es

Go

od vi

sibilit

y Co

ns: ×

Spor

t field

s occ

upy m

ost o

f the o

pen s

pace

×

Poten

tial t

o cre

ate u

ser c

onflic

ts if

more

bike

rs ar

e att

racte

d to

the

skate

park

as a

resu

lt of d

irt jum

ps

× Fla

t topo

grap

hy

× No

room

for c

ross

-coun

try tr

ails

FRAS

ER V

IEW

Ge

nera

l Com

ments

: -

Small

neigh

bour

hood

park

with

exce

llent

view

north

over

the F

rase

r Ri

ver t

o the

Nor

th Sh

ore m

ounta

ins

Pros

: Gr

eat v

iew

Op

en sp

ace

Cons

: × Sm

all p

ark

with

high

aesth

etic

quali

ty tha

t doe

s no

t suit

biki

ng

facilit

ies

× Lo

w de

nsity

neigh

bour

hood

×

Not li

kely

a go

od si

te for

dirt

jumps

, the

re is

ade

quate

spac

e, bu

t it

would

not c

ompli

ment

the pa

rk’s c

urre

nt us

e, or

aesth

etic v

alue

CLOV

ERDA

LE Y

OUTH

PAR

K

Gene

ral C

omme

nts:

- Es

tablis

hed s

kate

boar

d par

k nea

r Clov

erda

le Fa

ir Gro

unds

-

Limite

d site

area

Pr

os:

Es

tablis

hed s

kate

park

alrea

dy at

tracts

BMX

rider

s

Abilit

y to u

se ex

isting

City

insu

ranc

e on s

ite

Pa

rking

and w

ashr

oom

facilit

ies

Ac

cess

ible a

nd lo

cated

near

grow

ing re

siden

tial c

ommu

nity

Sm

all, s

loped

, field

area

adjoi

ning p

ark c

ould

be de

velop

ed w

ith a

small

, be

ginne

r dirt

jump a

nd sk

ills ar

ea

Pr

ovidi

ng B

MX fa

cility

could

help

redu

ce re

porte

d us

er co

nflict

s at s

kate

boar

d par

k Co

ns:

× Ve

ry sm

all ar

ea th

at co

uld su

ppor

t only

limite

d bike

park

facilit

ies

× Re

lative

ly iso

lated

from

othe

r Nor

th Su

rrey n

eighb

ourh

oods

CL

OVER

DALE

ATH

LETI

C PA

RK

Gene

ral C

omme

nts:

- 10

0 metr

e + B

MX tr

ack w

ith si

ngle

finish

/entry

point

-

Loca

ted in

heav

ily pr

ogra

mmed

and w

ell-u

sed p

ark

- Su

rroun

ding c

ommu

nity g

rowi

ng an

d tar

geted

for g

rowt

h Pr

os:

Es

tablis

hed B

MX tr

ack t

hat a

lread

y attr

acts

rider

s

BMX

track

a go

od ba

se fo

r add

itiona

l dev

elopm

ent a

nd fe

ature

s

Poten

tial to

use e

xistin

g City

insu

ranc

e on s

ite

Pa

rking

and w

ashr

oom

facilit

ies

Po

tentia

l to de

velop

dirt

jumps

and/o

r skil

ls fea

tures

on ad

joinin

g are

as

Cons

: ×

Relat

ively

isolat

ed fr

om ot

her N

orth

Surre

y neig

hbou

rhoo

ds

× Ex

isting

trac

k is i

n poo

r con

dition

and p

oorly

desig

ned

× Ex

isting

BMX

trac

k fun

ction

ally l

imite

d an

d dif

ficult

to m

ake

more

mult

i-us

e/mult

i-pur

pose

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

64

× De

velop

ment

of dir

t jum

ps o

r skil

ls ar

ea c

ould

displa

ce a

nd/or

con

flict

with

playg

roun

d and

prac

tice f

ield u

ses

HILL

CRES

T PA

RK

Gene

ral C

omme

nts:

- Re

centl

y clea

red l

and p

art o

f new

hous

ing co

nstru

ction

/deve

lopme

nt -

Piles

of c

onstr

uctio

n dir

t are

infor

mally

use

d by

loca

l bike

rs, b

ut ar

e no

t pr

oper

ly sh

aped

dirt

jumps

-

Good

poten

tial fo

r dirt

jumps

and p

ump c

ourse

Pr

os:

Adeq

uate

open

spac

e tha

t has

been

rece

ntly c

leare

d

Exist

ing bi

ke co

mmun

ity in

teres

t (a

ll tha

t is lik

ely ne

eded

is di

rt an

d sh

ovels

)

Poten

tial s

tewar

dship

par

tner w

ith N

ECTA

R (N

orth-

East

Clov

erda

le Tr

iangle

Are

a Re

siden

ts) w

ho w

ere

involv

ed i

n cre

ating

the

Hi

llcre

st Pa

rk (u

nsur

e of g

roup

’s cu

rrent

status

)

Low

and m

edium

dens

ity ho

using

surro

undin

g par

k

Good

visib

ility a

nd op

en si

ght li

nes

Lo

w ris

k of u

ser c

onflic

t

Poten

tial fo

r sha

red

parki

ng a

nd w

ashr

ooms

with

adja

cent

Hillc

rest

eleme

ntary

scho

ol Co

ns: ×

No ex

isting

parki

ng, th

ough

ther

e is r

oom

on si

te for

a pa

rking

lot

× Po

tentia

l nois

e con

cern

with

hous

ing th

at su

rroun

ds th

e par

k ×

No w

ashr

ooms

or ot

her f

acilit

ies

× No

wea

ther p

rotec

tion -

- the

area

is op

en to

sun a

nd w

ind

SUNR

ISE

RIDG

E PA

RK

Gene

ral C

omme

nts:

- Sm

all ne

ighbo

urho

od pa

rk be

hind s

choo

l -

Larg

e amo

unt o

f low

scru

b und

er po

wer li

nes

- Ve

ry sm

all fo

reste

d are

a with

exitin

g gra

veled

trail

s Pr

os:

Clos

e to s

choo

l

Sign

ifican

t land

avail

abilit

y und

er po

wer li

nes

So

me op

en gr

ass a

rea t

hat c

ould

be su

itable

for s

ome f

acilit

ies

Cons

: × Lo

w de

nsity

neigh

bour

hood

that

is no

t well

serve

d by t

rans

it ×

Aesth

etic v

alue

of pa

rk is

not w

ell su

ited

for d

irt jum

ps o

r othe

r bike

fac

ilities

JO

E BR

OWN

Ge

nera

l Com

ments

: -

Unde

velop

ed p

ark

area

cur

rentl

y us

ed b

y the

City

of

Surre

y as

a

cons

tructi

on fil

l dum

p -

Relat

ively

isolat

ed lo

catio

n with

mult

iple n

on-tr

aditio

nal u

ses a

nd po

or

acce

ss op

portu

nities

with

out s

ignific

ant p

arkin

g -

Lots

of sp

ace t

o imp

lemen

t ven

ues n

eedin

g lar

ge sp

ace r

equir

emen

ts -

Inter

estin

g lan

dsca

pe w

ith g

rade

cha

nges

, a n

atura

l bow

l and

som

e bik

e par

k pote

ntial

- Ho

rse pa

ddoc

k on s

ite

- Ex

isting

road

acce

ss

- Su

rroun

ded b

y low

dens

ity, la

rge l

ot ho

using

-

Reco

nfigu

ratio

n of e

xiting

road

netw

ork a

nd S

urre

y wor

ks st

orag

e wou

ld be

nece

ssar

y to m

axim

ize la

ndfor

m an

d mini

mize

confl

icts

- Cu

rrent

Maste

r Plan

pro

cess

for p

ark h

as id

entifi

ed a

bike

facil

ity fo

r the

pa

rk in

each

of th

e thr

ee de

sign o

ption

s cur

rentl

y und

er re

view

Pr

os:

La

rge,

seve

rely

distur

bed

site

with

corre

spon

dingly

lim

ited

envir

onme

ntal c

onsid

erati

ons

(i.e.,

a wi

de v

ariet

y of

facilit

ies c

ould

be

acco

mmod

ated o

n site

)

Fill o

n site

could

be us

ed fo

r dev

elopm

ent o

f featu

res

La

rge

terra

ced

open

spa

ces

prov

ides

very

good

visi

bility

for m

ultipl

e ev

ents

and a

ctivit

ies an

d goo

d site

lines

for v

ariou

s use

rs

Site

is lar

ge e

noug

h for

sitin

g tra

dition

al BM

X fac

ilities

– 3

50-m

etre

race

tra

ck, s

tands

, ann

ounc

ing to

wers

and p

arkin

g

Exce

llent

oppo

rtunit

y for

trad

itiona

l and

non

-trad

itiona

l dirt

jumpin

g an

d sk

ills fa

cilitie

s –

BMX

dirt j

umpin

g lin

es, m

ounta

in bik

e (b

ig bik

e) d

irt jum

ping

lines

, woo

den

stunts

skills

facil

ities,

and

trials

facilit

y (no

t to

be

confu

sed w

ith sk

ills fa

cility

)

Terra

cing

of ter

rain

could

mak

e som

e int

eres

ting x

-coun

try an

d fre

e-rid

e lin

es, a

lthou

gh ve

rtical

drop

and d

iversi

ty of

terra

in is

limite

d

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

65

Pr

oxim

ity to

Delt

a W

atersh

ed is

pos

sible

asse

t for

the

x-cou

ntry

rider

s, bu

t this

con

necti

on is

not

stron

g an

d wo

uld n

eed

inten

sive

signa

ge

prog

ram

and c

onsu

ltatio

n with

Delt

a

Good

vehic

ular a

cces

s and

parki

ng po

ssibi

lities

once

insid

e of th

e par

k Co

ns:

× Ar

ea is

on

the b

orde

r with

Sou

th Su

rrey

and

close

to e

xistin

g So

uth

Surre

y Bike

Par

k ×

Rathe

r iso

lated

loca

tion

with

poor

tran

sit a

cces

s an

d low

res

identi

al de

nsitie

s aro

und t

he pa

rk ×

Minim

um fiv

e yea

r dev

elopm

ent ti

melin

e, as

area

is st

ill be

ing us

ed as

a

cons

tructi

on fil

l dum

p by t

he C

ity of

Sur

rey

× Sc

atter

ed p

arkin

g an

d ac

cess

opp

ortun

ities o

n the

per

ipher

y of t

he p

ark

would

need

sign

ifican

t acc

ess u

pgra

des r

oad n

etwor

k with

in the

park

× Mo

untai

n bik

e tra

ils (f

ree-

ride

and

x-cou

ntry)

would

nee

d hig

h lev

el of

care

and m

ainten

ance

due t

o high

ly ex

pose

d slop

es w

ith a

lands

cape

of

gras

s and

plain

s styl

e cov

er

× Ex

pose

d an

d op

en

(pote

ntiall

y ho

t an

d du

sty

in the

su

mmer

) en

viron

ment

× Ex

isting

eq

uestr

ian

facilit

y an

d us

es

could

po

se

user

co

nflict

s (e

ques

trian

use

confl

icts

are

alway

s of

big c

once

rn, a

s bik

es s

pook

ho

rses

× No

fac

ilities

cu

rrentl

y de

velop

ed

– sig

nifica

nt ne

ed

for

water

, wa

shro

oms,

signa

ge, a

cces

s poin

ts, et

c. ×

Exist

ing c

ommu

nity

may

not b

e tol

eran

t of t

his in

tensiv

e us

e of

what

feels

like a

bit o

f a “p

rivate

” par

k UN

WIN

PAR

K Ge

nera

l Com

ments

: -

Larg

e hea

vily-p

rogr

amme

d par

k in t

he ce

ntre o

f New

ton

- La

rge a

moun

t of o

pen s

pace

, but

most

of it i

s des

ignate

d as s

port

fields

-

Two

poten

tial d

irt jum

p loc

ation

s: on

e in

an o

pen

unus

ed p

art o

r the

pa

rk (n

ear t

he fo

rest)

, and

the o

ther in

a fill

site

Pros

: Fu

ll fac

ilities

with

parki

ng, w

ashr

ooms

and o

n-sit

e par

k car

e tak

er

So

me un

used

open

spac

e

Well

used

park

Mi

xed d

emog

raph

ic

Surro

unde

d by r

eside

ntial

deve

lopme

nt

Ac

cess

ible b

y tra

nsit a

nd bi

ke pa

ths

Cons

: × Po

tentia

l con

flict w

ith ex

isting

user

s and

prog

ramm

ing

× No

t cer

tain i

f the “

fill si

te” is

park

land

× Po

tentia

l con

flict w

ith re

siden

ces t

hat b

orde

r par

k lan

d ×

Need

to m

aintai

n a re

ason

able

distan

ce fr

om th

e poo

l ×

Bike

facil

ities

may

not f

it wi

th cu

rrent

activ

e re

creati

on/fie

ld us

e foc

us of

park

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

66

5.0

Site

Ass

essm

ent –

Crit

eria

Matri

x Th

e sit

e ma

trix o

n the

follo

wing

pag

e illu

strate

s the

gen

eral

site

cond

itions

for

the

park

sites

that

were

revie

wed.

Site

crite

ria u

sed

were

take

n fro

m the

Gu

idelin

es fo

r Bicy

cle R

ecre

ation

Fac

ilities

. Th

ree

addit

ional

criter

ia –

site

topog

raph

y an

d ter

rain,

par

k siz

e an

d tra

nsit/b

icycle

acc

essib

ility

were

ad

ded b

y the

cons

ultan

ts.

As th

e leg

end

show

s, a

gree

n sq

uare

indic

ates t

hat t

he p

ark s

ite m

eets

the

reco

mmen

ded

criter

ia. A

yell

ow s

quar

e ind

icates

that

there

are

issu

es th

at wo

uld h

ave

to ad

dres

sed

and

mitig

ated

(i.e.,

throu

gh t

he a

dditio

n of

dedic

ated

parki

ng if

site

par

king

is no

t ava

ilable

) for

the

site

to me

et the

partic

ular c

riterio

n. A

red

squa

re in

dicate

s tha

t the

par

k do

es n

ot me

et the

cri

terion

and l

ikely

could

not e

ven i

f mitig

ating

mea

sure

s wer

e tak

en.

The

first t

able

is or

ganiz

ed fr

om h

igh to

low.

The

blue

-gre

y nu

mber

nex

t to

the p

ark

name

is e

ach

park’

s re

lative

sco

ring

base

d on

3 p

oints

for e

ach

gree

n squ

are,

two f

or ea

ch ye

llow

squa

re an

d one

for r

ed sq

uare

.

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

67

Environmental sensitivity Soil suitability

Proximity to residential property Conflict with other park users Future park plans

Proximity to other facilities Visibility

Access for emergency services Availability of parking

Washroom facilities

Perceived need and area demographics Community partnership

Topography and Terrain

Park size

Transit and bicycle

Flee

twoo

d (3

8)

Fras

er H

eight

s (3

8)

Unwi

n (3

7)

Inve

rgar

ry (3

6)

Clov

erda

le BM

X Tr

ack (

35)

Hillc

rest

Par

k (3

4)

Bear

Cre

ek (3

3)

Port

Kells

(33)

Fras

er V

iew (3

3)

Clov

erda

le Yo

uth

Park

(32)

Joe B

rown

(32)

Sunr

ise R

idge

Pa

rk (3

1)

Gree

n Ti

mbe

rs

(30)

Popl

ar P

ark (

30)

Roya

l Kwa

ntlen

(2

8)

SITE

ASS

ESSM

ENT

MATR

IX

Lege

nd

M

eets

criter

ion

C

ould

meet

criter

ion,

nee

ds ad

dres

sing

D

oes n

ot me

et

crite

rion

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

68

7.0

Exist

ing

Facil

ities

6.0

Bike

Fac

ility S

ite P

oten

tial SI

TE P

OTEN

TIAL

MAT

RIX

Lege

nd

A

ctivit

y cou

ld be

acco

mmod

ated e

asily

Acti

vity c

ould

be ac

comm

odate

d

afte

r add

ress

ing si

te iss

ues

A

ctivit

y cou

ld no

t be a

ccom

moda

ted

BMX TRACK – 350 m

DIRT JUMPING – beginner

DIRT JUMPING – intermed.

DIRT JUMPING –advanced

SKILLS COURSE

CROSS-COUNTRY

PUMP TRACK

Flee

twoo

d

Fras

er

Heig

hts

Unwi

n

Inve

rgar

ry

Clov

erda

le BM

X Tr

ack

Hillc

rest

Bear

Cre

ek

Yout

h Pa

rk

Po

rt Ke

lls

Fras

er V

iew

Clov

erda

le Yo

uth

Park

Joe B

rown

Sunr

ise R

idge

Pa

rk

Gr

een

Tim

bers

Popl

ar P

ark

Ro

yal

Kwan

tlen

The

matrix

to th

e rig

ht illu

strate

s the

pote

ntial

bike

facilit

ies th

at co

uld

be c

onsid

ered

for t

he c

andid

ate p

arks

bas

ed o

n the

site

eva

luatio

n. As

the

legen

d sh

ows,

a gr

een

squa

re in

dicate

s tha

t the

acti

vity

could

be

eas

ily a

ccom

moda

ted in

the

park

site.

A y

ellow

squ

are

indica

tes

that t

he a

ctivit

y cou

ld be

cons

idere

d for

the

park

site,

if cer

tain

desig

n, us

e an

d ma

inten

ance

issu

es w

ere

addr

esse

d. A

red

squa

re in

dicate

s tha

t the a

ctivit

y cou

ld no

t be c

onsid

ered

for t

he pa

rk sit

e.

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

69

The

City

of Su

rrey

is we

ll kn

own

in the

Low

er M

ainlan

d for

its

bicyc

le re

creati

on fa

cilitie

s. Al

thoug

h the

re a

re la

rge

numb

er o

f uns

ancti

oned

and

inf

orma

l fac

ilities

(main

ly tra

ils a

nd d

irt jum

ps) t

hat c

an b

e fou

nd in

par

ks,

along

hyd

ro ri

ghts-

of-wa

ys a

nd o

n or

nea

r con

struc

tion

and

deve

lopme

nt sit

es, t

he c

ity is

par

ticula

rly w

ell-kn

own

for A

ction

BMX

and

Sou

th Su

rrey

Bike

Par

k. Th

ere i

s also

a sm

all B

MX tr

ack l

ocate

d at th

e Cl

over

dale

Athle

tic

Park.

The

City

is cu

rrentl

y en

gage

d in

deve

loping

a sm

all b

icycle

facil

ity a

t La

timer

Lake

in S

outh

Surre

y. Th

is se

ction

re

views

the

ma

jor e

xistin

g bic

ycle

facilit

ies i

n Su

rrey.

Reco

mmen

datio

ns fo

r fac

ility i

mpro

veme

nts a

re p

rovid

ed, e

xpec

t for L

atime

r La

ke P

ark w

here

a fac

ility i

mpro

veme

nt pr

oces

s is a

lread

y und

erwa

y.

Actio

n BM

X 76

th A

ve a

t 126

th S

treet

Ac

tion

BMX

is a

tradit

ional

BMX

racin

g fac

ility,

built

to the

sam

e sta

ndar

d as

requ

ired

by th

e CC

A an

d Int

erna

tiona

l Olym

pic C

ommi

ttee.

Loca

ted in

Sur

rey a

djace

nt to

Newt

on A

thleti

c Par

k, it i

s main

taine

d an

d ma

nage

d by

Acti

on B

MX, a

CCA

san

ction

ed o

rgan

izatio

n tha

t hos

ts ra

cing,

traini

ng, a

nd re

creati

onal

oppo

rtunit

ies fo

r BMX

race

rs. A

ction

BM

X is

the o

nly B

MX fa

cility

in S

urre

y an

d is

locate

d on

co-

mana

ged

Surre

y Par

ks an

d Rec

reati

on/B

C Hy

dro l

ands

. Al

thoug

h the

facil

ity is

well

and

con

sisten

tly u

sed,

there

are

som

e sit

e iss

ues

which

sho

uld b

e re

solve

d to

make

it

a be

tter

facilit

y an

d co

nsoli

date

the in

vestm

ents

the C

ity o

f Sur

rey h

as a

lread

y mad

e at

the

facilit

y.

Ex

pand

par

king:

ther

e is

a ne

ed fo

r add

itiona

l par

king

(10

to 20

sp

ots).

Curre

ntly,

parki

ng s

pills

over

onto

a g

rass

are

a du

ring

race

nig

hts.

Im

prov

e bui

lt st

ruct

ures

: Cur

rentl

y, on

ly no

n-pe

rman

ent b

uildin

gs

are

perm

itted

on si

te, le

aving

all f

acilit

ies, li

ke th

e co

nces

sion,

to be

ho

used

in

tempo

rary,

str

uctur

es

(ofte

n sh

ipping

co

ntaine

rs).

Impr

oved

conc

essio

ns w

ould

incre

ase f

acilit

y rev

enue

s whic

h cou

ld in

turn b

e use

d for

facil

ity m

ainten

ance

and i

mpro

veme

nts.

Ex

amin

e po

tent

ial n

eighb

ourh

ood

noise

iss

ues:

The

re i

s a

need

to c

arry

out

a Ci

ty-sp

onso

red

neigh

bour

hood

con

sulta

tion

prog

ram

to re

solve

pub

lic a

ddre

ss s

ystem

nois

e iss

ues

and

conc

erns

. Cu

rrentl

y, Ac

tion

BMX

does

no

t pla

y mu

sic

to ac

comp

any t

he ra

ces o

r use

the

PA sy

stem

at vo

lumes

that

can

be

hear

d ac

ross

the

site.

Deter

minin

g ac

cepta

ble n

oise

levels

with

re

siden

ts co

uld he

lp im

prov

e fac

ility o

pera

tions

.

So

uth

Surre

y Bike

Par

k 24

th A

venu

e an

d 14

8th S

treet

Th

e So

uth S

urre

y Bi

ke P

ark

offer

s a

little

terra

in for

eve

ryone

, fro

m a

dirt j

umpin

g ar

ea to

cro

ss c

ountr

y tra

ils, s

ome

inter

media

te do

wnhil

l ar

eas

and

a nu

mber

of s

kills/

free-

ride

featur

es. T

he tr

ails

and

featur

es

are

co-m

anag

ed b

y a

partn

ersh

ip be

twee

n the

City

of S

urre

y an

d the

SO

RCE

Bike

Club

. It

is thi

s co

mmitm

ent

from

SORC

E an

d the

ste

ward

ship

that a

ccom

panie

s it,

that h

as a

llowe

d the

City

to ta

ke a

mo

re h

ands

off

appr

oach

to m

anag

ing th

e bik

e fac

ilities

and

allo

wing

loc

al rid

ers t

o cre

ate a

par

k tha

t is b

oth e

volvi

ng to

mee

t loca

l dem

ands

an

d safe

enou

gh to

mee

t the C

ity’s

liabil

ity co

ncer

ns.

Curre

ntly,

the fa

cility

is w

ell-u

sed

by a

var

iety

and

type

of rid

ers,

which

sh

ould

be r

esolv

ed t

o ma

ke it

a b

etter

fac

ility

and

cons

olida

te the

inv

estm

ents

the C

ity of

Sur

rey h

as al

read

y mad

e at th

e fac

ility.

Perm

it tra

ils ex

pans

ion:

SOR

CE w

ould

like t

o bu

ild th

e rem

ainde

r of

the cr

oss-c

ountr

y tra

il env

ision

ed in

the B

ike P

ark P

lan.

Co

nsid

er in

crea

sing

annu

al su

ppor

t: S

ORCE

is a

volun

teer-r

un

orga

nizati

on

that

rece

ives

the

major

ity

of fun

ding

throu

gh

memb

ersh

ips.

SORC

E co

uld i

mpro

ve i

ts alr

eady

con

sider

able

prog

ramm

ing, s

ervic

es a

nd p

ark

maint

enan

ce w

ork

with

a sm

all

annu

al gr

ant.

7.0

Exist

ing

Facil

ities

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Si

te C

riter

ia

70

Cl

over

dale

Athl

etic

Park

BMX

Tra

ck

64th A

venu

e an

d 16

8th S

treet

Th

e BM

X tra

ck is

a r

elativ

ely w

ell-u

sed

facilit

y tha

t fea

tures

sho

rt,

narro

w, 1

00 m

etre

race

styl

e tra

ck w

ith a

sing

le sta

rt/fin

ish,

shor

t str

aighta

way

and

seve

ral lo

w-an

gle, b

anke

d-co

rner

s. Th

ere

have

bee

n so

me in

forma

l add

itions

(jum

ps) a

nd cr

osso

vers

adde

d. T

he tr

ack i

s in

fairly

poo

r sha

pe a

nd fe

ature

s poo

r, ro

cky s

oils w

hich

are

unsu

itable

for

dirt ju

mps.

Fill a

nd tu

rf fro

m a

field

deve

lopme

nt pr

oject

unde

rway

to th

e im

media

te so

uth o

f the

trac

k is

being

dum

ped

next

to the

trac

k in

the

area

whic

h co

uld f

eatur

e so

me d

irt jum

ps o

r a

small

pum

p tra

ck.

Loca

ted in

the

heav

ily p

rogr

amme

d Cl

over

dale

Athle

tic P

ark,

the B

MX

track

is cl

ose t

o was

hroo

ms, w

ater a

nd pa

rking

.

Im

prov

e ex

istin

g tra

ck: T

he e

xistin

g tra

ck s

hould

be

impr

oved

an

d re

paire

d wi

th the

add

ition

of ne

w so

il an

d ne

w tra

ck fe

ature

s (e

.g., r

oller

jump

s) sh

ould

be a

dded

. In

addit

ion, a

wate

r tap

shou

ld be

pro

vided

for

tra

ck m

ainten

ance

and

the

tra

ck s

hould

hav

e sig

nage

show

ing pr

oper

trac

k use

and m

ainten

ance

.

De

velo

p sk

ills/fe

atur

es a

rea:

A s

mall s

kills

area

cou

ld be

add

ed

to the

wes

t side

of t

he o

f the

trac

k tha

t cou

ld co

ntinu

e bo

th un

der

the tr

ees a

nd b

etwee

n the

trac

k and

64th

Aven

ue, d

epen

dant

upon

ar

boris

t rev

iew of

the p

otenti

al im

pacts

to th

e exis

ting t

rees

.

Po

rt Ke

lls P

ark

1934

0 –

88 A

ve

The

fores

ted a

rea

in Po

rt Ke

lls P

ark c

ontai

ns a

n ex

isting

dirt

jump

area

. Th

e jum

ps a

ppea

r to

be u

sed

and

maint

ained

regu

larly

by a

relat

ively

adva

nced

gro

up o

f ride

rs.

Ther

e ar

e se

ven

dirt j

umps

in to

tal, a

ll of

which

are

well

-shap

ed g

ap ju

mps.

The

are

a the

jump

s ar

e loc

ated

is ve

ry sm

all, a

nd to

con

trol a

nd m

aintai

n sp

eed

the ri

ders

have

buil

t two

ba

nked

turn

s at b

oth en

ds of

the j

umps

.

Impr

ove

safe

ty: T

he ju

mps

are

well

made

, but

there

are

som

e sa

fety c

once

rns t

hat s

hould

be a

ddre

ssed

. Si

gnag

e cou

ld be

put

in

place

to w

arn

onco

ming

par

k us

ers

that t

hey

are

enter

ing a

bike

pa

rk an

d to

take

the n

eces

sary

prec

autio

ns.

The

last in

a se

ries o

f jum

ps e

nds

with

a ste

ep tr

ansit

ion a

nd a

sha

rp c

orne

r sur

roun

ded

by b

lackb

erry

bush

es.

The

angle

of t

he ju

mp s

hould

be

chan

ged,

the la

nding

adjus

ted an

d the

blac

kber

ry bu

shes

remo

ved.

C

hang

e di

fficu

lty o

f ju

mps

: Th

ere

are

two

sets

of ad

vanc

ed

jumps

, with

gap

s of

roug

hly s

ix fee

t. In

ord

er to

app

eal t

o a

wide

r gr

oup

of rid

ers,

one

of the

jump

sets

sho

uld b

e co

nver

ted in

to sm

aller

table

top

jumps

. Be

fore

any

chan

ges

are

made

the

user

gr

oups

shou

ld be

cons

ulted

and t

heir i

nput

cons

idere

d.

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July

21, 2

006

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

72

This

docu

ment

prov

ides

an o

vervi

ew o

f the

tren

ds a

nd in

nova

tive

bike

prac

tices

as

they

relat

e to

the p

repa

ratio

n of

the C

ity o

f Sur

rey’s

Bicy

cle

Recre

ation

Fac

ilities

Stra

tegy.

It pr

ovide

s: -

An ov

ervie

w of

relev

ant a

nd cu

rrent

BMX

and m

ounta

in bik

ing tr

ends

; -

A co

mpar

ative

ana

lysis

of bic

ycle

facilit

ies a

nd p

rogr

ams

in the

Su

rrey P

arks

catch

ment

area

; -

A fac

ility-t

rend

reso

urce

analy

sis; a

nd

- Th

e res

ults o

f a su

rvey c

ondu

cted f

or th

e pro

ject.

2.0

Wha

t is B

MX?

BMX,

in sh

ort, s

tands

for B

icycle

moto

cross

. BMX

is es

senti

ally c

ompr

ised

of tw

o dist

inct s

ports

– ra

cing a

nd fr

eesty

le.

BMX

racin

g is

comp

rised

of t

wo d

iscipl

ines:

track

and

pum

ps. T

rack

ra

cing c

onsis

ts of

rider

s com

petin

g hea

d-to-

head

again

st oth

er rid

ers o

n a

350

m dir

t tra

ck c

onsis

ting

of a

varie

ty of

dirt j

umps

, ban

ked

corn

ers

and

rhyth

m se

ction

s. A

pump

s co

urse

is s

imply

a s

caled

-dow

n ve

rsion

of

a rac

e tra

ck, u

sed p

rimar

ily as

a tra

ining

cour

se fo

r rac

ers.

B

MX fr

eest

yle is

bro

ken

down

into

four s

ubgr

oups

: dirt

jum

ping,

stree

t, ra

mp/

park

, and

flat

land.

Dirt

jumpin

g, wh

ether

on

trail

on in

spe

cially

de

signa

ted p

arks

, con

sists

of a

varie

ty of

jumps

that

rider

s lau

nch

off

while

doing

any n

umbe

r of tr

icks.

Gene

rally

linkin

g jum

ps to

gethe

r on a

n ex

tende

d tra

il is t

he p

refer

red

site

for d

irt jum

pers,

whic

h ca

n be

ridd

en

on b

oth B

MX a

nd s

pecif

ically

des

igned

mou

ntain

bikes

. Stre

et rid

ing is

ex

actly

wha

t the

nam

e su

gges

ts, u

sing

conc

rete

and

other

urb

an

obsta

cles

in or

der t

o do

var

ious

tricks

on

the b

ike. R

amp/p

ark

BMX

requ

ires

a co

ncre

te, a

luminu

m, o

r wo

od r

amp

struc

ture

(muc

h lik

e sk

atebo

ardin

g) th

at all

ows r

iders

to thr

ow a

erial

or v

ertic

al tric

ks o

ff the

str

uctur

e. La

stly,

flatla

nd c

an b

e do

ne o

n alm

ost a

ny la

rge

conc

rete

spac

e, as

it sim

ply co

nsist

s of d

oing t

ricks

on a

hard

, flat

surfa

ce.

2.1

BMX

Hist

ory

The

spor

t of B

MX ri

ding

was

born

from

the

mid

1960

s int

rodu

ction

of t

he

Schw

inn

Sting

-Ray

, a

grou

ndbr

eakin

g de

sign

that

offer

ed

grea

ter

mane

uver

abilit

y an

d ha

ndlin

g to

rider

s. Th

roug

h the

70s

and

80s

, as

the

spor

t and

its

techn

ology

evo

lved,

BMX

riding

con

tinue

d to

integ

rate

into

mains

tream

cult

ure

throu

gh a

ser

ies o

f pop

ular

even

ts, fi

lms,

indus

try

maga

zines

, and

links

to th

e gro

wing

skate

boar

d sce

ne.

In the

mid-

80s B

MX sa

les b

egan

to p

lumme

t, lar

gely

due

to the

pop

ularity

of

the m

ounta

in bik

e. On

e by

one

, sma

ll BMX

comp

anies

folde

d, wh

ile th

e lar

ger b

usine

sses

and

man

ufactu

rers

defec

ted to

mou

ntain

biking

. But

the

end

of the

dec

ade

brou

ght a

new

sur

ge o

f pop

ularity

to B

MX, p

arall

eling

the

incre

ased

pop

ularity

of o

ther f

rees

tyle

spor

ts su

ch a

s sk

atebo

ardin

g an

d in-

line s

katin

g.

In 19

89, t

he in

dustr

y ex

perie

nced

a re

naiss

ance

with

ove

r 120

,000

BMX

bikes

sold

in th

e US

alon

e –

acco

untin

g for

30%

of a

ll US

bicyc

le sa

les.

The

follow

ing y

ear,

track

racin

g an

d fre

estyl

e BM

X we

re in

trodu

ced

at bo

th the

Gra

vity G

ames

and

ESP

N X-

Game

s. Si

nce

then,

BMX

has b

een

integ

rated

into

the U

nion

Cycli

ste In

terna

tiona

le an

d ha

s co

ntinu

ed to

gr

ow in

to a

popu

lar s

port

amon

g yo

uths

of all

age

s. In

2008

, BMX

racin

g wi

ll be i

ntrod

uced

into

the O

lympic

Gam

es in

Beij

ing.

The

spor

t of B

MX e

ntere

d Ca

nada

in th

e lat

e 19

70s,

reac

hing

an e

arly

peak

in th

e mi

d-19

80s.

BMX

racin

g ha

s also

seen

a b

it of a

rena

issan

ce

with

nume

rous

man

ufactu

rers

and

facilit

ies s

pring

ing u

p ov

er th

e pa

st de

cade

. Acc

ordin

g to

the C

anad

ian C

yclin

g As

socia

tion,

“BMX

is o

nce

again

risin

g in

popu

larity

and

is o

ne o

f the

faste

st gr

owing

fami

ly sp

orts

in Ca

nada

!” In

Augu

st of

2006

, Can

ada’s

bes

t BMX

ride

rs wi

ll con

greg

ate in

Ab

botsf

ord,

BC fo

r the

200

6 CC

A Ca

nadia

n Ch

ampio

nship

s, Ca

nada

’s firs

t sa

nctio

ned

even

t fol

lowing

the

Olym

pic r

acing

for

mat.

In 20

07,

Cana

da w

ill ho

st its

first

ever

Wor

ld BM

X Ch

ampio

nship

s on a

new

cour

se

to be

built

in Vi

ctoria

, BC.

1.0

Intro

duct

ion

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

73

2.2

BMX

Tren

ds

Over

the

past

deca

de, B

MX fa

cilitie

s ha

ve s

prun

g up

thro

ugho

ut BC

and

Ca

nada

. For

mal B

MX tr

ack

racin

g fac

ilities

, with

atta

ched

pro

gram

ming

an

d sp

onso

r or

ganiz

ation

s, ha

ve b

een

the s

tanda

rd,

altho

ugh

the

marri

age

of BM

X an

d sk

atebo

ardin

g ha

s also

led

to the

dev

elopm

ent o

f a

numb

er of

conc

rete

park

struc

tures

as w

ell.

With

the

deve

lopme

nt of

conc

rete

skate

par

ks th

roug

hout

BC B

MX ri

ders

ha

ve ac

cess

to a

grow

ing nu

mber

of fa

cilitie

s, an

d as a

resu

lt par

k spe

cific

BMX

bike s

ales a

re ra

pidly

incre

asing

. Dirt

jumpin

g par

ks, b

oth fo

rmal

and

infor

mal,

are

also

on th

e ris

e, wi

th fac

ilities

app

earin

g an

d ex

pand

ing

throu

ghou

t the

Low

er M

ainlan

d of

BC.

This

is lar

gely

due

to us

e op

portu

nities

for b

oth B

MX an

d mou

ntain

bike r

iders

at the

se fa

cilitie

s.

Of th

e dif

feren

t typ

es o

f dirt

jump

cour

ses,

the tr

aditio

nal j

umps

/racin

g fac

ility h

as b

een

the n

orm,

alth

ough

ther

e ha

ve b

een

a gr

owing

num

ber o

f ‘pu

mp tr

ack’

cour

ses a

ppea

ring

as o

f late.

Pum

p tra

cks a

re sh

ort (

appr

ox.

600

sq. f

t.), s

low, j

umps

cou

rses

that t

each

ride

rs of

all a

bilitie

s ho

w to

maint

ain a

nd g

ain s

peed

thr

ough

ser

ies o

f jum

ps,

bump

s, an

d tig

ht co

rner

s with

out s

ubsta

ntial

grad

ient r

equir

emen

ts.

Altho

ugh

pump

trac

k ra

cing

is sti

ll in

its in

fancy

, an

incre

asing

num

ber o

f bo

th BM

X an

d mo

untai

n bik

e rid

ers

seek

thes

e fac

ilities

to h

one

their

single

-trac

k ridi

ng an

d jum

ping s

kills.

2.3

BM

X Pa

rks i

n th

e Low

er M

ainlan

d Th

e foll

owing

list is

a su

rvey o

f BMX

facil

ities i

n the

Low

er M

ainlan

d of

BC

and a

cross

Can

ada.

Ab

bots

ford

BMX

32

470

Haida

Dr,

Abbo

tsfor

d, B

C Ab

botsf

ord

BMX

is a

tradit

ional

BMX

racin

g fac

ility,

upgr

aded

in 2

006

to me

et the

new

Olym

pic si

ze st

anda

rd in

the s

pring

of 2

006.

It is

maint

ained

and

mana

ged

by A

bbots

ford

BMX,

a C

CA s

ancti

oned

org

aniza

tion

that

hosts

a v

ariet

y of

racin

g, tra

ining

, and

recre

ation

al op

portu

nities

for B

MX

rider

s. In

Augu

st of

2006

, Abb

otsfor

d BMX

will

host

the C

anad

ian N

ation

al BM

X Ch

ampio

nship

s to

quali

fy rid

ers

for in

terna

tiona

l eve

nts in

200

6-07

. Fo

r mor

e info

: www

.abbo

tsfor

dbmx

.ca.

Ac

tion

BMX

76th

Ave

at 1

26th

Stre

et, S

urre

y, BC

Ac

tion

BMX

is a

tradit

ional

BMX

racin

g fac

ility,

built

to the

same

stan

dard

as

requ

ired

by th

e CC

A an

d Int

erna

tiona

l Olym

pic C

ommi

ttee.

Loca

ted in

Su

rrey a

djace

nt to

Newt

on A

thleti

c Par

k, it i

s main

taine

d an

d ma

nage

d by

Ac

tion

BMX,

a C

CA s

ancti

oned

org

aniza

tion

that h

osts

racin

g, tra

ining

, an

d re

creati

onal

oppo

rtunit

ies fo

r BMX

race

rs. A

ction

BMX

is th

e on

ly BM

X fac

ility

in Su

rrey

and

is loc

ated

on c

o-ma

nage

d Su

rrey

Parks

and

Re

creati

on/B

C Hy

dro l

ands

. For

mor

e info

: www

.actio

nbmx

.com .

Lang

ley B

MX

2069

9 42

Ave

nue,

Lan

gley,

BC

Lang

ley B

MX is

a tr

aditio

nal B

MX ra

cing

facilit

y loc

ated

adjac

ent t

o the

La

ngley

Civi

c Cen

tre. T

his C

CA sa

nctio

ned

racin

g fac

ility h

ost a

varie

ty of

racin

g, tra

ining

, and

recre

ation

al op

portu

nities

for B

MX ri

ders

of all

age

s. Fo

r mor

e info

: www

.lang

leybm

x.com

.

Pipe

line B

ike P

ark

1290

Pipe

line

Drive

, Coq

uitlam

, BC

The

Pipe

line

Bike

Par

k is

a no

n-tra

dition

al BM

X/Mo

untai

n bik

e jum

p fac

ility

locate

d in

Town

Cen

tre P

ark

in Co

quitla

m, B

C. It

is m

anag

ed a

nd

maint

ained

by P

ipelin

e, a

CCA

sanc

tione

d or

ganiz

ation

, alth

ough

the

park

is no

t cer

tified

as

an o

fficial

racin

g tra

ck. P

ipelin

e re

ceive

s oc

casio

nal

supp

ort f

rom

Coqu

itlam

Parks

and

Rec

reati

on in

the

form

of eq

uipme

nt loa

ns a

nd t

echn

ical

supp

ort.

Pipe

line

is the

firs

t pa

rk in

the L

ower

Ma

inlan

d of

BC to

con

struc

t a p

umps

cou

rse f

or B

MX/M

ounta

in bik

e tra

ining

. For

mor

e info

: www

.pipe

lineb

ikepa

rk.co

m .

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

74

Ri

dge M

eado

ws B

MX

1731

0 Ba

rnes

Rd.

, Pitt

Mea

dows

, BC

Ridg

e Me

adow

s is

a tra

dition

al BM

X ra

cing

facilit

y, re

centl

y up

grad

ed to

the

new

Olym

pic s

tanda

rd in

200

6. It

is ru

n by

Ridg

e Me

adow

s BM

X, a

Ca

nadia

n Cy

cling

Ass

ociat

ion (C

CA) s

ancti

oned

org

aniza

tion

that h

osts

racin

g, tra

ining

, and

recre

ation

al rid

ing o

ppor

tunitie

s for

ride

rs of

all a

ges.

For m

ore i

nfo: w

ww.rid

geme

adow

sbmx

.com .

Ot

her B

C Pa

rks

McAr

thur I

sland

BMX

– Ka

mloo

ps

ww

w.ka

mloo

psbm

x.com

Su

pertr

ak B

MX –

Princ

e Geo

rge

ww

w.su

pertr

akbm

x.com

Gran

d For

ks B

MX –

Gran

d For

k

www.

gran

dforks

bmx.c

om

Kelow

na B

MX C

lub –

Kelow

na

ww

w.ke

lowna

bmx.c

om

Vern

on B

MX –

Vern

on

www.

vern

onbm

x.com

Na

naim

o BMX

– Na

naim

o

ww

w.na

naim

obmx

.com

Coal

Hills

BMX

– Cu

mber

land

ww

w.co

alhills

bmx.c

om

Erik

Goetz

inger

BMX

– Qu

alicu

m Be

ach

www.

erikg

oetzi

nger

bmx.c

om

Gre

ater V

ictor

ia BM

X – C

olwoo

d

www.

victor

iabmx

.com

3.0

BMX

Facil

ity R

esou

rce-

Tren

d An

alysis

Com

para

tive A

nalys

is of

BMX

Fac

ilities

and

Prog

ram

min

g Le

gend

Exis

ts at

facilit

y

Doe

s not

exist

at fa

cility

Park

s

Sanctioned Racing Training & Instruction

Recreation

Olympic Standard Pumps Track

Dirt Jumps

Street Ride Features Ramp/Park Features Municipal Partnership Municipal Funding

Abbo

tsfor

d BMX

Actio

n BMX

Lang

ley B

MX

Pipe

line B

ike P

ark

Ridg

e Mea

dows

BMX

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

75

RA

CING

FR

EEST

YLE

Tr

ack

Pum

ps

Dirt

Jum

p St

reet

Ra

mp/

Park

Fl

atlan

d

Size

Re

quire

men

ts

HIGH

50

00-6

000 m

2 ME

DIUM

90

-200

m2

MEDI

UM/H

IGH

150-

300 m

2 ME

DIUM

90

-200

m2

MEDI

UM/L

OW

40-8

0 m2

MEDI

UM/H

IGH

150-

250 m

2

Topo

grap

hy

MEDI

UM

Requ

ires l

ittle g

radie

nt Fr

ee of

tree

s, ro

cks,

& ob

stacle

s

MEDI

UM

Requ

ires l

ittle g

radie

nt Fr

ee of

tree

s, ro

cks,

& ob

stacle

s

MEDI

UM

Requ

ires l

ittle g

radie

nt Fr

ee of

tree

s, ro

cks,

& ob

stacle

s

HIGH

Re

quire

s no g

radie

nt Re

quire

s urb

an ob

stacle

s

LOW

Re

quire

s no g

radie

nt Fr

ee of

tree

s, ro

cks,

& ob

stacle

s

LOW

Re

quire

s no g

radie

nt Fr

ee of

tree

s, ro

cks,

& ob

stacle

s

Infra

stru

ctur

e re

quire

men

ts

HIGH

Me

chan

ical s

tartin

g gate

s, lig

hting

, elec

tricity

, wate

r, dr

ainag

e, wa

shro

oms,

bleac

hers,

fenc

ing, s

torag

e, co

nces

sions

MEDI

UM/H

IGH

Drain

age,

water

, ligh

ting,

electr

icity,

was

hroo

ms,

stora

ge, fe

ncing

MEDI

UM/L

OW

Was

hroo

ms, w

ater

HIGH

Re

quire

s con

crete

featur

es,

drain

age

HIGH

La

rge w

ood o

r con

crete

struc

ture,

electr

icity,

wa

shro

oms,

bleac

hers,

sto

rage

, fenc

ing

MEDI

UM/H

IGH

Requ

ires f

lat co

ncre

te sp

ace;

drain

age

Mana

gem

ent/

prog

ram

min

g HI

GH

Requ

ires d

aily m

anag

emen

t; Re

quire

s pro

gram

ming

MEDI

UM

Requ

ires d

aily m

anag

emen

t; Pr

ogra

mming

optio

nal

LOW

Re

quire

s per

iodic

mana

geme

nt an

d rev

iew;

Prog

ramm

ing op

tiona

l

LOW

No

man

agem

ent;

Prog

ramm

ing op

tiona

l

HIGH

Re

quire

s dail

y man

agem

ent;

Requ

ires p

rogr

ammi

ng

LOW

No

man

agem

ent;

Prog

ramm

ing op

tiona

l

Main

tena

nce

requ

irem

ents

HI

GH

Labo

ur; E

quipm

ent; W

ater

HIGH

/MED

IUM

Labo

ur; E

quipm

ent; W

ater

MEDI

UM

Occa

siona

l labo

ur;

Equip

ment,

Wate

r

MEDI

UM/L

OW

Occa

siona

l labo

ur,

No E

quipm

ent

HIGH

La

bour

; Equ

ipmen

t LO

W

No la

bour

; No

equip

ment

Acce

ss

dem

ands

HIGH

De

stina

tion f

acilit

y; Re

quire

s sp

ectat

or pa

rking

& ea

sy

vehic

le ac

cess

MEDI

UM

Desti

natio

n fac

ility;

Requ

ires

some

parki

ng &

vehic

le ac

cess

LOW

De

stina

tion &

loca

l facil

ity;

Requ

ires s

ome p

arkin

g and

ve

hicle

acce

ss

MEDI

UM

Desti

natio

n & lo

cal fa

cility

; Re

quire

s som

e par

king &

ve

hicle

acce

ss

HIGH

De

stina

tion f

acilit

y; Re

quire

s sp

ectat

or pa

rking

& ea

sy

vehic

le ac

cess

LOW

Lo

cal fa

cility

; Req

uires

little

pa

rking

or ve

hicle

acce

ss

Cons

truct

ion

Cost

HI

GH

MEDI

UM

MEDI

UM

HIGH

HI

GH

MEDI

UM/H

IGH

Recu

rring

Co

sts

HIGH

ME

DIUM

ME

DIUM

/LOW

LO

W

HIGH

LO

W

Poin

t TOT

AL

38

26

14

25

33

17

Mark

et T

rend

HIGH

HI

GH/M

EDIU

M ME

DIUM

ME

DIUM

/LOW

LO

W

5 4

3 2

1

Mark

et T

rend

In

crea

sing

Stea

dy

Decr

easin

g

Multi

plier

.33

.5

1.0

Rank

ed R

esou

rce-

Tren

d Sc

ores

1. Di

rt Ju

mp:

4.7

2. Pu

mps:

12

.0 3.

Stre

et:

12.5

4. Ra

mp/P

ark:

16

.5 5.

Flatla

nd:

17.0

6. Tr

ack:

19

.0

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

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end

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sis +

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vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

76

4.0

Wha

t is M

ount

ain B

iking

? Mo

untai

n Bi

king

is de

fined

by

its e

quipm

ent –

the

partic

ular b

icycle

des

ign

char

acter

istics

that

offer

impr

oved

han

dling

skil

ls, in

creas

ed s

elf-re

lianc

e, an

d acc

ess t

o ro

ugh t

erra

in, o

bstac

les, a

nd st

eep g

radie

nts. M

ounta

in bik

ing

is co

mpris

ed of

two d

istinc

t disc

ipline

s: tra

il and

free

style.

Tra

il rid

ing

can

be b

roke

n do

wn in

to thr

ee s

ub-g

roup

s: cr

oss-

coun

try,

down

hill, a

nd fr

ee-ri

ding.

--

Cros

s cou

ntry i

s the

mos

t pop

ular a

nd le

ast ‘e

xtrem

e’ for

m of

moun

tain

biking

, as

it is

more

focu

sed

on d

istan

ce th

an e

xcite

ment.

It re

quire

s su

bstan

tial t

rail

length

s an

d va

riable

terra

in, a

lthou

gh lo

op tr

ails

are

comm

on in

urba

n and

rura

l are

as.

-- Do

wnhil

l mou

ntain

biking

con

sists

of rid

ing d

own

steep

and

tech

nical

grad

ients

as fa

st as

pos

sible.

Due

to th

e typ

es o

f ter

rain,

gra

dient

requ

ired,

and

bike

cons

tructi

on, d

ownh

ill rid

ers

often

use

hiki

ng tr

ails,

autom

obile

shutt

les, o

r ski

lifts t

o asc

end t

o the

top o

f the t

rail.

--

Free

-ridin

g, the

mos

t tec

hnica

lly d

eman

ding

of the

tra

il dis

ciplin

es

cons

ists

of de

scen

ding

steep

trail

s an

d va

riable

terra

in in

the m

ost

creati

ve m

anne

r pos

sible.

Fre

e-rid

e tra

ils o

ften i

nclud

e a v

ariet

y of m

an-

made

obsta

cles s

uch a

s tee

ter-to

tters,

ladd

er br

idges

and w

all rid

es.

Fre

esty

le Mo

unta

in B

iking

can

be

brok

en d

own

into

three

sub

-gro

ups:

dirt-j

umpin

g, sk

ills/tr

ials,

and s

treet

/urb

an.

-- Di

rt jum

ping

cons

ists

of lau

nchin

g a

bike

over

larg

e ma

n-ma

de d

irt jum

ps, a

ttemp

ting

aeria

l tric

ks in

the

proc

ess.

Facil

ities

are

much

like

tho

se u

sed

by B

MX d

irt jum

pers,

alth

ough

roc

k-fre

e so

ils a

re n

ot ne

cess

ary

since

mou

ntain

bike

equip

ment

can

abso

rb s

hock

s wi

th gr

eater

ease

and l

andin

gs ne

ed le

ss sp

ecial

ized c

are.

--

Skills

/trial

s mo

untai

n bik

ing c

onsis

ts of

rider

s ma

neuv

ering

the

bike

by

hopp

ing,

jumpin

g, an

d dr

oppin

g ma

n-ma

de o

bstac

les (

e.g.

boxe

s, ra

mps,

tables

) and

natu

ral o

bstac

les (e

.g. ro

cks,

logs,

hillsi

des).

Tru

e tria

ls rid

ing

is ve

ry tec

hnica

lly

dema

nding

, re

quirin

g sp

ecial

ized

equip

ment

as w

ell a

s ex

celle

nt ba

lance

and

a h

igh le

vel o

f tec

hniqu

e.

Skills

par

ks a

re b

ecom

ing p

opula

r, ar

e ea

sy to

dev

elop

in sm

all sp

aces

, an

d emb

race

a va

riety

of sk

ill lev

els an

d bike

type

s.

-- St

reet/

urba

n mo

untai

n bik

ing c

onsis

t of r

iding

in c

oncre

te ur

ban

area

s, off

obsta

cles s

uch a

s led

ges,

stairs

, and

wall

s.

4.1

Moun

tain

Biki

ng H

istor

y Al

thoug

h off

-road

bicy

cling

is a

s old

as

the b

icycle

itse

lf, the

mod

ern

spor

t of

moun

tain

biking

was

bor

n in

the U

nited

Stat

es d

uring

the

19

70s.

Thro

ugho

ut the

mou

ntaino

us re

gions

of t

he w

est a

nd n

orthe

ast,

aggr

essiv

e rid

ers

bega

n to

retro

-fit th

eir b

ikes

with

bette

r bra

kes

and

broa

der t

ires,

adap

ting t

hem

to the

dem

ands

of st

eepe

r, off

-road

terra

in.

In 19

77 th

e firs

t pur

pose

ly co

nstru

cted

moun

tain

bike

was b

uilt in

Mar

in Co

unty,

Cali

fornia

and f

ive ye

ars l

ater t

he S

pecia

lized

Stum

pjump

er an

d the

Univ

ega

Alpin

a Pr

o be

came

the

firs

t ma

ss-p

rodu

ced

moun

tain

bikes

. Sinc

e the

n, the

spo

rt of

moun

tain

biking

has

exp

loded

into

the

mains

tream

, hold

ing th

e lio

n’s s

hare

of g

lobal

bicyc

le sa

les. M

ounta

in bik

es ha

ve n

ow be

come

soph

istica

ted m

achin

es, o

ften w

ith su

spen

sion,

lightw

eight

alloy

fram

es, r

eliab

le br

aking

syste

ms, a

nd up

to 24

gear

s Mo

untai

n bik

ing h

as e

xhibi

ted th

e mo

st sig

nifica

nt gr

owth

of all

mod

ern

spor

ts. F

rom

roug

hly 2

00,00

0 in

1983

, re

gular

ride

r nu

mber

s ro

se

meteo

ricall

y to o

ver 7

milli

on b

y 199

0, be

fore l

eveli

ng ou

t at 1

0 milli

on in

20

05. T

he s

port’s

mar

ket s

hare

of a

ll bike

s so

ld ha

s als

o dr

amati

cally

inc

reas

ed fr

om 1

% in

198

2 to

42%

in 1

990

and

80%

in 2

005.

In 19

90,

the fi

rst m

ounta

in bik

e wo

rld c

hamp

ionsh

ips w

ere

held

in Du

rang

o, Co

lorad

o. In

1993

cro

ss-co

untry

mou

ntain

biking

bec

ame

an O

lympic

dis

ciplin

e an

d wa

s lau

nche

d at

the 1

996

Game

s in

Atlan

ta. O

ver t

he

year

s, mo

untai

n bik

e re

creati

on a

nd co

mpeti

tion

has e

volve

d to

includ

e a n

umbe

r of n

ew di

scipl

ines,

which

have

take

n the

spor

t from

its or

igina

l mo

untai

n lan

dsca

pes t

o the

mas

ses a

cross

the g

lobe.

4.2

Moun

tain

Biki

ng T

rend

s In

Cana

da, t

he s

port

of mo

untai

n bik

ing h

as e

xper

ience

d sim

ilar (

if no

t gr

eater

) gro

wth

patte

rns

to tha

t of t

he U

.S. a

nd E

urop

e wi

th a

curre

nt ma

rket s

hare

of 6

6%. C

lubs,

asso

ciatio

ns, a

nd c

ompe

tition

s ca

n be

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

77

found

almo

st ac

ross

the c

ountr

y and

dome

stic m

anufa

cture

rs su

ch as

Roc

ky

Moun

tain,

Devin

ci, N

orco

, and

Kon

a ha

ve b

ecom

e re

nown

ed a

cross

the

globe

. Acc

ordin

g to

surve

yed

retai

lers

and

indus

try p

rofes

siona

ls, c

ross

-co

untry

mou

ntain

biking

is b

y far

the

indus

try le

ader

, with

free

-ridin

g, dir

t-jum

ping,

and

down

hill in

clos

e co

mpeti

tion

for s

econ

d pla

ce, l

arge

ly du

e to

the in

creas

ing p

opula

rity o

f ‘extr

eme’

spor

ts am

ong

youth

and

youn

g ad

ults.

Th

e sma

llest

demo

grap

hic of

the d

iscipl

ines,

altho

ugh g

rowi

ng, a

re tr

ials a

nd

stree

t/urb

an b

iking

. It

is be

lieve

d tha

t cro

ss-co

untry

ride

r nu

mber

s wi

ll co

ntinu

e to

grow

as

Cana

da’s

aging

pop

ulatio

n co

ntinu

es t

o pu

rsue

acce

ssibl

e fitn

ess a

ctivit

ies.

Dirt-

jumpin

g is

also

movin

g int

o the

main

strea

m of

moun

tain

bike

activ

ities

as it

is le

ss te

rrain-

depe

ndan

t and

hen

ce a

vaila

ble in

a w

ider

rang

e of

lands

cape

s.

Trial

s an

d str

eet/u

rban

mou

ntain

biking

is g

rowi

ng a

mong

urb

an ri

ders

who

do n

ot ha

ve a

cces

s to

open

spac

es a

nd va

riable

terra

in bu

t is lim

ited

by th

e ne

ed fo

r spe

cializ

ed eq

uipme

nt an

d a re

lative

ly hig

h lev

el of

skill.

4.3

Mo

unta

in B

ike P

arks

in th

e Low

er M

ainlan

d an

d BC

Th

e fol

lowing

list

is a

surve

y of

key

moun

tain

bike

parks

in th

e Lo

wer

Mainl

and a

nd W

histle

r.

PoMo

Rot

ary B

ike T

rials

Park

28

00 B

lock M

urra

y Stre

et, P

ort M

oody

, BC

Port

Mood

y’s R

otary

Bike

Par

k wa

s the

first

urb

an tr

ials

park

in No

rth

Amer

ica. T

hrou

gh th

e inp

ut of

local

youth

s, it

was

desig

ned

in 20

00 w

ith a

loc

al-the

me, f

eatur

ing lo

gs, b

oulde

rs, a

nd a

woo

den

platfo

rm s

hape

d lik

e a

boat

for c

yclis

ts to

prac

tice

on.

The

park’

s co

nstru

ction

mate

rials

were

lar

gely

dona

ted b

y loc

al bu

sines

ses.

Por

t Moo

dy h

osts

moun

tain

bike

and

trials

camp

s ea

ch s

umme

r for

loca

l you

ths th

at wa

nt to

impr

ove

their

biking

sk

ills. F

or m

ore i

nfo: w

ww.ci

tyofpo

rtmoo

dy.co

m

W

est V

anco

uver

Bike

Par

k/Nor

th S

hore

Cy

pres

s Roa

d, W

est V

anco

uver

, BC

This

City

of W

est V

anco

uver

has b

een w

orkin

g with

the l

ocal

comm

unity

an

d co

nsult

ants

to de

sign

new

bike

facilit

ies a

nd u

pgra

de o

ld on

es o

n the

wes

tern

slope

of C

ypre

ss M

ounta

in. A

lthou

gh c

urre

ntly

on h

old,

plans

inc

lude

the a

dditio

n of

new

free-

ride

and

skills

fea

tures

to

comp

lemen

t a s

eries

of d

ownh

ill an

d cro

ss c

ountr

y tra

ils. I

n 20

05 a

for

mal

study

was

com

pleted

and

rec

omme

ndati

ons

were

mad

e to

pursu

e dis

cuss

ions

to bu

ild th

is int

erme

diate/

expe

rt pa

rk off

Cyp

ress

Ro

ad. F

or m

ore i

nfo: w

ww.w

estva

ncou

ver.n

et/ar

ticle.

asp

W

hist

ler B

ike P

ark

Whis

tler a

nd B

lackc

omb

Mou

ntain

s, W

histle

r, BC

Ar

guab

ly on

e of

the b

est b

ike p

arks

in th

e wo

rld, W

histle

r hos

ts wo

rld

class

cro

ss-co

untry

, dow

nhill

and

free-

ride

oppo

rtunit

ies, w

ith a

trial

s pa

rk an

d dirt

jumps

in th

e villa

ge an

d a se

ries o

f tech

nical

moun

tain b

ike

trails

in t

he s

urro

undin

g ar

ea.

Aside

fro

m lift

acc

ess

free-

ride

and

down

hill f

eatur

es, t

he b

ase

villag

e ar

ea h

osts

a se

ries

of be

ginne

r to

inter

media

te sk

ills/tr

ials a

nd st

reet

featur

es. T

he p

rojec

t was

dev

elope

d by

Intr

awes

t wi

th su

ppor

t an

d co

nsult

ation

fro

m the

loc

al rid

ing

comm

unity

. Pr

ogra

mming

opti

ons

includ

e pr

ofess

ional

and

amate

ur

comp

etitio

ns a

nd tr

aining

prog

rams

for r

iders

of all

age

s. In

addit

ion, th

e mu

nicipa

lity h

as d

evelo

ped

a for

mal d

irt jum

p pa

rk, sk

ills p

ark,

and

hard

su

rface

BMX

/urba

n pa

rk ne

ar t

he t

own

core

, as

well

as

nume

rous

sa

nctio

ned

trails

thro

ugho

ut the

RMO

W a

rea,

includ

ing a

var

iety

of sm

all sk

ills ar

ea. F

or m

ore i

nfo: w

ww.w

histle

rbike

.com .

Delta

Wat

ersh

ed

64th A

venu

e an

d Sc

ott R

oad,

Delt

a, B

C Th

e De

lta W

atersh

ed fe

ature

s cro

ss co

untry

mou

ntain

bike

trails

with

a

few li

mited

dow

nhill

oppo

rtunit

ies fo

r int

erme

diate

rider

s. Th

e fac

ility

also

conta

ins a

num

ber o

f fre

eride

and

skil

ls fea

tures

suc

h as

logs

, lad

der b

ridge

s, tee

ter-to

tters,

and

table

tops

, alth

ough

they

are

ofte

n tor

n do

wn b

y the

mun

icipa

lity fo

r liab

ility

and

envir

onme

ntal c

once

rns.

Argu

ably

one

of the

bes

t sub

urba

n mo

untai

n bik

e tra

il sy

stem

in the

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

78

Com

para

tive A

nalys

is of

Mou

ntain

Biki

ng F

acilit

ies

and

Prog

ram

min

g Le

gend

exis

ts at

facilit

y

doe

s not

exist

at fa

cility

Park

s

Organized Competition Training & Instruction

Recreation

X-Country or Downhill

Freeride

Dirt Jumps

Skills/Trials

Urban Features Municipal Partnership Municipal Funding

Delta

Wate

rshed

PoMo

Rota

ry Bi

ke T

rials

Park

South

Sur

rey B

ike P

ark

Wes

t Van

couv

er B

ike P

ark

Whis

tler B

ike P

ark

easte

rn s

ubur

bs,

the D

elta

Wate

rshed

is

one

of the

bes

t mu

nicipa

lly

mana

ged b

ike fa

cilitie

s in t

he Lo

wer M

ainlan

d of B

C. F

or m

ore i

nfo:

www.

corp

.delta

.bc.ca

/EN/

main/

resid

ents/

recre

ation

_and

_par

ks_s

ervic

es/12

1/tra

il_ro

utes.h

tml

So

uth

Surre

y Bike

Par

k 24

th A

venu

e an

d 14

8th S

treet

, Sur

rey,

BC

The

South

Sur

rey

Bike

Par

k off

ers

a litt

le ter

rain

for e

veryo

ne, f

rom

a dir

t jum

ping

area

to cr

oss c

ountr

y tra

ils, s

ome i

nterm

ediat

e do

wnhil

l are

as a

nd a

nu

mber

of s

kills/

free-

ride

featur

es. T

he tr

ails

and

featur

es a

re c

o-ma

nage

d by

a p

artne

rship

betw

een

the C

ity o

f Sur

rey a

nd th

e SO

RCE

Bike

Club

. It is

thi

s com

mitm

ent f

rom

SORC

E an

d the

stew

ards

hip th

at ac

comp

anies

it, th

at ha

s all

owed

the

City

to tak

e a

more

han

ds o

ff ap

proa

ch to

man

aging

the

bike

facilit

ies a

nd a

llowi

ng lo

cal r

iders

to cre

ate a

par

k tha

t is

both

evolv

ing

to me

et loc

al de

mand

s and

safe

enou

gh to

mee

t the

City

’s lia

bility

conc

erns

. Fo

r mor

e info

: www

.sorce

bikec

lub.or

g .

Othe

r BC

Moun

tain

Bike

Fac

ilities

Th

e foll

owing

is a

partia

l list

of mo

untai

n bike

trail

s in t

he Lo

wer

Mainl

and o

f BC

with

links

to si

tes th

at off

er de

scrip

tions

of te

rrain,

gr

adien

t, and

featu

res.

Gre

en T

imbe

rs Tr

ail D

escri

ption

(Sur

rey)

http:/

/www

.dirtw

orld.

com/

trails

/trail

.asp?

id=15

55&t

rail_

name

=Gre

en%

20Tim

bers%

20Tr

ails%

20Mo

untai

n%20

Bike

%20

Trail

S

tokes

Pit T

rail D

escri

ption

(Lan

gley)

http:/

/www

.dirtw

orld.

com/

trails

/trail

.asp?

id=13

258&

trail_

name

=Stok

es%

20Pi

t%

20Mo

untai

n%20

Bike

%20

Trail

B

og's

Bog T

rail D

escri

ption

(Clov

erda

le)

http:/

/www

.dirtw

orld.

com/

trails

/trail

.asp?

id=87

0&tra

il_na

me=B

og's%

20bo

g%20

Moun

tain%

20Bi

ke%

20Tr

ail

Bur

naby

Mou

ntain

Trail

Des

cripti

on (B

urna

by)

http:/

/www

.dirtw

orld.

com/

trails

/trail

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Bike

Fac

ility R

esou

rce-

Tren

d An

alysis

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

80

6.0

Surv

ey R

esul

ts

This

subs

ectio

n pr

ovide

s a

revie

w of

the k

ey fi

nding

s an

d re

sults

of a

bike

fac

ility

surve

y de

velop

ed fo

r this

pro

ject.

The

surve

y wa

s po

sted

on-lin

e at

www.

surre

ybike

park.

ca fo

r fou

r wee

ks. L

inks t

o the

site

were

mad

e ava

ilable

on

SOR

CE’s

webs

ite a

nd o

ther B

MX a

nd m

ounta

in bik

ing s

ites.

Addr

ess

slips

wer

e als

o dis

tribute

d to

Surre

y bik

e sto

res.

The

sur

vey

was

also

distrib

uted

at the

Bike

Fes

tival

at So

uth S

urre

y Bi

ke P

ark

in Ju

ne a

nd o

n a

race

even

ing at

Acti

on B

MX.

Over

all, th

e find

ings t

hat m

ost in

fluen

ce pr

oject

work

includ

e:

Surre

y boa

sts a

n ac

tive

biking

comm

unity

, with

ride

rs of

all a

ges a

nd a

hig

h deg

ree o

f skil

l and

enthu

siasm

for t

he sp

ort;

Ther

e is

city-w

ide d

eman

d for

new

, acc

essib

le fac

ilities

featu

ring

dirt

jumpin

g, sk

ills an

d cro

ss-co

untry

Th

ere

is co

mmun

ity a

ppeti

te to

help

desig

n an

d ma

intain

any

new

fac

ilities

Th

e mo

dal s

plit i

ndica

tes th

at bik

e fac

ilities

nee

d to

be tr

ansit

and

bic

ycle

acce

ssibl

e; an

d, Th

ere i

s dem

and a

nd su

ppor

t for a

new

bike f

acilit

y in N

orth

Surre

y. 6.1

Ke

y Fin

ding

s At

total

of 3

06 s

urve

ys w

ere

rece

ived,

with

roug

hly h

alf o

f the

m co

ming

thr

ough

a s

urve

y po

sted

on o

ur o

nline

web

site

(www

.surre

ybike

park.

ca),

and

half t

hrou

gh p

aper

-bas

ed re

spon

ses c

ollec

ted a

t outr

each

eve

nts a

t the

So

uth S

urre

y Bike

Par

k and

Acti

on B

MX.

Of th

e re

spon

dents

, 83%

wer

e ma

le, a

nd 1

7% fe

male.

We

were

plea

sed

to se

e tha

t 66%

of r

espo

nden

ts we

re fr

om S

urre

y, alt

houg

h on

ly 36

% w

ere

from

North

Sur

rey,

a res

ult w

hich c

ould

have

been

partia

lly du

e to t

he su

rvey

launc

h oc

curri

ng a

t the

Sou

th Su

rrey

Bike

Par

k’s B

ike F

est e

vent.

W

hen

evalu

ating

on-

line

surve

ys o

nly, a

ppro

ximate

ly 54

% o

f res

pond

ents

were

fro

m No

rth S

urre

y neig

hbou

rhoo

ds.

It is

impo

rtant

to no

te tha

t 62%

of t

hose

who

resp

onde

d fro

m ou

tside

of

Surre

y wer

e fro

m wi

thin

the G

VRD.

Bas

ed o

n the

data

on

trave

l dist

ance

s, wh

ich i

ndica

te tha

t bik

ers

will

trave

l re

lative

ly far

dist

ance

s to

acce

ss

desir

able

terra

in, r

ough

ly 87

% o

f the

tota

l sur

vey

resp

onde

nts c

an b

e co

nside

red

to be

with

in the

pote

ntial

North

Sur

rey

bike

facilit

y ca

tchme

nt ar

ea.

Look

ing a

t the

ride

rs the

mselv

es, t

here

was

a b

road

age

rang

e wi

th, b

ut, a

s ex

pecte

d, a

stron

g yo

uth p

rese

nce.

App

roxim

ately

31%

of t

he re

spon

dents

we

re u

nder

17.

Of in

teres

t, 16

% o

f the

resp

onde

nts w

ere

betw

een

the a

ges

of 35

and

44,

while

14%

wer

e be

twee

n 45

and

54.

The

age

ran

ge

unde

rscor

es th

e gr

owing

pop

ularity

the

spor

t and

its

acce

ssibi

lity to

a w

ide

rang

e of

skill

level,

fitne

ss a

nd a

ge.

Of a

ll su

rvey

resp

onde

nts, o

nly 2

%

were

none

rider

s.

The

follow

ing c

hart

indica

tes th

e typ

e of

riding

that

the s

urve

y re

spon

dents

ind

icated

they

are

invo

lved

with

(note

that

resp

onde

nts w

ere

able

to ch

oose

mo

re th

an on

e opti

on).

BM

X (o

ff-ro

ad)

BMX

(stre

et)

Moun

tain

Bi

ke

(dow

nhill)

Moun

tain

Bike

(c

ross

-cou

ntry

) Tr

ials

Dirt

Jum

ping

6%

6%

29%

27

%

8%

19%

Ov

erall

, the

bre

ak d

own

coinc

ides

with

expe

ctatio

ns, w

ith m

ounta

in bik

ing

being

the d

omina

nt for

m of

riding

. Th

e low

BMX

repr

esen

tation

is co

nsist

ent

with

the s

urve

y lau

nch

occu

rring

at a

mou

ntain

bike-

domi

nated

eve

nt an

d we

b link

s to t

he su

rvey b

eing p

osted

on pr

edom

inantl

y mou

ntain

bike-

centr

ic sit

es (e

.g., S

ORCE

, pink

bike.c

om, e

tc.).

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

81

The

high

numb

er o

f dow

nhill

moun

tain

biker

s is s

omew

hat u

nexp

ected

, as i

t is

a fai

rly a

dvan

ced

form

of rid

ing th

at re

quire

s the

mos

t exp

ensiv

e bik

es

and

trave

l tim

e to

area

s wi

th su

itable

terra

in (i.e

., No

rth S

hore

, Bur

naby

Mo

untai

n, W

histle

r, etc

.). I

t doe

s ind

icate

that r

iders

are

willin

g to

trave

l to

signif

icant

distan

ces

to the

ir rid

ing d

estin

ation

. It

may

also

indica

te tha

t yo

uth fr

ee-ri

ders

do n

ot ne

cess

arily

use

the

down

hill ‘t

ag’ a

nd w

ould

rathe

r sa

y tha

t the

y do

down

hill, e

ven

at So

uth S

urre

y whe

re it

mean

s the

y wan

t to

ride t

rails

with

stun

ts an

d jum

ps.

In ter

ms o

f tra

vel m

ode

to bik

e fac

ilities

, 54%

of t

otal r

espo

nden

ts dr

ive o

r ge

t driv

en to

bike

par

ks, w

hile

40%

ride

or t

ake

trans

it. Th

is is

an e

xcell

ent

moda

l spli

t and

indic

ates

that r

iders

will

use

alter

nativ

e tra

nspo

rtatio

n to

acce

ss bi

ke fa

cilitie

s if it

is av

ailab

le.

It als

o ap

pear

s tha

t Sur

rey

rider

s ar

e an

adv

ance

d gr

oup,

with

50%

of t

he

surve

y re

spon

dents

clai

ming

to b

e ad

vanc

ed ri

ders,

16%

exp

erts,

and

34%

int

erme

diate.

Non

e of

the r

espo

nden

ts co

nside

red

thems

elves

to

be a

be

ginne

r. K

eep

in mi

nd th

at the

se a

re su

bjecti

ve va

luatio

ns, a

nd th

ere

may

be a

pro

pens

ity to

ward

s re

spon

ding

with

a sli

ghtly

high

er s

kill l

evel

than

appr

opria

te. T

he fin

ding

also

runs

coun

ter to

feed

back

rece

ived

at ou

treac

h ev

ents

at Ac

tion

BMX

and

South

Sur

rey B

ike P

ark,

wher

e nu

mero

us p

eople

sp

oke a

bout

the ne

ed fo

r beg

inner

area

s for

child

ren.

Su

rrey

rider

s re

porte

d sp

endin

g a

fair a

moun

t of t

ime

on th

eir b

ikes

with

12%

of re

spon

dents

spen

ding 4

hour

s a da

y on t

heir b

ike an

d 22%

spen

ding

betw

een 2

5 and

30 da

ys a

month

riding

. W

hen

riding

in S

urre

y, the

majo

rity o

f ride

rs ch

oose

the

South

Sur

rey

Bike

Pa

rk, at

a ra

te of

almos

t 8 tim

es th

at of

both

Newt

on an

d Clov

erda

le.

Cons

iderin

g the

exc

ellen

t stew

ards

hip g

roup

s tha

t exis

t in

Surre

y, it

is no

t su

rpris

ing th

at 50

% o

f res

pond

ents

said

“yes”

they

would

help

des

ign, b

uild

or m

aintai

n bik

e pa

rk fac

ilities

; 35%

said

“may

be” a

nd o

nly 1

5% s

aid “n

o”.

The

resp

onse

s va

lidate

the

trend

of b

ike fa

cilitie

s be

ing c

ommu

nity-b

ased

, bik

er-d

riven

, bike

r-main

taine

d and

man

aged

facil

ities.

Ag

ain, th

e find

ings t

hat m

ost in

fluen

ce pr

oject

work

includ

e:

Surre

y boa

sts a

n ac

tive

biking

comm

unity

, with

ride

rs of

all a

ges a

nd a

hig

h deg

ree o

f skil

l and

enthu

siasm

for t

he sp

ort;

Ther

e is

city-w

ide d

eman

d for

new

, acc

essib

le fac

ilities

featu

ring

dirt

jumpin

g, sk

ills an

d cro

ss-co

untry

Th

ere

is co

mmun

ity a

ppeti

te to

help

desig

n an

d ma

intain

any

new

fac

ilities

Th

e mo

dal s

plit i

ndica

tes th

at bik

e fac

ilities

nee

d to

be tr

ansit

and

bic

ycle

acce

ssibl

e; an

d, Th

ere i

s dem

and a

nd su

ppor

t for a

new

bike f

acilit

y in N

orth

Surre

y. Th

e raw

data

from

the su

rveys

is av

ailab

le up

on re

ques

t. 6.2

Su

rvey

Que

stio

nnair

e Th

e Ci

ty of

Surre

y is

lookin

g at

deve

loping

a n

ew o

ff-ro

ad b

ike p

ark

facilit

y or

facil

ities

in No

rth S

urre

y. A

s pa

rt of

our p

lannin

g, we

wou

ld lik

e to

hear

fro

m re

siden

t bike

rs an

d othe

rs ab

out w

here

you b

ike to

day a

nd w

hat k

ind of

fac

ilities

you t

hink c

ould

be d

evelo

ped a

nd w

here

to m

ake S

urre

y a le

ader

in

off-ro

ad bi

king.

Plea

se t

ake

a mo

ment

to co

mplet

e the

foll

owing

sur

vey.

All

perso

nal

infor

matio

n yo

u pr

ovide

will

be k

ept c

onfid

entia

l and

use

d on

ly to

conta

ct yo

u if y

ou w

in the

surve

y priz

e. Th

at’s b

ecau

se ev

eryo

ne w

ho co

mplet

es th

is su

rvey i

s ente

red

into

a ch

ance

to w

in a

new,

size

d-to-

ride

KONA

Shr

ed D

irt Ju

mping

bike

. 1.

Na

me: _

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

__

2.

Phon

e ___

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

82

3.

I am

____

____

__ ye

ars o

ld.

4.

I am

__

____

Male

____

__ F

emale

5.

Do

you l

ive S

urre

y?

____

__ Y

es

____

__ N

o 6.

If y

ou liv

e in S

urre

y, wh

at ne

ighbo

urho

od do

you l

ive in

(che

ck

ONE)

? __

____

Wha

lley

____

__ F

leetw

ood

____

__ F

rase

r Heig

hts

____

__ N

ewton

__

____

Guil

ford

____

__ S

outh

Surre

y __

____

Clov

erda

le 7.

If y

ou do

n’t liv

e in S

urre

y, ple

ase t

ell us

wha

t city

you c

all ho

me.

__

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

_ 8.

I mos

tly rid

e: (ch

eck a

ll tha

t app

ly to

you)

__

___ B

MX (o

ff-ro

ad)

____

_ BMX

(stre

et-sty

le)

____

_ Mou

ntain

Bike

(dow

nhill)

__

___ M

ounta

in Bi

ke (c

ross

-coun

try)

____

_ Tria

ls __

___ D

irt Ju

mping

__

___ I

am no

t a bi

ker.

I wou

ld be

a sp

ectat

or at

a bik

e par

k. __

___ n

one o

f the a

bove

9.

Wou

ld yo

u volu

nteer

to he

lp de

sign a

publi

c bike

park?

__

____

Yes

__

____

No

____

__ M

aybe

10

. W

ould

you v

olunte

er to

help

build

a pu

blic b

ike pa

rk?

____

__ Y

es

____

__ N

o __

____

May

be

11.

Wou

ld yo

u volu

nteer

to he

lp ke

ep a

bike p

ark c

lean,

safe

and a

nic

e plac

e?

____

__ Y

es

____

__ N

o __

____

May

be

If

you

are n

ot a

bike

r, yo

u ar

e don

e with

this

surv

ey!

Othe

rwise

, an

swer

the l

ast f

ew q

uest

ions

. Tha

nks!

12

. Ho

w lon

g hav

e you

been

bikin

g Ab

out _

____

____

_ yea

rs.

13.

Do yo

u USU

ALLY

bike

on th

e stre

et, at

exist

ing bi

ke pa

rks or

at

home

? (C

heck

ONE

) __

____

on th

e stre

et __

____

at ex

isting

bike

parks

__

____

at ho

me

14.

Do yo

u bike

at an

y of th

ese p

arks

? (Ch

eck a

ll tha

t app

ly)

__

____

New

ton A

thleti

c Par

k BMX

Tra

ck

____

__ S

outh

Surre

y Mou

ntain

Bike

Par

k __

____

Clov

erda

le At

hletic

Par

k BMX

Tra

ck

____

__ ot

her (

Name

: ___

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

___)

Surre

y Bike

Fac

ilities

– Tr

end

Analy

sis +

Inno

vativ

e Pra

ctice

s Rev

iew

83

15.

Whic

h of th

ese b

ike pa

rk fac

ilities

do yo

u use

mos

tly? (

Chec

k ONE

) __

____

New

ton A

thleti

c Par

k BMX

Tra

ck

____

__ S

outh

Surre

y Mou

ntain

Bike

Par

k __

____

Clov

erda

le At

hletic

Par

k BMX

Tra

ck

____

__ ot

her

16

. On

aver

age,

abou

t how

man

y day

s a m

onth

do yo

u par

ticipa

te in

biking

? Ab

out _

____

____

_ day

s a m

onth

17.

On av

erag

e, ab

out h

ow m

any h

ours

a day

do yo

u bike

? Ab

out _

____

____

_ hou

rs pe

r day

18

. Ab

out h

ow fa

r do y

ou us

ually

trav

el to

bike?

Ab

out _

____

____

bloc

ks

OR __

____

kilom

etres

19

. Ho

w do

you g

et to

the bi

ke pa

rk?

____

__ bi

ke

____

__ pu

blic t

rans

it __

____

drive

__

____

get a

ride

____

__ ot

her

20.

Abou

t how

muc

h mon

ey a

year

do yo

u spe

nd on

equip

ment

for

biking

?

$___

____

per y

ear


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