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The Golden Giddyup, a local non-profit focused on trail stewardship in the Golden area, has proposed a new project for riders of all ages in the Golden community. This project would build single-track sidewalks - natural surface trails - next to existing paved bike paths to provide a place for young and beginner riders to experience mountain biking, although the trails would not be exclusively limited to beginner riders.
The proposed Singletrack Sidewalks pilot project (STS) would stretch from Apex Park to 6th Avenue along the bike path on city property. This pilot would be constructed by the Golden Giddyup Trail Team in partnership with neighborhood organizations and the City of Golden Parks staff.
The City of Golden is interested in gathering input from the community for this endeavor PRIOR TO taking any action. Please read the Golden Giddyup'supdated full proposal and the supporting information provided on these pages, including detailed descriptions and maps of each proposed trail segment, then tell us what you think!
In order to provide additional information requested by interested citizens, City staff has recently added links to 22 documents in the Project Proposal & Supporting Documents section of this page. These documents contain minutes of Board meetings and staff reports that show the history of this proposed project. We encourage everyone to provide comments here, on the Guiding Golden webpage.
The Golden Giddyup, a local non-profit focused on trail stewardship in the Golden area, has proposed a new project for riders of all ages in the Golden community. This project would build single-track sidewalks - natural surface trails - next to existing paved bike paths to provide a place for young and beginner riders to experience mountain biking, although the trails would not be exclusively limited to beginner riders.
The proposed Singletrack Sidewalks pilot project (STS) would stretch from Apex Park to 6th Avenue along the bike path on city property. This pilot would be constructed by the Golden Giddyup Trail Team in partnership with neighborhood organizations and the City of Golden Parks staff.
The City of Golden is interested in gathering input from the community for this endeavor PRIOR TO taking any action. Please read the Golden Giddyup'supdated full proposal and the supporting information provided on these pages, including detailed descriptions and maps of each proposed trail segment, then tell us what you think!
In order to provide additional information requested by interested citizens, City staff has recently added links to 22 documents in the Project Proposal & Supporting Documents section of this page. These documents contain minutes of Board meetings and staff reports that show the history of this proposed project. We encourage everyone to provide comments here, on the Guiding Golden webpage.
After reviewing the Singletrack Sidewalk proposal, we want to hear your thoughts.
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As someone who lives in Eagle Ridge whose property that backs up to the open space, I fully support this plan. It will be a great way to utilize open space and connect the community. No one in their right mind will "jump the kiln" as Deborah mentions. Even professional mountain bikers wouldn't dream of jumping over something so big with a flat landing.
kevinschaum
almost 6 years ago
Segment 5 and 6 will disturb native plants and wildlife. Not to mention the instability of the rock ridges. The historic kiln that is in disrepair anyway will be too enticing for someone to “Jump the Kiln” causing further damage. People by nature are risk takers and mountain bikers; I fear, fall into that category. There is no way to monitor their behavior; regardless of their claims.
Deborah Greene
almost 6 years ago
The northern portion of Segment 5 is too deep into the native habitat and will disturb the resting place of native wildlife.
Based on citizen feedback, Golden Giddyup has provided an Updated STS Proposal, which was added to this site on August 15, 2018. The addition of the Updated STS Proposalclarifies the scope of the current proposed pilot project and identifies that only the six sections of trail shown on the Guiding Golden website are being considered in this process. This additional document supersedes the original "Singletrack Sidewalks Pilot Project Proposal by Golden Giddyup" contained in the Project Proposal and Supporting Documents section of the website, and identifiable moving forward with the descriptor "old".
Public Meeting Documents
Below are documents either featured in or resultant from the recent public meeting on August 28, 2018 at Shelton Elementary School.
Public Comment Summary - This is a summary of feedback received online and via email prior to the public meeting.
Public Meeting Comments - These are comments received during the community meeting transcribed verbatim in no particular order.
This documents below are being shared by the Parks, Recreation and Musuem Advisory Board at the request of Golden citizens and in order to be transparent about what documents and information was shared during the August 28, 2018 Public Meeting. The Board is not endorsing the following information in either document, nor are we vouching for the accuracy in either document; several items have been contested as inaccurate from other parties. The Board will be reviewing the elements listed here and investigating for accuracy or clarity over the next month with the goal of addressing or responding to each item.
As someone who lives in Eagle Ridge whose property that backs up to the open space, I fully support this plan. It will be a great way to utilize open space and connect the community. No one in their right mind will "jump the kiln" as Deborah mentions. Even professional mountain bikers wouldn't dream of jumping over something so big with a flat landing.
Segment 5 and 6 will disturb native plants and wildlife. Not to mention the instability of the rock ridges. The historic kiln that is in disrepair anyway will be too enticing for someone to “Jump the Kiln” causing further damage. People by nature are risk takers and mountain bikers; I fear, fall into that category. There is no way to monitor their behavior; regardless of their claims.
The northern portion of Segment 5 is too deep into the native habitat and will disturb the resting place of native wildlife.