Trail access: no bans on the alternating-use pilot.
The Boulder County Commissioners directed staff to drop no-bike and no-hike days and focus on real trail solutions instead. No existing bike access is lost. Showing up worked.
Good news, and a real one. On Tuesday, July 7, the Boulder County Commissioners met with Parks & Open Space staff to give direction on the Alternating Trail Use Pilot, the proposal that floated no-bike and no-hike days on county trails like Walker Ranch, Betasso, Heil, and Hall.
Their direction: don’t pursue the day-of-week bans. Instead, staff will focus on the solutions the community actually backed, education, improved trail design, better sightlines, etiquette campaigns, and expanded stewardship. One line summed up the whole discussion: Be nice. Say hi.
No existing bike access is lost. For a team whose season runs on these trails, that matters. But the bigger win is where the conversation is headed: toward improving our trail system, not restricting access to it.
Thank you to every family who took the county survey, emailed the commissioners, and turned out at the courthouse in team kit this spring. The commissioners heard from a community that loves these trails and wants to share them well. That is the message that landed.
More on the pilot and what comes next on the county’s project page.
See you out there.