Project Description:
In continued involvement with Metro Vancouver’s Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve (LSCR) projects, LEES+Associates was retained to support detailed East Area trail planning, as well as to provide RFP Support and Construction Observation for work on the CBC, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Cambodia, and TNT trails.
The LSCR required a detailed plan for improving a number of east area mountain bike primary trails. The goals of this work include:
- Improving the overall user experience and flow for all trail users;
- Creating a top-to-bottom experience;
- Creating features more appealing to contemporary MTB riders;
- Retaining certain heritage or character aspects of the trails;
- Minimizing impacts to sensitive ecosystem areas, such as wetlands and old-growth forest stands;
- Bringing the main lines of all trails in line with single black diamond standards, and
- Drawing riders away from unsanctioned trails and ‘loamers.’