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Planning documents created by the Whistler Cycling Committee, including drafts for Whistler mountain bike trail standards and a Whistler Bicycle Network Plan for the valley.

Promotional material created by the Whistler Cycling Committee to advertise their work, meetings, and documents online.

59-page Whistler Bicycle Network Plan, second draft, prepared for the Resort Municipality of Whistler by the Whistler Cycling Committee in March 2002. It lays out a plan to increase transportational (non-recreational) bicycle use in Whistler by providing more routes and facilities for cyclists, with the ultimate goal of providing access for cyclists to all major destinations and neighbourhoods in the area. Additional programs aim to educate the public on safe cycling and road-sharing.

Table of Contents:

1) Introduction

• What is a Bicycle Network Plan
• How the Plan was Developed
• Goals of the Whistler Bicycle Network Plan
• Objectives of the Whistler Bicycle Network Plan
• Planning Principles
  2) Bicycle Network
• Bicycle Routes
• End-of-trip Facilities
• Intermodal connections
  3) Supporting Programs
• Community Participation
• Awareness and Education Programs
  4) Implementation
• Action Plan
• Network Priorities
• Cost Estimates
• Funding Opportunities
• Institutionalizing Cycling
• Monitoring
  5) Summary of Recommendations
• Bicycle Network Recommendations
• Supporting Program Recommendations
• Implementation Recommendations
  6) References
  7) Appendices
• Glossary
• Relationship to Other Plans
• Barriers to Cycling
• Implementation Priority Data

This fonds contains material created by the Whistler Cycling Committee, including the second draft of the Whistler Bicycle Network Plan (March 2002), a flyer about the Whistler Cycling Committee, and Whistler Trail Standards: Environmental and Technical Trail Features First Draft (September 2001).

Flyer for the Whistler Cycling Committee from 2002 printed on green paper. It contains dates, phone numbers, and URLs related to the Bicycle Network Plan, Mountain Bike Trails Standards, and the Mountain Bike Network Plan, as well as an e-mail address and URL at which questions and comments can be made and the network plan documents can be reviewed.

First draft of Whistler Trail Standards: Environmental and Technical Trail Features, written by Andrew DeBoer of the Whistler Cycling Committee in September 2001. The document outlines trail standards, their environmental guidelines, and their management, as part of a project to further develop Whistler's reputation as a destination resort for mountain biking.

Table of Contents:

1) Author's Notes
2) Table of Contents
3) Introduction
4) Trails and Land Use

• Land Use Directions
• Trail Types
• Mountain Bike Trail Difficulty Levels
• Compatibility Matrix

5) Supporting Standards

• Environmental Guidelines
• Specific Recommendations for Trails Near Aquatic Environments
• Specific Recommendations for Bridges
• Specific Recommendations for Trails
• Use of Machinery

6) Trail Head Signage Level Specific Wording
7) Fall Zone Standards
8) Maintenance Standards
9) Construction Standards

• Safety
• Strength and Stability
• TTF Design Philosophy
• TTF Height and Width
• Construction Practices
• Bridge Rung Spacing
• Bridge Surfacing

10) Application of Policy
11) Terminology