Pikes Peak Greenway/South Tejon Street Connector
- Organization
- Trails and Open Space Coalition
- State
- CO
- Year
- 2008
- Type
- Bike Path
Colorado Springs, Colorado's Trails and Open Space Coalition received $5,000 to help build a safe, ADA-approved link between the heavily used Pikes Peak Greenway and the bike lanes on South Tejon Street. This link will also give path users safe and easy access to the nearby public transit station, encouraging people to commute by bike. Bikes Belong's funding will help meet a shortfall in the city's Trails, Open Space and Parks budget for the project.
Blankets Creek Trail Expansion
- Organization
- Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association, Woodstock Chapter (SORBA Woodstock)
- State
- GA
- Year
- 2008
- Type
- Mountain Bike Project
The Woodstock, Georgia, chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA) is using its $10,000 grant to expand the popular mountain bike trail system at Blankets Creek. Plans include extending the beginner loop and creating an advanced loop with technical terrain. SORBA has more than 2,200 members and a great deal of community support. They've garnered significant funding for the trail project from individuals and local businesses, and they have tremendous support from many bike shops in northern Georgia.
Iron Horse Trail
- Organization
- Centerville-Washington Park District
- State
- OH
- Year
- 2008
- Type
- Bike Path
A $10,000 grant will help the Centerville-Washington Park District, along with the cities of Centerville and Kettering, Ohio, construct the Iron Horse Trail. The new bike path will eventually connect the communities of Centerville and Kettering (suburbs of Dayton) to an extensive multi-county trail network, enabling cyclists to commute by bike more easily and ride to recreation instead of driving to area paths. Bikes Belong funding, a contribution from the William & Dorothy Yeck Nature Fund, and support from an area bike shop will leverage Clean Ohio Trail Funds for project construction.
Track and Trail Enhancements
- Organization
- Yukon BMX Parents and Riders Association
- State
- OK
- Year
- 2008
- Type
- BMX/Bike Park
A $5,000 grant is supporting the Yukon BMX Parents and Riders Association, in Yukon, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City, as they work to resurface their track and build a mountain bike trail surrounding the BMX facility. These two improvements will help Yukon BMX support a growing number of young riders during peak times, and the singletrack trail will give kids who are interested in bicycling, but not necessarily in BMX, the chance to ride with their friends in a safe, off-road setting. This timely grant comes on the heels of Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett's challenge to his constituents to collectively lose one million pounds through healthy eating and active living.
Double Lake Recreation Area Trail Expansion
- Organization
- Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association (GHORBA)
- State
- TX
- Year
- 2008
- Type
- Mountain Bike Project
The Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association (GHORBA) received $10,000 to help expand the mountain bike trail system at Double Lake Recreation Area, one hour north of Houston, Texas. The grant will enable GHORBA, an all-volunteer group, to speed trail construction by hiring professional trail builders, helping meet the increasing demand for mountain bike trails in the area. Bikes Belong's funding will serve as a match for a Recreational Trails Program grant.
