Mike Repyak Director of Planning and Design for IMBA Trail Solutions #105

Trail EAffect Episode 105 with Mike Repyak Director of Planning and Design for IMBA Trail Solutions 

• The Rib Mountain State Park Master Plan Story
• The Approval and Process for this Master Plan
• The Importance of Partnerships with other community-based organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce leaning into actual infrastructure, Trail Planning and Trail Building
• Testimony during the WDNR Public Hearing
  • Business Partnerships
  • Granite Peak Ski Area Partnership
• Positive Comments from the WDNR Natural Resources Board
• The overall landscape of Mountain Biking in Wisconsin State Parks
• Other Wisconsin Based Projects in 2022
  • Blue Mound State Park
  • Building in the City of Madison, WI via 2019 Trail Accelerator Grant
• Marinette County – Carving out ARPA Funds for Trails
  • One year – 50+ Miles Planned, 30+ Miles Designed, and 10+ Miles Built…
• IMBA Trail Labs in Cedar City Utah
• 2022 Year in Review Planning and Design Highlights
  • How Planning helps feed the trail building industry
• How the Trail Accelerator Grant Program has unlocked more than 12.7 million dollars for trail construction, from $900,000 of planning and design deliverables
• How all of this planning helps to feed the trail industry
• Full Community engagement when working with IMBA Trail Solutions
• 2022 Year in Review Construction Highlights
  • Cacapon State Park, WV
  • Chattanooga, TN Build at Walden’s Ridge – Bike Park Style Trail System
• Favorite 2022 Projects for Mike
• 2023 Trail Projects on tap
• Trail Accelerator Grant Funding
• Other 2023 Projects
  • Turner State Park in Davis, OK
  • Sand Point, ID
  • Cuchara, Co – Old Ski Area reopening…
  • And many more
• Closing Comments

Links:

IMBA: https://www.imba.com/

CWOCC: https://cwocc.org/

Marinette Area Mountain Bike Association: https://mambatrails.com/

WDNR Rib Mountain Master Plan Press Release (12/21/22): https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/65341

Granite Peak Ski Area: https://www.skigranitepeak.com/

IMBA 2022 Trail Accelerator Grant Recipients: https://www.imba.com/press-release/2022-trail-accelerator-grant-recipients

Professionally Built Trails Wicked Fast in Wisconsin's Northwoods: https://www.imba.com/blog/professionally-built-trails-wicked-fast-wisconsins-northwoods

Big Ash Trail Build at Snowshoe, WV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2X3EjU4Ijw

Making of Walden’s Ridge Chattanooga, TN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VnxQYfy_V8

 

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