The PRO-ness of Valmont Bike Park

I just wanted to share with you a little sampling of what’s coming. What people need to understand is that this project is literally at the tip of the spear in many aspects…from the way we organized to push the concept in 2007 with the City of Boulder to the aggregation of the most professional resources possible to ensure this park is world class.

One such example is Tarras Landscape Innovation. This is the team which was selected by the Valmont Park Committee after they submitted their designs  held during an open competition and clearly blew the team away. Their contributions will be to look conceptually at the space we have allotted to us (45 acres) and look specifically at the ‘details’ of the Park itself to balance aesthetics with usability/sustainability all the while keeping the theme of cycling and cyclists at the core of their usable designs.

It’s worth a look at this brief snapshot they’ve provided.

Get excited!

Lust the latest rev of the VBP trail map. Yummy.

Have a looky-loo at the latest version of the trail map and race course concept. Things may still change but this should give you a pretty good feeling of what's coming.

VBP Park Map 8.5x11

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Also, Zach Lee provided some awesome 'close ups' to demonstrate some of the detail of the Park's new design. Check it:

Valmont Park Site Review Drawings

The complete collection of plans and drawings for Valmont Park is now available online . These are medium-level design documents that show the general layout and design intent to comply with the City's site review process. There are many pages of technical documents detailing every aspect of the site, from the landscaping to the buildings to the bike stuff. Once approved by the Planning Department, the design will become much more detailed before construction begins later in 2009. Check out the progress!

Valmont Bike Park Logo

Hi everyone! My name is Zach Lee, i'm a graphic designer, cross racer and have been working with the prolific Valmont Bike Park committee.
It really is amazing how contagious a good idea (the bike park) and a little bit of passion (from city, public and volunteer committee) can stir up an enormous amounts of enthusiasm.....and dare i say obsession? This is really going to happen folks, and we're in on the ground level!

For those out there who love graphic design (you know you do)....here's a little bit more about the Valmont Bike Park logo...

A sneak peak at what's to come.

Momentum is growing and already there is an effort to visualize the Valmont Bike Park and begin to lay the plans for total maximization of the acreage available to us. This is a precarious job....tended to by some of the best landscape architects in the country....and must be created to make the most out of the land to service all the biking disciplines we need to while keeping the feel of the park as natural as the beautiful surroundings.

Zach has been working hard on taking the conceptual renderings of the park and inputting those into a great glossy handout for interested parties to learn more about what's going on. I wanted to share some snippets of that now...

The initial concept overview. Just look at the placement of the various trail systems....

A concept view of the Skills Park. We are taking on some of the best designs in North America to ensure what the park offers is simply the best.

The STAIR FEATURE! Hup hup hup hup! Cross fans, we're going to have our OWN permanent fixture of a full on staired run up.

The Park is being designed with a boat load of IMBA-esque technical features. The trails will be world class as mentioned, but feature...well lots of 'features'! We want to ensure that the trail systems never grow old...and have sustainable challenges that will keep you coming back again and again...and will maintain their positions over time...e.g. constructed well with sustainability in mind.