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BAC approves letter of support for Mount Elden/Dry Lake Hills trail design grant
Summary
The Flagstaff BAC voted to provide a letter of support for a Transportation Alternatives grant application to fund 60% design work for an urban trail through the Mount Elden/Dry Lake Hills area.
The Flagstaff Bicycle Advisory Committee voted to approve a letter of support for a Transportation Alternatives grant application to fund 60% design for a proposed urban trail through the Mount Elden/Dry Lake Hills recreation project.
A presenter described the trail concept as an urban connector intended to be narrower than typical city sidewalks: “Our design is like, 48 to 60 inch width with passing or resting zones every thousand feet or so,” the presenter said. The design approach calls for a 4-foot base width with intermittent 10-foot passing or rest zones about every 1,000 feet. The presenter said the current grant round seeks design funding and that construction would be pursued in a later cycle, with construction as early as 2027 described as a possibility.
The grant would fund 60% design work; MetroPlan and ADOT were named as partners in the application process. The project team asked BAC for a letter of support and the group agreed to provide one, subject to minor edits. Committee members emphasized safety and commuter value in suggested language; one member noted the trail’s potential to create commuter connections from east-side neighborhoods to central destinations and schools.
A motion to approve a letter in support of the application passed by voice vote; commissioners recorded no roll-call tally in the meeting minutes. The committee asked staff to accept edits from members and to circulate the final text for signature.
The presenter asked for the letter by “next Friday” as stated during the meeting; meeting discussion also referenced a later formal screening and final application timeline for Transportation Alternatives grants. The committee agreed to send an edited draft to committee staff and to provide additional input by the stated deadline.
BAC members and staff noted the trail would also align with the broader Flagstaff Loop Trail and with existing single-track trail work the presenter described as already under way in parts of the Dry Lake Hills area.
