Flagstaff bicycle advisory committee backs two grant applications, seeks closer coordination with Transportation Commission

The Flagstaff Bicycle Advisory Committee on Thursday voted to send letters of support for two Transportation Alternatives grant applications and discussed steps to get its feedback in front of the City's Transportation Commission earlier in the agenda process.

Committee members approved a request that the group provide a letter backing a trail design application for the Mount Elden/Dry Lake Hills (Dry Lake Hills) urban trail concept. The project proposal, described at the meeting by the presenter as part of the Mount Elden/Dry Lake Hills recreation effort, seeks design funding to produce roughly 60% plans for an urban trail that would be narrower than a typical city footpath (roughly 4 to 5 feet wide with 10-foot passing or rest zones at intervals) and would connect existing trail segments on the east side of town, including through areas near the Arizona Trail/Flagstaff Loop Trail and Sandy Seep Trailhead. Presenters said the design application would be submitted to ADOT through MetroPlan and that construction funding could follow in a later application cycle; construction was described as possible in 2027 if subsequent rounds succeed.…