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Board approves trail-segmentation plan, will convene in-person session to assign names
Summary
DTJ Designs presented a numbered inventory of the city's trails; the board agreed the mapping captures major corridors, asked staff to draft names tied to landforms and neighborhoods, and set an in-person July session for detailed naming and public‑input design work.
DTJ Designs lead presenter Dave walked the board through a map that divides Castle Pines trails into numbered segments and recommended grouping major corridors for names while leaving short spurs unnamed. "So what we did is I'm starting on the West Side," Dave explained as he showed the numbered segments and how they could be grouped into larger named corridors.
Board members scrutinized the map for internal or sidewalk-adjacent segments that should not receive separate names (examples discussed included Hidden Point and sidewalk connectors on Chase Lane). City Manager Michael Penny confirmed the board's intent is to avoid duplicative names and to rely on staff to implement signs and intersection posts once names are finalized.
The board discussed public engagement and staff recommended preparing a proposed name for each segment then circulating a structured survey to collect feedback, rather than asking the public to invent dozens of names. Because detailed naming is difficult to do effectively in a virtual meeting, the board agreed to an in-person naming workshop targeted for July; staff will prepare large-format maps, neighborhood overlays and proposed names in advance.
Next steps: staff will finalize the in-person logistics, coordinate with DTJ Designs, prepare a draft set of names tied to geographic features and neighborhoods, and plan a citywide survey to solicit public feedback prior to forwarding recommendations to city council for final approval.
