IMBA Community Assessment |
Welcome!
This assessment is a tool designed to provide an overview of how your community performs in eight different categories relating to natural surface trail development. Score well and you will be eligible to apply for the IMBA Trail Town Designation. Understanding where you have community gaps in the process can help identify opportunities for improvement, which will inform how your engagement with land managers, elected officials, stakeholders and funders.
Categories include:
- Access
- Existing Trails and Infrastructure
- Community Engagement & Advocacy
- Assessment
- Funding
- Trail Planning
- Stewardship
- Community Vision
Definitions for the purpose of this assessment:
| Community | A community is a geographical area, such as a town, suburb, or rural region, encompassing its landscape, infrastructure, and residents. For this assessment, a community is defined as the area within a 30-minute driving radius of a central community point such as downtown. This radius includes trailheads accessible within 30 minutes. |
| Traditional Singletrack | Trails designed and built primarily for multiple user groups, without specific features meant to enhance the mountain biking experience. |
| Bike-optimized trails | Trails with features that are developed specifically to enhance the mountain biking experience, such as bermed turns, shaped rollers or jumps. They can be located on shared-use, single-use, or preferred-use trails. Bike optimized trails are not necessarily “bike-only” trails. |
This survey will take about 20 minutes to complete. All questions must be answered to receive a score and corresponding recommendations. Please answer each question as accurately as possible. The best way to approach the assessment is to complete it as a team with your relevant stakeholders, which will enable valuable conversations about visions and goals for improvement. *Please note that only one response per community should be submitted. Work together and provide the best possible answers!
If you have any questions about the assessment, please reach out to our IMBA Education Team: education@imba.com