Below are a list of resources / pdfs for you to download and read that may assist your club in it’s advocacy efforts. If you’ve got articles to add to this please email them to Jordan Moss jmossnz@gmail.com
MTBNZ Access Fact Sheet (word document)
MTBNZ Access Code Trailhead Signage (word document)
Guidelines for Use of Bicycles on Tracks Managed by the Department of Conservation
General Policy for National Parks, this includes the conditions for MTB’s to be used in National Parks
New Zealand Ministry of Transport “Raising the Profile of Walking and Cycling“
Ministry of Transport procedures provide a method of evaluating the economic efficiency of walking and cycling projects.
APR Economic Impact Report on Mountain Biking in Rotorua (excludes events) 2006
2006 Rotorua World MTB Champs Economic Impact Report
Rotorua District Council Whakarewarewa Forest Survey Summary 2007
MTBNZ Submission on Draft DOC Bay of Plenty Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) April 2008
MTBNZ Submission on the Auckland Regional Parks MTB managament plan (word document) 2011
MTBNZ Submission on the Draft Waikato CMS Jan 2009
Cycling Advocates Network CAN Facts about Cycling in NZ
Tasmania invests $300K in MTB trails
Singletrack-7stanes-Phase-2-Evaluation-Report.pdf
Napier Pump Track
Scotland 7 Stanes Phase 2 Evaluation report
Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan, developed by Sport and Recreation Tasmania
New Zealand Federated Mountain Club’s Article on mountain biking page 1 (jpg) page 2
New Zealand Department of Conservation Statement of Intent 2010-2013
Cycle Tourism Numbers Australia
Pinkbike article on British Columbia Canada MTB Tourism Strategy pdf, link to Pinkbike article.
Singletrack article on Work Starts on £850,000 Trails in Kielder UK.
Active New Zealand Survey Results 2008, these show cycling participation numbers.
TECT all terrain Park user group Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). TECT park is located between Tauranga and Rotorua
Australian Rails to Trails case study
Kiangaroa Timberlands (Rotorua) MTB Policy (Kiangaroa Timberlands is now just Timberlands)
Rotorua District Recreation Strategy
The 5 best trails in America. This is useful to consider when makng your trails better than these 5!
North Shore Mountain Biking website press release on the Whistler Sea to Sky Corridor trails generating revenues of CA$10.3M. PDF, website link
Whistler Realty article on the same topic, includes Crankworx, moving the return up to CA$38M – whew!
