PLANNING & DESIGN
 
Site Plans     Site-Conforming Plans • Extensive experience with site-specific planning. • Grades, widths, clearing and finish tread designed for anticipated users. • Trails designed to flow with the land. • Views and varied experiences enhanced.  Integration t • Integration of trails with developments -- enhancing both. • Preserving homeowner privacy. • Improving the trail user's experience. • Reducing impacts on the land. • Increasing property values. Varying Experiences • We are avid mountain bikers, hikers, skiers and equestrians. • From our experience we create plans to suit any and every user group. • Plans integrate views, shaded canopies, varied grades, and interesting destinations. Master Plans Comprehensive Plans 
 • Complete plans for all sizes and types of land use. • Ski area plans for summer trails. • Major developments. • Cities, counties and regions.  Single Trail Plans • Layout of individual trails. • Grade, width, clearing, tread, and erosion controls. • Loops, links and varied experiences designed in. • Plans emphasize long-term sustainability.  Future Plans • Designs in anticipation of development. • Access points to public lands. • Regional planning.   Planning Approvals Consulting • Experienced with approval processes before local, regional, and federal agencies. • Army Corps, State Lands, State Parks, and local groups. • High approval success rate. • Hourly and total job rates available. Presentations • Experience includes hundreds of appearances before various planning bodies. • Information on liability, community benefits, property values, and safety. • Diffusion of concerns by neighbors and agencies. Landowner / Developer Representation 
 • Experienced land use attorney representing clients before various agencies. • Aware of land use laws and concepts. • Ability to work well with planners, government officials, and others. • Planning assistance to integrate trails into developments. • Mapping and design work in conjunction with engineers and plat planners.   copyright © 2001-2009 Alpine Trails, Inc.