Will you help us get to our $3,000 goal for Yellowstone Valley Gives by donating at noon this Thursday? If everyone gives, even $10 this Thursday, May 2 between noon at 1 pm, we will have the opportunity to win an extra $250! Please mark your calendar for this Thursday, May 2 at noon to give […]
Bike racks bearing the Billings logo are coming to Downtown Billings
Thanks to Billings’ Planning Department, the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Billings TrailNet, Downtown Billings Alliance and Atomic Industries, downtown Billings will have Billings-branded bike racks to enable bicyclists traveling downtown to lock up securely. This project was funded by a grant from the Montana Office of Tourism & Business Development, with matching funds donated by […]
What do you think about crossing the railroad tracks on 27th Street?
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is seeking public input on short- and long-term solutions for the existing at-grade railroad crossing on 27th Street in downtown Billings. The detailed feasibility study is considering, at minimum, traffic operational and engineering analysis, safety, railroad coordination, bicycle/pedestrian facilities, Americans With Disabilities Act needs, environmental issues, geometric considerations, right-of-way, […]
Meet Rod Nelson, MDT’s Billings district administrator
Rod Nelson was recently appointed as the new Billings District Administrator for the Montana Department of Transportation. Rod has a civil engineering degree from MSU in Bozeman and has served many functions throughout his 30 year tenure at MDT. When asked how he sees MDT playing a part in trail development, Rod says he is […]
Senate Bill 24 passed in the Legislature, and has the potential to raise almost $1 million statewide for trails!
SB 24 that would increase the optional light motor vehicle registration fee for parks and trails passed the House April 16 on a vote of 65 yes, 31 no. It will be transmitted to the Governor for his signature, whose office indicated strong support. This bill’s effective date is January 1, 2020 which coincides with the […]
City Councilwoman Denise Joy is named Tour de Fleur’s 2019 Participant of Honor
Denise Joy has been selected as the 2019 Tour de Fleur Participant of Honor. This designation is awarded to a woman who stands out as role model to empower women for bike riding and physical activity. Denise was selected when organizers of the Tour de Fleur learned that underneath City Councilwoman Denise’s outwardly quiet, humble […]
Register for the Tour de Fleur in March for a March Madness $250 Terry Bicycle drawing!
Drawing April 1! Register here!
Where can you get this very cool Trail Junkie sticker?
Join the ranks of the proud trail junkies and get your free sticker at the following locations! The Base Camp The Spoke Shop Time Out Sports Sanctuary Salon and Black Dog Coffee Angry Hank’s Brewery Thirsty Street Brewing Company
2019 Billings TrailNet challenge: Four races* and a Trailblazing shirt
We are happy to announce that we are dedicating 2019 to supporting races and running events that also support our trail system! This year, we challenge you to register for the the four races featured here to be eligible to have your name on an awesome trail running shirt! *All you need to do is […]
Get ready to ride! Indoor cycling classes offered for Tour de Fleur participants!
Anytime Fitness, a Corporate Member of Billings TrailNet, is proud to partner with us to offer cycling classes to help us get prepared for Tour de Fleur 2019. Classes being offered at no charge, twice a week, starting January 28-May 1, 2019 on Mondays and Wednesdays at the locations and times below. For more information or questions […]
“Trails are an important piece of the puzzle,” says Spoke Shop’s Dean Cromwell
Dean Cromwell has been a champion for building mountain biking trails out at Acton Recreation Area for several years; and is now a major trail champion for local trails in Billings! In several recent TV interviews Dean explains his first-hand experience in understanding why local trails are so important. “Often times folks will come into […]
State Parks and State Trail Funding need your voice
SB 24 seeks to increase the optional fee on light motor vehicle registration from $6 to $9. If passed, it will: increase funding support for Montana’s 55 State Parks create a new trail and recreation grant program double registration funding support for Fishing Access Sites According to Bob Walker, chairman of the Montana Trails Coalition, […]
State parks could lose $3,227,470 if SB 242 passes in Senate Fish and Game Committee next Tuesday, Feb. 26
SB 242 carried by Senator Webb of Billings, will be heard next Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in the Senate Fish and Game Committee. That bill would eliminate the current optional light motor vehicle registration fee for state parks, fishing access sites and Montana Heritage Commission (Virginia/Nevada Cites) and replace it with a windshield decal that […]
Bill for safely passing bicyclist died in committee last week, but Bike Walk Montana keeps trying…
SB 249 would have generally revised transportation laws related to bicycling, to require vehicles to pass was tabled in Senate Finance and Claims Committee on February 21; however, Bike Walk Montana has followed up with Billings legislators Dennis Lentz, Terry Moore and Barry Usher, asking if there is there some way we can create a […]
More Bike Racks Coming to Downtown Billings
by Elyse Monat, Active Transportation Planner for the City of Billings Bike racks in downtown Billings Billings will more than double the number of bike racks in downtown in the next year thanks to a generous grant from the Montana Office of Tourism & Business Development. The grant funded approximately 30 racks, which will be […]
Billings submitted three grant applications to Recreational Trails Program in January- comments open!
by Elyse Monat, Active Transportation Planner for the City of Billings The Billings community submitted three applications to the Recreational Trails Program Grant from Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. The applications include proposals for a double-vault toilet at Shiloh Conservation Area from the City of Billings, single track trails from Pedal United, and a trail […]
Billings Career Center student helps with the Skyline Trail project
Carrie Carpenter and Billings TrailNet’s executive director, Kristi Drake by Tom Howard Carrie Carpenter spends her mornings a West High, her afternoons at the Career Center and many hours after school helping to develop the Billings trail system. Like many career-oriented high school juniors, she has begun visiting college campuses, looking for a program that […]
Billings TrailNet welcomes Kathy James to our Board of Directors!
Kathy James has been a long time supporter and advocate for Billings TrailNet, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Kathy to the team. Kathy has lived in Billings since 1981. She was raised on a farm near Cascade, Montana and attended St. Patrick School of Nursing in Missoula. She and her late husband […]
Overhead Door Company of Southern Montana is a proud corporate member of Billings TrailNet
Overhead Door Company of Southern Montana owner, Steve Madsen, has been biking for years. We laughed at his story of a garage install at The Spoke Shop several years ago, when he couldn’t take his eyes off the beautiful bikes in the store. When he finished the job he returned to buy three of them! […]
Thank you Rocky Mountain Bank for being our corporate member!
We interviewed Beth Stephenson, Regional Marketing and Sales Support Director for Rocky Mountain Bank, about why this Montana bank chose to support the trails with a corporate membership. “A vibrant trail system gives our employees a great place to live, work and play,” explained Beth, who noted that many employees at Rocky Mountain Bank enjoy […]