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05-04-04, 02:04 PM
Mountain Biker Voices Needed! Colorado Springs, CO
Red Rock Canyon Site (http://www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=4081)
Hiker voices are working to LIMIT biking!
Tomorrow evening (May 5th) is the last meeting of the planning phase for Red Rock Canyon. The "final draft" plan for the park will be revealed and public input will be solicited and considered for the final plan.
This park has the potential to be an amazing place to bike - with fantastic terrain and views.
There are some real concerns in regards to Mountain Biking in the park. Not enough trails are being left open to Mountain Biking, not enough are being planned as "technical singletrack". There are access issues and some potential user conflict issues with the way that trails have been laid out as well. I'm afraid that many of the trails will be wide open NEARLY paved roads...not too exciting on a Mountain Bike.
Please attend - listen carefully and VOICE YOUR CONCERNS when given the opportunity!
There were quite a few comments from people at the last meeting that there should be more hiking only trails. These comments, in the big picture over all of the meetings, do not accurately reflect the opinions of most of those that have participated (multiuse comments have outnumbered the restrict bikes/hiking only comments by a 5:1 margin. However, if we aren't there to remind them, we may see a lot more restrictions on biking. Your VOCAL presence at this next meeting is sorely needed! Every cyclist attending needs to stand up and comment that we need well-constructed MULTIUSE trails & that cyclists conceded one hiking-only trail in the split up groups (remember, the comments were 5:1 for all mulitiuse) since there seemed to be enough support for one.
5:00pm Wednesday 5 March
West Center for Intergenerational Learning
(West Junior High School)
25 North 20th Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Red Rock Canyon Site (http://www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=4081)
Hiker voices are working to LIMIT biking!
Tomorrow evening (May 5th) is the last meeting of the planning phase for Red Rock Canyon. The "final draft" plan for the park will be revealed and public input will be solicited and considered for the final plan.
This park has the potential to be an amazing place to bike - with fantastic terrain and views.
There are some real concerns in regards to Mountain Biking in the park. Not enough trails are being left open to Mountain Biking, not enough are being planned as "technical singletrack". There are access issues and some potential user conflict issues with the way that trails have been laid out as well. I'm afraid that many of the trails will be wide open NEARLY paved roads...not too exciting on a Mountain Bike.
Please attend - listen carefully and VOICE YOUR CONCERNS when given the opportunity!
There were quite a few comments from people at the last meeting that there should be more hiking only trails. These comments, in the big picture over all of the meetings, do not accurately reflect the opinions of most of those that have participated (multiuse comments have outnumbered the restrict bikes/hiking only comments by a 5:1 margin. However, if we aren't there to remind them, we may see a lot more restrictions on biking. Your VOCAL presence at this next meeting is sorely needed! Every cyclist attending needs to stand up and comment that we need well-constructed MULTIUSE trails & that cyclists conceded one hiking-only trail in the split up groups (remember, the comments were 5:1 for all mulitiuse) since there seemed to be enough support for one.
5:00pm Wednesday 5 March
West Center for Intergenerational Learning
(West Junior High School)
25 North 20th Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904