Old 06-28-14, 11:19 PM
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Hallux, this is definitely an advocacy issue. It sounds like there are access issues to get to the ramps, both for cyclists and for those who are handicapped.
A link to the Google map view would be soooooo wonderful, or even just a tiny hint of where this occurs on the super short MHBH Trail.
My first contact would be to the Community College. If you can find the right person to talk to, perhaps a bike/ped coordinator. They likely know whether the bike/ped bridge is town/city or state DOT or some other agency, authority, or commission. They also likely know someone at that department or agency that you could contact.
In an ideal situation, it would be great to have the Friends of the Trail, the local Community Collage and you (perhaps as a rep of a local biking group you belong to) all sign a group letter via email supporting proper access to/from the bridge from the Community College and the trail. Follow up in a week or so with a phone call. With any luck, you'll get a response, hopefully favorable.
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