Sunday, June 27, 2010
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The following is a link to an opinion piece I wrote for Sunday's Camera regarding proposals for mountain biking on south Boulder trails and additional parking lots at trailheads in south Boulder. Please consider it my contribution to the current debate at the CCG and OSMP regarding these issues.
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Many thanks for your service to the community.
Best regards
Sarah Heilbronner
To help alleviate the automobile traffic and parking concerns encouraging hikers to ride their bikes to trail heads and park should be on the list of solutions. I myself have done this many times but always run into the lack of suitable places to lock my bike up at.
ReplyDeleteEncouraging people to take the Skip is another idea as it stops near a good number of trail heads in the South Boulder area. Promoting the closeness of bus stop would help. I bet 99% of hikers don't even realize there is a bus stop so close to the trail.
Keagan Rowley
145 S. 34th Street
South Boulder
As a long-time runner, mountain biker, and Shanahan Ridge resident, I support allowing mountain bikes on trails connecting Shanahan Ridge with Eldorado Springs. Since moving to Shanahan Ridge in 1986 I have ridden 2+ miles of asphalt to reach the nearest dirt trail. I look forward to hitting the dirt in 2 blocks.
ReplyDeleteFor non-residents, parking is available at South Boulder Rec Center, and Fairview HS, churches, and elementary school lots might be leveraged for appropriate hours during the day and week.
Some experts believe that horses cause more damage than cyclists or hikers, and yet horses still frequent many trails. In my experience, erosion results from inadequate or nonexistent trail maintenance. I trust the proposal allows for adequate maintenance.
As for potential conflicts between cyclists and other users, many trails in Boulder county already allow cyclists to coexist with hikers and horses. Why should conflicts be worse on Shanahan Ridge? These trails are not steeper or narrower that other trails in the county.
Best Regards,
Dave Heard
3620 Silver Plume Lane
My family and I are in the Central Neighborhood and we fully support increased mountain biking access in Boulder's Open Space. It's ridiculous how little mountain biking access there is on the trails west of Broadway and north of Eldorado Springs.
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857 Ithaca Dr
What we need is not an exlusive but inclusive trail use policy. All users groups should be able to enjoy these areas. I am a hiker, mt. biker, climber and runner. I understand the concerns of each user group but like to think from each user group's point of view. To me, the only winning formula is one in which we make space for everyone and each group gives respect to the other. Education of each trail user groups is part of the solution. If it's really that much of an issue create an online certification course for the user groups that explains how to act on the trails and respect other user groups as well as report abusers. As an example, the cyclists could take a course designed to address the issue of approaching hikers at high velocity, learning to call out to the hiker from a certain distance when approaching and not passing the hiker at any more than a slow speed. Fast cyclists cause fear of a collision and then resentment. Right of way to hikers would be reinforced. You want to ride on the few trails in Boulder County that are on the so called "certified trail" list....take the certification course, print out your card and carry it with you. Don't have a card while on one of the few "certified trails", you get a warning and then a fine. Put a sign at the trial head and notify the user groups. It's not that we should exclude certain user groups, it's that we should educate. In this way the respectful users are not lumped in with the abusers. And the abusers get educated. The certification are for everyone, hikers, biker, climbers. That level of involvement, if done properly, could create a population of caring users more interested in taking care of other user groups and their needs and lessen the numbers of complaints. Everyone's got a right to be out there! Let's celebrate our different user groups and enjoy the joy we feel while respecting their chosen method to enjoy our beautiful lands. Sean Barry 1460 Quince Boulder, CO 80304
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