"Connectivity" as pointed out in last nights meeting, seems an important
point--to create a network that would assist commuting around town. There are
many times I would like to walk or ride into "town" and not have to deal with
the car roads.
Melinda Bruno-Smith
I am a frequent rider on our trails (as well as those in surrounding
towns). I don't encounter walkers that often on the trails (or horse-back
riders), but it's not too hard to safely and courteously pass by.
Yes, some bikers are rude. Some drivers are rude, and yes, *some*
walkers/hikers are
Hi again the trails commission needs to check with surrounding towns to
gather info on how to have INCLUSION!!LYNNE LASPINA
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On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 6:50 PM, Joanna Owen Schmergel
wrote: Bedford has a nice system.
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imho, wheels should *always* yield to feet. Children, families, elders.
Respect pedestrians and wear a helmet.
How often might one encounter an aggressive rider vs an aggressive
pedestrian?
Let’s be considerate and stay safe. Nature is in no rush and the fresh air
is for all of us to enjoy at
Thank you Ginger!
This is a fantastic video as a jumping off point for establishing a “Gold”
standard for shared trails use for all!!
Please everyone, watch this!!!
Joanna
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On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 10:18 PM, Ginger Reiner
wrote:
The horses meets
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> The horses meets cyclist issue is a tad more complicated but there must be
> a solution.
This is one model for how horses, bikers and walkers can share the same
trails, focusing on education and encouragement of courteous and safe
behavior: https://safetrailsmarin.org/
I think the 5-minute
The horses meets cyclist issue is a tad more complicated but there must be a
solution.
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On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 8:45 PM, Scott Clary wrote:
Mountain bikes are designed for trail and off road. I only ride a mountain bike
and love the trails and nature.
Mountain bikes are designed for trail and off road. I only ride a mountain
bike and love the trails and nature. They are exillerating.
Sidewalks and roads are dangerous as they are full of traffic and
pedestrians. And not to mention pavement really hurts when you go down.
How about everyone gets
There are no “kids with some adults on errands” on my local trail system
(Pigeon Hill), but there are enough mountain bikers who persist in ripping down
signs.
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Sara Mattes
> On Jun 1, 2022, at 4:50 PM, Margaret Olson wrote:
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> Thanks Doug - that's a great reminder that what we're
Exactly!
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Sara Mattes
> On Jun 1, 2022, at 4:55 PM, Jennifer Goodman wrote:
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> No one’s arguing whether bikes should exist in our town. But Amsterdam is a
> city. Mt Misery is the woods. Let’s keep bikes on sidewalks and roads, as
> they are in Boston. It does feel dangerous to me
Bingo!
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Sara Mattes
> On Jun 1, 2022, at 5:24 PM, Leslie Turek wrote:
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> Someone at the open meeting made a good point. The local bike riders want to
> have expanded bike trails in order to have a network that would assist them
> to commute around town without having to ride on the
Also, for context: Lincoln has 80+ miles of trails (
https://www.lincolntown.org/245/Conservation). So the increase of trails
that are accessible to bikes from 8-19 miles still restricts mountain
biking to only ~24% of the trails that exist in the town (up from 10%). So
there are still 61+
Bedford has a nice system.
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On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 6:48 PM, llas902551--- via Lincoln
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Mayb the trails committee can find out from surrounding towns how they
handle bikes/walkers.Lynne LaSpina
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Mayb the trails committee can find out from surrounding towns how they
handle bikes/walkers.Lynne LaSpina
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On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 1:34 PM, Margaret Olson
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Was there any discussion on improving some of the paths, ie upgrading a
couple of miles to make them a useful cross town off road system or just
keeping them the same dirt paths for for surefooted local dog walkers and
occasional cyclist. If so, you likely wont get the cyclists who want to go
I think it'd be great if we could make the Bergen-Culver trails open to
bikes after school as they head to Lincoln Station..
Both the route to the Iron Horse trail route going out to the MBTA parking
and the one that comes out to a trailhead across my house at the Pond
Sculpture. It's a little
Here is the link to the map of proposed changes. Personally I believe the
restrictions around Flints pond and the Harrington property are too generous. I
understand the need to keep our water clean, but as two of the largest,
uninterrupted spaces in town, it will severely restrict options for
Yes, that's an excellent compromise
On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 5:24 PM Leslie Turek wrote:
> Someone at the open meeting made a good point. The local bike riders want
> to have expanded bike trails in order to have a network that would assist
> them to commute around town without having to ride on
Coming from a very active family, I don’t really think that just 19 miles of
trails will attract more experienced (and perhaps more aggressive) riders, in
any great number. However, I absolutely see the benefit for those of us who
like to ride to and fro around town as a choice to avoiding the
Someone at the open meeting made a good point. The local bike riders want
to have expanded bike trails in order to have a network that would assist
them to commute around town without having to ride on the dangerous narrow
roads. A perfectly reasonable request. But the trails that were designated
To put paths along all our major roads with no paths currently would
require a serious commitment by the town. It could be done, but we would
need to either spend very large amounts of money or make the roads with
problems (limited right of way, ledge, wetlands) one way in order to devote
a lane
No one’s arguing whether bikes should exist in our town. But Amsterdam is a
city. Mt Misery is the woods. Let’s keep bikes on sidewalks and roads, as they
are in Boston. It does feel dangerous to me to have them on the trails. When
I’m walking with bikes around, I hear the ‘on your left’ about
Thanks Doug - that's a great reminder that what we're talking about when it
comes to bikes on trails in Lincoln in 2022 is mostly kids with some adults
on errands and short casual trips. The serious mountain bikers aren't
interested. I'm guessing, but this is probably why our neighboring towns
I’ll just speak to one of the points here for now.. we are not helping the
environment by inviting metro west groups to drive cars to Lincoln and park
in our trail parking spaces to recreationally ride bikes.
This point was made at the May forum and I concur.
In terms of recreational bikers on
I think Margaret makes some great points here...
Not only was Lincoln Guide Service attracting cyclists to Lincoln, but mountain
biking was a relatively new sport in the 90s. Boston folks were coming to the
Lincoln trails to *try* mountain biking. Those days are long gone...not
because bikes
Bikes are permitted on all trails in Weston and Concord. There are no
special rules, at least not that are readily apparent by reading the trail
guides and town websites.
The International Mountain Bikers Association has a trail etiquette guide (
https://www.imba.com/ride/ride-vibes) that most
I'd like to remind everyone that bikes are permitted on the Weston and
Concord town trails with no adverse effects that this regular walker (24
years) can detect. Nor have I heard that there are problems on those
trails. I am often on the Weston trails as I live near them.
Twenty five years ago
*Correction - 8 miles to 19...*
Hi Lincoln Talk,
I haven't had a chance to read all the comments but I know people have
mentioned that the Conservation Commission is meeting tonight and vote on
whether to enact proposed changes to trail use that include going from 8 to
19 miles of trails for
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