I cant stay silent any longer. Our roads are unsafe and getting worse for cycling and walking, particularly for children who are harder to see from the SUV's that dominate our roadways. Our trails are plentiful and relatively underused. To give 10% more access to give kids and other cyclists seems like an incremental change, especially compared to what our peer towns are doing. The sense of entitlement and "othering" of cyclists on this forum is absolutely galling. Listen to yourselves.
On Wed, Jun 1, 2022, 6:06 PM Mary Crowe <singri...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would like to put in a word for horseback riders on the trails where we > are allowed Bikes often run up behind my horse silently and as walkers have > said there is no time to react. I have seen horses bolt from unannounced > bikes or sudden shouts from bikers . We all need to share the trails but > opening up to groups of bikers will only make trails less safe I have > found that many of bikers are uninformed about trail etiquette or just > too busy getting where they want to go to be courteous . That’s a problem > for all of us who love Lincoln trails > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 1:01 PM Barbara Peskin <bpeski...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 to vote on >> whether to enact proposed changes to trail use that include going from 8 to >> 19 miles of trails for recreational bike use and giving permits to large >> bike groups to use the trails and parking areas. >> >> As a 25+ year walker on Lincoln Trails and cherisher of nature on those >> walks, my main concern with proposed changes is that it will invite metro >> west bike groups to our trails and parking areas. I sent in a detailed >> letter and attended both forums. I can't attend tonight but my hope is they >> will postpone enacting changes and hear from more walkers and nature >> cherishers. >> >> If you would like to get a copy of my letter which is in the public >> record I'm happy to share it - it will give you more info. >> >> I've seen other wonderful arguments and letters asking to keep bike >> groups off the trails for a variety of reasons as well. >> >> I'll close here with the thought that at the last forum one LIncoln biker >> said he appreciates nature when biking on the trails alone - unfortunately >> the proposed sweeping changes to the trail use all over town is going to >> bring in bike groups - it's not about one or two Lincoln bike riders. >> >> Thanks for listening. Please contact me if you would like more thoughts >> on this. >> >> Thanks, >> Barbara >> >> -- >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Barbara Peskin >> >> *My Moments in Nature Photo Gallery: barbarapeskin.com >> <http://barbarapeskin.com>* >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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