Melinda, et al, So the WHOLE situation is confusion, where and what mode of movement is permitted. The strips of asphalt to parallel to some roads in Lincoln was probably foremost for students of Lincoln school, to take walkers as bikers off the narrow roads of Lincoln, and reach the core of Lincoln, along Lincoln Road. Over the decades it has been extented to more road. Yeah, the simple concept works: physical separation from automotive vehicles is a matter of safety. This also applies when considering different categories of users on trails in our Nature, with primary responsibility still to preserve that Nature.
Best idea is not to change usage for now. I still invoke the warning against incremental changes: lots of incremental changes are claimed to be of little effect: it starts with one, and one after another it continues until Nature is essentially lost. We should not be making another "small, purportedly insignificant incremental change" to usage at this time. Enough to straighten out even before considering changes. Let's wait at least a decade...... I recommend NO CHANGES to current trail usage. Maybe it takes a vote at town meeting. What the voters of Lincoln want Lincoln to be like in 10, 50, 100 years from now. I hope Nature is still here as we have it still today, even though it has shrunk already in comparison to just 25 for 50 years ago. Gordon Woodington On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 2:41 PM melinda bruno-smith <melindabr...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I had no idea those were bikes paths. > When we first moved to town 9 years ago, we were looking for bike paths > —it became too confusing. > We bike out of town. Personally, I prefer asphalt paths without cars. > melinda > > Sent from my iPhone > Melinda Bruno-Smith > > > > > On Jul 6, 2022, at 1:13 PM, Kathy Madison via Lincoln < > lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > > That’s right! I recall when I was new to Lincoln asking my husband why > bike riders were riding on the sidewalks and he replied, “those are bike > paths!” > > On Jul 5, 2022, at 10:03 PM, Stephanie Smoot <stephanieesm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > "Roadside Paths" are the paved asphalt sidewalks that follow the natural > topo and vegetation that have been in place for about 50 years. Not to be > confused with the unpaved trails in the conservation area the mountain > bikers would like additional access to. > Regards, > *Stephanie Smoot* > > 857 368-9175 work > 781 941-6842 personal cell > *617 595-5217 *work cell > 126 Chestnut Circle > Lincoln, MA 01773 > > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 9:28 PM Toby Frost <tan...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> On 7/5/22 6:31 PM, Diana Abrashkin wrote: >> >> What we call "sidewalks" were conceived as bike paths. Are walking paths >> "trails?" >> Maybe we need to consult older documents to determine the right >> descriptions. >> >> Diana Abrashkin, Registered Architect >> www.CuracaoWithDiana.com <http://www.curacaowithdiana.com/> >> www.ADCarchitecture.com <http://www.adcarchitecture.com/> >> US telephone (781) 259-0203 >> >> Good point, Diana! >> >> Toby Frost >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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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