Hello Andrejs, There isn't a moderator for this listserv, so there isn't any single person who would feel a responsibility to respond to your posting. Also, only a few people on this listserv (out of several hundred) are on the operations team for Sustainable Tompkins, so folks would need to respond as individual citizens. (Our board doesn't meet for another 10 days, so we would not be able to respond as an organization by the close of the comment period. Please understand that we are all volunteers.) Speaking for myself, since I already participated in the public hearing for the Black Diamond Trail, I guess I figured I'd already demonstrated my deep support for multi-use trails (besides years of service in trail groups). Perhaps that is how many other readers felt -- we're already on board and have let OPRHP know. You are right that multi-use trails are an essential piece of providing both healthy infrastructure and a means of sustainable transportation -- especially long trails like the BDT. I'm glad to see that OPRHP has finally completed the Plan, but wish they were lined up to start implementing the plan right away. I do hope that other readers, who have not yet voiced their opinion on the Black Diamond Trail, take advantage of the materials that you are offering. I'd love to see a much improved trail system in our county. Wish there were plans for our (eastern) side of the lake! take care, Gay In a message dated 1/8/2008 11:12:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OK, so apparently there is no interest among the Sustainable Tompkins group in the development of multi-user paths around Ithaca. I'll go away. But if somebody could just shoot me a note of explanation where I'm wrong about relevance, I'd appreciate it. No big deal, of course. Best, Andrejs Andrejs Ozolins wrote: > Dear Sustainable Tompkins folks, > > I'm a fan of the Black Diamond Trail as well of most of the things that > ST supports. So, I thought that possibly you as individuals or an > organization might want to throw your support behind the BDT project > with a formal statement to the NYS authorities who are doing the > planning. -- at least, it's my assumption that a walking/biking trail > connecting all our parks fits in with the notion of sustainable > infrastructure. > > A bunch of us have put the available info on a website -- > http://blackdiamondtrail.org/ -- where you can get info about the trail, > the state's "Master Plan" (scary, isn't it?) and examples of many > letters already written regarding the plan. On the home page of that > site are the addresses (postal and email) where comments must be sent. > > The public comment period ends in 8 days, so anyone wishing to support > (or oppose) the trail has to weigh in on it asap. > > (feel free to ask if you need further info; I'll try to help.) > Andrejs ---------------------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-279-6618 (cell) 1 Maple Avenue Lansing, NY 14882 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sustainable Tompkins Program Coordinator w_ww.sustainabletompkins.org_ (http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/) Southern Tier Energy$mart Communities Regional Coordinator Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850 [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
