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Action Needed: Current Trail Advocacy Campaigns
This thread will attempt keep up to date on trail advocacy campaigns currently requiring action.
It's worth noting that behind there scenes there is pretty constant stream of lobbing by riders and their supporters. Many people do a lot of work on this, which inevitably leads to some government or local authority department putting out some plan or strategy or policy document for public comment.
This is where you come in: Without public support for such documents, all the work in the background to persuade authorities to get this far will have been for nothing!
MTBA - new way forward for trail advocacy! (a.k.a. what now given that IMBA-AU has folded)
just spotted this article on the MTBA website ..
http://www.mtba.asn.au/news/2241-the-way-forward...
Since we're massively under served in terms of trail destinations and facilities I think this is an important discussion topic. Mine's a very Sydney centric view of life. I know things are on the improve but the pace of change is frustratingly glacial.
Lake Parramatta Reserve - Meeting to discuss action against possible closure by Parramatta Council
We are having a meeting at Dooleys Silverwater at 7pm on Wednesday 19
October to discuss the proposed Lake Parramatta trails closure and Draft Plan
of Management.
Dooleys Silverwater is at the corner of Clyde St and Silverwater Rd near the
Silverwater Bridge.
Slight change from the original suggestion at Lidcombe but the room was
better and it hasn't cost us anything (plus it may also be closer for some
Parramatta local riders, too).
It will be a chance for all those voices and names to finally meet and collect
our thoughts together in a common group against this.
IMBA has got its act together with a new site!
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Correcting misconception and false truth
- BMORC supported the council paper that went to council 16/03/2010 which recommended the closure and rehabilitation of Nichols Parade downhill trail. This is in the council records.
- BMORC supported the formalisation of Old Bathurst Road trails to a sustainable internationally recognised standard
- It is not illegal to ride on a track located on council land unless sign posted otherwise by council.
Hornsby Shire trails - support needed
Support needed from riders in the Hornsby area. Some planned trail building in the Hornsby Shire has been put on hold due to the usual ill-informed local lobbying of council, causing them to backflip on plans to build XC trails in the area. Email from HSMBA below, with ways to help out if you're interested.
Hi Fellow Singletrack Activists,
Happy New Year and we trust you had a relaxing festive season since our last update.
Sadly we have some terrible news.
Even more money for mountain biking in Wales
North Wales has been given £6 million to develop a cycling Centre of Excellence and expand its mountain bike trails, just weeks after South Wales was awarded £5 million to do similar:
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/even-m...
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