[at-l] "Bush to establish rule allowing bikes in National Parks"

[JPL3]

I just wrote the following note to Ms. Bomar:

Dear Ms. Bomar;
   I am strongly opposed to changing the rules for biking access to national 
park trails.  I hike often in our parks, and I have been a trail maintainer 
in national and state parks.  These trails are not built nor maintained for 
cycling access.  Such use would be dangerous for the rider, as well as for 
other users of the trails.
   I support the current process of careful examination of such requests at 
NPS headquarters level.



----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Vandeman 
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  Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:18 PM
  Subject: "Bush to establish rule allowing bikes in National Parks"


  Hasn't Bush done enough damage already?! Comments to: Mary_Bomar at nps.gov & editor at commondreams.org

  Mike


  Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:30:47 -0700 (PDT)
  From: Ted Stroll <lourenco_marques at yahoo.com>
  Subject: [BTCEB Talk] Fw: Bush to establish rule allowing bikes in National
   Parks
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  FYI . . . . I wonder if it includes Wilderness. Probably not. Read the link below as well as the text. The link has more info.

  ----- Forwarded Message ----
  From: Patty Ciesla
  Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:23:18 PM
  Subject: Bush to establish rule allowing bikes in National Parks????

  Saw this on MTBR. Where is IMBA's press release???????? Get on it!

  Patty


  Headline: Bush to open national parks to MTB 

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_go_ot/bush_mountain_biking 

  Bush to open national parks to mountain bikes
  By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press Writer

  Oct 14th, 2008 | WASHINGTON ­ The Bush administration is taking steps to make it easier for mountain bikers to gain access to national parks and other public lands before the president ­ an avid cyclist himself ­ leaves office.

  The National Park Service confirmed Tuesday that it is preparing a rule to allow park managers in some cases to decide which trails to open to mountain bikers.

  Once it¢s finalized, the rule would take this authority away from federal regulators in Washington, who sometimes take years to decide whether to allow bicycles on individual trails.

  A park service spokesman said the rule would be proposed no later than Nov. 15 in order for it to be finalized before Bush leaves office.

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  As usual, the measure is not without opposition (big surprise).

  http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0617-01.htm

  Nonetheless, it looks like a step in the right direction.  I don't believe that this changes the bike prohibition in wilderness areas. 

  J-C



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