Respond before the Monday, August 24th deadline.

MTB Comments on the City of Carlsbad Lake Calavera Trails Master Plan Needed

EMAIL your opinion to pam.drew@carlsbadca.gov

1. All trails shall be multi-use. No segregation of trails based on trail width or biking vs. hiking.
2. No use of decomposed granite for trail surface improvements. Leave trail surface natural.
3. No widening of existing trails to meet Type A, B or C requirements. Trails are already wide enough.
4. Addition of quality multi-use singletrack into the trails plan. If the opened trails don’t provide a better experience than the closed trails, users will keep using the closed trails.

We have until Monday August 24th to file comments with the City of Carlsbad.

saveCALAVERAposter.pdf

The next order of business will be dealing w/ DFG property and all the poaching/illegal building. The issue right now however, is public comment on the city plan (not DFG issues).

THANKS!!!!

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Let go of the breaks!

I will definitely be sending my comments this weekend. I think I can crib some good commentary from the IMBA website. (That flyer's a neat idea, but at first glance it sends a mixed message with the "No MTB" symbol...) Thanks for posting this up.

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

BUMP!

edit: OK -- sent my input to the City and posted a reminder on other boards. Please send your e-mails. Thanks.

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin

done!

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never stop....

also done! Nothing like waiting until the last minute....

I recieved a response from Pam Drew.
A step in the right direction, hopfully.

"Good morning Harley,



I appreciate you taking the time to get your comments to me. We will review all the comments and plan to set up a meeting on site with representatives of the SDMBA and with representatives with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife agency and the California Department of Fish and Game to walk the trails and discuss the project. Hopefully, we will be able to accomplish this in mid-September. Thank you once again for taking the time to get your comments to me."





From: harley
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 7:54 PM
To: Pam Drew
Subject: Lake Calavera



Pam,

I've been using Calaveras for recreation for over 30

years. It was my back yard as a kid in the early 70's.

I walk my dogs and ride Mountain Bikes there now.

I've seen lot's of changes and I've seen the area shrink.

There are still lot's of trails there, some we could do without,

but as Mountain Bikers we need singletrack and challenging

trails, not DG and wide "hiking trails". The sport has grown

and the technology is much different than it was even 5

years ago.

Please listen to the Mountaim Bike community and our wants and

needs.

Any question feel free to contact me.



Thanks,

Harley Phillips



Clyde

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I never would have thought that Harley would end up being my inspiration. (well..maybe a little).

avidtest


"it makes mountain biking fun again"

Ozzer

Thanks for sending your e-mail. I got the same polite response, only she included PreserveCalavera in the site walk invitees, probably because I mentioned them as stakeholders in addition to SDMBA.

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Thus, if we are to understand the world, we should live somewhere between judgement and amazement — Alfredo Lopez Austin