5/6, Metro Open House for Mountain Bike Trails in Portland...

rond..@spiritone.com

2015-05-05

A couple of hours of time now can help provide endless hours of trail riding ahead. Lets be the dominate positive voice when we have an opportunity like tomorrow. Lets not let “anti-bike” voices rule the future of Portland and Metro. We love bikes and bikes in nature.
ronnie

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We've had good support thus far from the cycling community, lets keep the momentum going!

N

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Ryan Francesconi via OBRA wrote:

Want to ride trails in Portland? The open house even tomorrow night is an important one. Please come. Bring your helmet, or better yet, ride there.

Metro will display roughly 3 trail designs for each property parcel. The trails are a proof of concept essentially and they will be seeking input via comment forms as to how people would like to recreate in the properties. They are well aware of the demand for bikes to have trail access and have presented a few options which include some bike only trails. BIKE ONLY TRAILS. in Portland. So, these would be XC trails suitable for mtb or CX riding. But, in order for them to happen at all we do need people to show up at this meeting and express support for them. This is actually pretty important if you're interested in increased trail access in Portland in your lifetime.

Note, this planning process is separate from the Mountain Bike Master Plan which has been getting some press lately.

I hope many of you can make this meeting. I'll be riding out to the meeting, and a few of us are going to do a night ride after as well. Join us.

Thanks!
Ryan Francesconi

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http://www.oregonmetro.gov/event/north-tualatin-mountains-comprehensive-plan-community-open-house-3/2015-05-06

North Tualatin Mountains Community Open House #3

This is the third open house being hosted by Metro and the future of the North Tualatin Mountain property. The four sites include land above highway 30 and include Burlington Creek, Ennis Creek, McCarthy Creek, and North Abbey Creek natural areas – total about 1,300 acres.

Metro will be presenting alternate trail plans for review and comment. Metro included the desire of a majority of the 200 people in attendance at the last meeting who supported off road cycling. They are seeking input at this point regarding several questions regarding access and trail strategy. Specifically do we favor a basic system utilizing the existing logging roads with some additional connector trails, or a system with additional shared use trails and some uni-directional trails, or a strongly separated trail system to minimize conflicts. They are also seeking input regarding where to spend the limited available funding, for example spend a majority on one parcel and fully achieve the goals, or spread available funding over all parcels but limit facilities such as parking, restrooms and trails.

The NWTA representative on the advisory committee indicated there would be strong support to leverage funds by providing volunteer labor for building and maintenance of trails. They also indicated that volunteers could help patrol the trails, if a meaningful system was open to access for bikes. If you are interested in being involved, please express your interest in implementation to Metro at the meeting. A strong volunteer interest is key to getting access as quick as possible.

The plans to be presented show Metros commitment to protect habitat while providing new opportunities for hiking, trail running, off-road cycling, wildlife viewing, and other activities. This will likely be the last opportunity for public comment that could shape the final plan, so please try to attend.

When: Wed., May 6, 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Skyline School, 11536 NW Skyline Blvd. Portland, OR 97231

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2015-05-05

We've had good support thus far from the cycling community, lets keep the
momentum going!

N

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Ryan Francesconi via OBRA <
obra@list.obra.org> wrote:

> Want to ride trails in Portland? The open house even tomorrow night is an
> important one. Please come. Bring your helmet, or better yet, ride there.
>
> Metro will display roughly 3 trail designs for each property parcel. The
> trails are a proof of concept essentially and they will be seeking input
> via comment forms as to how people would like to recreate in the
> properties. They are well aware of the demand for bikes to have trail
> access and have presented a few options which include some bike only
> trails. BIKE ONLY TRAILS. in Portland. So, these would be XC trails
> suitable for mtb or CX riding. But, in order for them to happen at all we
> do need people to show up at this meeting and express support for them.
> This is actually pretty important if you're interested in increased trail
> access in Portland in your lifetime.
>
> Note, this planning process is separate from the Mountain Bike Master Plan
> which has been getting some press lately.
>
> I hope many of you can make this meeting. I'll be riding out to the
> meeting, and a few of us are going to do a night ride after as well. Join
> us.
>
> Thanks!
> Ryan Francesconi
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> http://www.oregonmetro.gov/event/north-tualatin-mountains-comprehensive-plan-community-open-house-3/2015-05-06
>
>
> North Tualatin Mountains Community Open House #3
>
> This is the third open house being hosted by Metro and the future of the
> North Tualatin Mountain property. The four sites include land above highway
> 30 and include Burlington Creek, Ennis Creek, McCarthy Creek, and North
> Abbey Creek natural areas – total about 1,300 acres.
>
> Metro will be presenting alternate trail plans for review and comment.
> Metro included the desire of a majority of the 200 people in attendance at
> the last meeting who supported off road cycling. They are seeking input at
> this point regarding several questions regarding access and trail strategy.
> Specifically do we favor a basic system utilizing the existing logging
> roads with some additional connector trails, or a system with additional
> shared use trails and some uni-directional trails, or a strongly separated
> trail system to minimize conflicts. They are also seeking input regarding
> where to spend the limited available funding, for example spend a majority
> on one parcel and fully achieve the goals, or spread available funding over
> all parcels but limit facilities such as parking, restrooms and trails.
>
> The NWTA representative on the advisory committee indicated there would be
> strong support to leverage funds by providing volunteer labor for building
> and maintenance of trails. They also indicated that volunteers could help
> patrol the trails, if a meaningful system was open to access for bikes. If
> you are interested in being involved, please express your interest in
> implementation to Metro at the meeting. A strong volunteer interest is key
> to getting access as quick as possible.
>
> The plans to be presented show Metros commitment to protect habitat while
> providing new opportunities for hiking, trail running, off-road cycling,
> wildlife viewing, and other activities. This will likely be the last
> opportunity for public comment that could shape the final plan, so please
> try to attend.
>
> When: Wed., May 6, 6 to 8 p.m.
>
> Where: Skyline School, 11536 NW Skyline Blvd. Portland, OR 97231
>
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Ryan Francesconi

2015-05-05

Want to ride trails in Portland? The open house even tomorrow night is an important one. Please come. Bring your helmet, or better yet, ride there.

Metro will display roughly 3 trail designs for each property parcel. The trails are a proof of concept essentially and they will be seeking input via comment forms as to how people would like to recreate in the properties. They are well aware of the demand for bikes to have trail access and have presented a few options which include some bike only trails. BIKE ONLY TRAILS. in Portland. So, these would be XC trails suitable for mtb or CX riding. But, in order for them to happen at all we do need people to show up at this meeting and express support for them. This is actually pretty important if you're interested in increased trail access in Portland in your lifetime.

Note, this planning process is separate from the Mountain Bike Master Plan which has been getting some press lately.

I hope many of you can make this meeting. I'll be riding out to the meeting, and a few of us are going to do a night ride after as well. Join us.

Thanks!
Ryan Francesconi

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/event/north-tualatin-mountains-comprehensive-plan-community-open-house-3/2015-05-06

North Tualatin Mountains Community Open House #3

This is the third open house being hosted by Metro and the future of the North Tualatin Mountain property. The four sites include land above highway 30 and include Burlington Creek, Ennis Creek, McCarthy Creek, and North Abbey Creek natural areas ��� total about 1,300 acres.

Metro will be presenting alternate trail plans for review and comment. Metro included the desire of a majority of the 200 people in attendance at the last meeting who supported off road cycling. They are seeking input at this point regarding several questions regarding access and trail strategy. Specifically do we favor a basic system utilizing the existing logging roads with some additional connector trails, or a system with additional shared use trails and some uni-directional trails, or a strongly separated trail system to minimize conflicts. They are also seeking input regarding where to spend the limited available funding, for example spend a majority on one parcel and fully achieve the goals, or spread available funding over all parcels but limit facilities such as parking, restrooms and trails.

The NWTA representative on the advisory committee indicated there would be strong support to leverage funds by providing volunteer labor for building and maintenance of trails. They also indicated that volunteers could help patrol the trails, if a meaningful system was open to access for bikes. If you are interested in being involved, please express your interest in implementation to Metro at the meeting. A strong volunteer interest is key to getting access as quick as possible.

The plans to be presented show Metros commitment to protect habitat while providing new opportunities for hiking, trail running, off-road cycling, wildlife viewing, and other activities. This will likely be the last opportunity for public comment that could shape the final plan, so please try to attend.

When: Wed., May 6, 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Skyline School, 11536 NW Skyline Blvd. Portland, OR 97231