Land Status: The Real Dirt on Endangered Trails
ROMP is currently involved in the following local cycling access issues. Read more to learn how you can help.
For a historical perspective, read about our past successes and failures.
Current status:
- Lower Parker Ranch Trail signed as closed to bikes in August 2001. (Read our Nov. 2001 newsletter article for more details.)
- City completing trails master plan, all trails officially closed to bicycles. (Read more here.)
Goals:
- Access to lower Parker Ranch Trail to improve cyclist safety by getting cyclists off Prospect Rd. on their way to Fremont Older.
- Include access to at least part of the trails in the trail system as part of the master plan.
What you can do:
- If you are a Saratoga city resident, get involved! All cyclists can help, but residents have the most influence.
- Write a letter to the parks and recreation commission, requesting cyclist access to trails as part of the master plan. Note how cyclists can successfully share the trails, and note benefits to neighborhood kids and other residents, the primary trail users.
- Write a letter to the parks and recreation commission, requesting access to the lower Parker Ranch Trail, noting that this will be much safer than riding on narrow Prospect Road or steep Parker Ranch Road.
- Attend the Saratoga trails subcommittee meetings, contact one of the folks below for the schedule.
Land manager contacts:
ROMP leads:
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Current status:
- City of Cupertino completing feasibility study and gathering public comment. Proposal includes a singletrack connection to Fremont Older Open Space Preserve and Stevens Creek County Park.
- Strong opposition to trail in some neighborhoods. Some neighbors support pedestrian, but not cylist, access. (Read our Sept. 2001 newsletter article for more details.)
Goals:
- Continuous cyclist access along the trail.
- Opening of singletrack connections to Fremont Older and Stevens Creek Park.
- Include access to at least part of the trails in the trail system as part of the master plan.
What you can do:
- If you are a Cupertino city resident, get involved! All cyclists can help, but residents have the most influence.
- Write a letter to the trail advisory committee, requesting cyclist access to the entire trail. Note how cyclists can successfully share the trails, and note benefits to neighborhood kids and other residents, the primary trail users.
- Attend the next advisory committee meeting. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Those opposing the trail are strongly outvoicing supporters at this time. Watch the ROMP email list for the date of the next meeting.
Land manager contacts:
ROMP lead:
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