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Pivotal PUC vote today on access to Crystal Springs

Date: 22-January-2002
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary:Vote for public access to the Crystal Springs Watershed is scheduled for January 22, 2002 and was not announced until the previous weekend.
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ROMP Around The Clock : Pedaling around the hills is more than just fun for mountain bike advocate

Date: 14-February-2001
Source: Campbell Reporter
Summary: Interview with ROMP member and former president Kathleen Meyer. The full article can be found here.

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Happy trails to equestrians : Horses can still use trail in foothills

Date: 21-March-2001
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Report on equestrian access to a trail in Arastradero Preserve. The full article can be found here.

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Education Stations "Smooth" the Trails

Date: Winter 2001
Source: Trail Center Trail Companion
Summary: ROMP trail education station purpose and procedures. The full article can be found here.

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Inside tips for a pleasant Purisima preserve experience

Date: 17-May-2001
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Description of Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, with note for hikers to avoid trails frequented by cyclists. The full article can be found here.

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Folsom trail to try mix of bikes, horses

Date: 11-June-2001
Source: Sacramento Bee
Summary: Coverage of trail conflicts between cyclists and equestrians around Folsom Lake, and proposed resolution - trail improvements and shared-use designation. The full article can be found here.

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Acquired Space: Many of Silicon Valley's choicest sites remain beyond the reach of land developers

Date: 11-July-2001
Source: Saratoga News
Summary: Article on Fremont Older's history as an open space preserve. The full article can be found here.

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Mid-Peninsula Open Space: Thirty years ago, residents decided it was time to preserve a diminishing resource: room to roam

Date: 11-July-2001
Source: Los Gatos Weekly Times
Summary: Article on MROSD and POST history. The full article can be found here.

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Biking community recovering from friends fatal fall in hills

Date: 18-July-2001
Source: Saratoga News
Summary: Coverage of fatal cycling accident at Fremont Older. The full article can be found here.

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The Cross-Country Appeal of Mountain-Biking

Date: July 2001
Source: Parks and Recreation Magazine
Summary: Statistics on participation in mountain-biking. The full article is reproduced here by permission of the National Recreation and Park Association, in Adobe PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free for download).

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Cyclists plead guilty to building illegal trail

Date: 2-August-2001
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Article on prosecution of builders of an illegal trail in a national park. The full article can be found here.

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3 cyclists plead guilty after building illegal trail

Date: 2-August-2001
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Article on prosecution of builders of an illegal trail in a national park. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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SF's Forbidden Land

Date: 26-January-2000
Source: San Francisco Examiner
Summary: Editorial endorsing the opening of Crystal Springs watershed land to public use. The full article can be found here.

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Forbidden Paradise: Dream of Public Access Colliding with Fears of Watershed Damage at Crystal Springs

Date: 27-January-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Coverage of reactions to Environmental Impact Report on opening of Crystal Springs watershed land to public use. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Hearings Set On Gateway to 400-Mile Trail

Date: 31-January-2000
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Coverage of issues surrounding public access to the Crystal Springs watershed. The full article can be found here.

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Peninsula Mountain Bikers Fight Ban : Compromise offered to open-space panel

Date: 11-March-2000
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Coverage of March MROSD meeting in which trail closures were initially proposed. The full article can be found here.

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Miles to Go : Competing interests miss mark in debate over access to Peninsula Watershed trail

Who Speaks for the Land?

Making the Ridge Trail a Reality

Date: 19-March-2000
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Opinions on Bay Area Ridge Trail land use in South SF Watershed. The full articles can be found here :

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Bikers voice objections to proposed ban from regional open space district trails

Date: 22-March-2000
Source: Los Altos Town Crier
Summary: Coverage of March MROSD meeting in which trail closures were initially proposed. The full article can be found here.

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Divided Trail for Mountain Bikes : Closures an extreme measure not based on facts

Date: 23-March-2000
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Opinion on proposed MROSD trail closures. The full article can be found here.

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Mountain Biking was born in Bay Area hills following the tracks of fat-tire legends

Date: 26-March-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Travel supplement notes on mountain-biking, and ROMP's opposition to MROSD closures. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Hell on Wheels : Raucous cyclists protest exclusion from some trails

Date: 24-May-2000
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Coverage of May MROSD meeting in which trail closures were initially approved. The full article can be found here.

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Some trails may be closed to cyclists : Open space agency bows to hikers' complaints, OKs tentative policy

Date: 24-May-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Coverage of May MROSD meeting in which trail closures were initially approved. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Open space, closed minds

Date: 26-May-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Letter to the editor protesting MROSD trail closures. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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OPEN SPACE: Seven preserves closed to mountain biking - Bikers angrily oppose board's decision

Date: 26-May-2000
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Coverage of May MROSD meeting in which trail closures were initially approved. The full article can be found here.

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District to close trails to bicycle rider access

Date: 31-May-2000
Source: Cupertino Courier
Summary: Coverage of May MROSD meeting in which trail closures were initially approved. The full article can be found here.

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Mountain bikes deserve equal access

Date: 14-June-2000
Source: Cupertino Courier
Summary: Letters to the editor opposing MROSD's trail closures. The full article can be found here.

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Bikers find political base elusive : Elections tend to be dominated by older voters

Date: 28-June-2000
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Coverage of MROSD election politics. The full article can be found here.

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Trail tension : Battle brews between bikers and hikers in the foothills

Date: 28-June-2000
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Reactions to MROSD trail closures. The full article can be found here.

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Board to vote on bicycle ban for trail system

Date: 11-July-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Announcement of July MROSD trail closure meeting. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Final vote set on plan to ban bicyclists on trails : Seven open-space preserves would be declared off-limits

Date: 12-July-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Issues surrounding July MROSD trail closure meeting. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Cyclists banned on trails : District approves proposal at 7 preserves, despite angry protests

Date: 13-July-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Coverage of July MROSD trail closure meeting. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Board shuts out cyclists

Date: 14-July-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Letter to the editor opposing MROSD trail closures. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Bikers spoil the hike

Date: 21-July-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Letter to the editor supporting MROSD trail closures. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Let's share the trails

Date: 25-July-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Letter to the editor supporting multi-use trail policy. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Respect paves the way

Date: 26-July-2000
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Letter to the editor supporting multi-use trail policy. The full article can be found here.

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Share and share alike

Date: 28-July-2000
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Letter to the editor supporting multi-use trail policy. The full article can be found here.

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Help those who can't hike

Date: 30-July-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Letter to the editor supporting multi-use trail policy. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Rage against the machine

Date: 4-August-2000
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Letter to the editor opposing multi-use trail policy. The full article can be found here.

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Cyclists vie for riding space

Date: 13-September-2000
Source: Sunnyvale Sun
Summary: Coverage of congestion in the South Bay as it relates to road and offroad cycling. The full article can be found here.

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A Sorrowful Coincidence in Activist's Death

Date: 2-October-2000
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Coverage of accidental death of MROSD board member Betsy Crowder. The full article can be found here.

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Betsy Crowder, 74, environmentalist on open space board

Date: 3-October-2000
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Obituary of MROSD board member Betsy Crowder. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Cycling accident leads to daring rescue

Date: 4-October-2000
Source: Cupertino Courier
Summary: Coverage of cycling accident and subsequent rescue in Fremont Older Open Space Preserve. The full article can be found here.

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Dogged Pursuits : How bogus science has been used to restrict and exclude dogs from the region's parks and open space

Date: 7-December-2000
Source: San Jose Metro
Summary: Coverage of South Bay dog access on trails. The full article can be found here.

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Bicycling The Balkans in Marin: Civil Wars on the Trails

Date: June-1999
Source: Coastal Post
Summary: Report on trail conflicts in Marin County. The full article can be found here.

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Cyclists leave wake of damage in parks : Illegal bike trails cause long-term scars to woods

Date: 21-November-1999
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Summary: Report on illegal bike trails on the peninsula. The full article can be obtained from NewsLibrary.

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Mountain bicyclists leave new trails of damage in open space

Date: 1-December-1999
Source: The Almanac
Summary: Report on illegal bike trails in south bay area, and ROMP's official stance. The full article can be found here.

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Rogue Riders : Mountain bikers hack trails in Peninsula parks

Date: 2-December-1999
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: Report on illegal bike trails on the peninsula. The full article can be found here.

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Free Wheelin'

Date: 1-May-1997
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Report on south bay opportunities for offroad cycling. The full article can be found here.

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Creating harmony in the hills

Date: 19-June-1996
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Report on MROSD attitudes towards offroad cyclists. The full article can be found here.

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OPEN SPACE: Trail use, land acquisition are issues

Date: 2-November-1994
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Summary: Report on MROSD Ward 6 candidates Betsy Crowder and John Karna. The full article can be found here.

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