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Last Chance to Save Bike Access
on Continental Divide Trail
Mountain bike access on the revered Continental Divide
Trail (CDT) is still threatened and IMBA needs you to take action. The
CDT is a unique 3,100-mile route largely open to bikes and includes
epic segments like the Monarch Crest Trail.
The deadline for comments is Friday, October 12 and IMBA
wants to make one final push. If you haven't already, please use IMBA's
simple on-line form to submit your comments. Those who have already
taken action should ask their riding friends to join the nearly 6,500
mountain bikers who have voiced their support for equitable bike access
on the CDT.
Take Action
IMBA's
simple form makes it easy to submit your comments. The deadline is
Friday, October 12.
Spread the Word
Tell your friends to voice their support of bicycling on the CDT.
Organizations Support Shared-Use on the CDT
Other stakeholders have come forward in favor of diverse
non-motorized opportunities on the CDT. "The Continental
Divide Trail Alliance (CDTA) believes mountain bikers, like other
non-motorized users, should have appropriate access to suitable
segments of the Continental Divide Trail. We agree that mountain bikes
were unfairly singled out in the proposed directive," says Paula Ward,
CDTA Executive Director. "Although the CDNST was originally created
primarily for foot and horse travel, we should be evaluating the
appropriateness of other non-motorized uses."
The
Colorado Trail Foundation (CTF) board of directors voted
unanimously to request continued mountain bike access to the Colorado
Trail, which shares approximately 150 miles with the CDT. CTF
understands what a valuable constituency mountain bikers can be to the
trail and knows that a united trail user group of hikers, bicyclists
and equestrians can all work together to share this treasured resource.
Additional information
is available through IMBA's prior CDT action alert.
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