Published an editorial in the local paper

Well written.

Those comments... wow. Lots of angry folks there.


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Very good job and a great read.

There are a lot of sprung adult children in the comments section. Though!
 
Yeah its kind of crazy how some people in Marin think about public land. The entitlement is off the charts. Such a huge issue can effectively be summarized as a child who does not wish to share his space. Yet somehow it becomes public policy.
 
Because of "other people".

Like the aristocrats don't mind going to the hood for good BBQ, but if the folks that were from the good BBQ neighborhood venture into gentrified, well-heeled suburbia, they get testy.
 
Derg said:
Because of "other people".

Like the aristocrats don't mind going to the hood for good BBQ, but if the folks that were from the good BBQ neighborhood venture into gentrified, well-heeled suburbia, they get testy.
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Which perfectly sums up the relationship between these two:

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Nice writeup.

I have a good buddy out there in central Cali who is fighting a similar fight for continued access to biking trails, and I've been amazed to read some of the vitriol on the issue from people.
 
Hacker15e said:
Nice writeup.

I have a good buddy out there in central Cali who is fighting a similar fight for continued access to biking trails, and I've been amazed to read some of the vitriol on the issue from people.
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I was under the impression that things were going relatively well in central California. The Morro Bay to SLO area has some great trails and AFAIK they are mostly open to bikes. The local cycling clubs, with land manager approval have a pretty good program to hand out bike bells at the trail heads and that seems to keep things conflict free.

Of course once you live somewhere long enough in California it seems one can peel enough layers away from the community onion to find there are "locals" who are upset about some kind of change. Be it bikes or "low income" housing.
 
BEEF SUPREME said:
I was under the impression that things were going relatively well in central California. The Morro Bay to SLO area has some great trails and AFAIK they are mostly open to bikes. The local cycling clubs, with land manager approval have a pretty good program to hand out bike bells at the trail heads and that seems to keep things conflict free.

Of course once you live somewhere long enough in California it seems one can peel enough layers away from the community onion to find there are "locals" who are upset about some kind of change. Be it bikes or "low income" housing.
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Ugh, yeah. The NIMBY is strong sometimes.

thanks for fighting this fight!
 
Great article. Sorry about the comments. I like how people try to pass themselves off as open minded and yet seem to come across so differently. Maybe those naysayers should go and ride a bike on those trails, it might make them less unhappy. Very cool that you are continuing to address this issue. Hope it gets more people on your side.
 
Great write up! The NIMBY attitudes of those who never learned to share in kindergarten is both sad and a strange curiosity. Keep up the good fight!
 
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