Apr 01
Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers wrote back to the Office of County Supervisor Joe Simitian’s office to ask about the parking restrictions at the Sanborn Road north entrance of John Nicholas trail head. We appreciate the response from the Board Aide below. What do you think of this response? Write Supervisor Simitian’s office if you have …
Mar 18
Thank you all for rallying together to write to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors last week about John Nicholas trail. We received a positive response from Supervisor Simitian’s office regarding our concerns and we really appreciate the swift response. Please see the full text of their response below and write Santa Clara County Board …
Jan 23
By Ed Dee, SVMTB Board Member On December 13th, 2023 after many years of public comment meetings and efforts by all interested trail use groups, Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers (SVMTB) obtained a verbal confirmation from a MROSD Board Member that trail Alternative 3 (See 11/29/23 Map) has been chosen to be developed. (Hopefully open to …
Oct 19
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MidPen) owns and manages the vast majority of the land desirable for mountain biking in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. In 2014 local voters agreed to Measure AA, a surtax to pay for 200 miles of new trails on MidPen land. They are woefully behind on that commitment …
Apr 19
This is a post in support of the Waterdog Open Space Stewarts: The Belmont Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Master Plan process is making its way through the Parks & Recreation Commission and ultimately to the City Council. The Master Plan is a planning blueprint for the next 15-20 years to guide the city’s …
Nov 12
MidPen is stepping in to renovate and then take ownership of Dirt Alpine… Arguably the route has been neglected by its current owners, San Mateo County, since it was built in 1895 for $7,216. The estimated $2.55 Million renovation will cure its erosion problems and convert most of its length to trail width. The work …
Aug 07
ACTION ALERT: All it takes is 2 minutes of your time to help mountain biking. For more information, check out the Bay Area Ridge Trail page. WHAT YOU CAN DO Support this project by making a public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Copy and paste the following letter, and email it to …
