The Sacramento Bee published a good summary of this issue. Read it here:
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/5192213p-6201036c.html
Nov 14
Wilderness Bill Threatens CA Cycling Trails
Nov 07
ROMP Wins Website Contest
…for Promotion and recognition of volunteerism
~ Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers —
Awarded by American Trails in their 2002 contest. For more results go to http://www.americantrails.org/webcon.html
Way to go ROMP…
Nov 06
IMBA’s National Mountain Bike Patrol October eNewsletter
IMBA’s National Mountain Bike Patrol October eNewsletter
–IMBA Announces NMBP Regional Representatives
–Pearl Izumi Steps Up Patrol Support
–Patrollers Assist at Interbike Demo Day
–New NMBP Socks Available
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IMBA Announces NMBP Regional Representatives
IMBA is proud to announce our new patrol training program and 12 NMBP
regional representatives. The reps will organize NMBP instructor
training
conferences in their area. In the past, the NMBP instructor training
conference was held once a year and limited our capacity to certify
instructors. The new format will allow us to reach more patrollers and
help
us to train them more effectively. Regional representatives will also
be an
information resource for local patrols and encourage patrol growth and
effectiveness. The idea for the new training program was generated at
this
year’s IMBA Summit in Moab, UT where patrol leaders from around the
country
gathered to identify ways to more effectively train and certify
patrollers.
Regional reps were nominated by patrol directors in each region. The
following is a list of NMBP regional representatives and the areas they
represent:
North East Region (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, DE, MD, PA)
Regional reps:
Joseph Transue; transue@msn.com
Michael Flatley; mflatley@optonline.net
South East Region (VA, NC, SC, GA, TN, AL, FL)
Regional reps:
Tina Russo; tarusso@aol.com
Midwest Region (MI, OH, WV, KY, IN, IL,)
Regional reps:
Gregg Smith; smithg1053@aol.com
North Central Region (ND, SD, MN, WI)
Regional reps:
Hans Erdman; erdman@trailpatrol.org
Central Region (IA, MO, NE, KS)
Regional reps:
Bill Felkner; wnek@iowasocean.com
South Central Region (MS, AR, LA, OK, TX)
Regional reps:
John Southrey; amicovered@earthlink.net
Rocky Mountain Region (WY, CO, UT, NM, NV, AZ)
Regional reps:
Kevin Foote; kfoote@gj.net
Don Taylor; dtaylor@deervalleylodging.com
North West Region (MT, ID, OR, WA)
Regional reps:
Mark Dejohn; cyclist@bendcable.com
West Coast Region (CA)
Regional reps:
Karen Morgan; kmorgan@accesscom.com
Robin Lemonds; rlemonds@socal.rr.com
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Pearl Izumi Steps Up Patrol Support
Long time IMBA corporate member Pearl Izumi increased its support of
the
National Mountain Bike Patrol program to the tune of $4,000 this year.
The
company supplies NMBP patrollers with discounted NMBP logoed Vagabond
jackets. In addition to their support of the NMBP, Pearl Izumi makes
cash
contributions to IMBA, manufactures our signature IMBA logoed socks and
prints the IMBA logo on their clothing hang tags. The company also
produces
the popular Ben & Jerry’s cycling jersey, which raises funds for IMBA’s
Sprockids program. A special thank you goes out to the folks at Pearl
Izumi
for their generous support this year. Visit Pearl Izumi’s website
(http://www.pearlizumi.com/) to view their complete line of technical
gear.
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Patrollers Assist at Interbike Demo Day
The National Mountain Bike Patrol assisted riders at Interbike’s
OutDoor
Demo
Day for the fourth year in a row earlier this month. Interbike is the
cycling
industry’s tradeshow held annually in Las Vegas, NV. The OutDoor Demo
is a
chance for retailers and media to test ride the latest mountain bike
equipment on trails, located just outside of Las Vegas. With more than
4,500
riders pre-registered for the event, patrollers were plenty busy
performing
minor bike adjustments, directing traffic and attending to minor
scrapes and
bruises. Thank you to those patrollers who attended the event.
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New NMBP Socks Available
The new NMBP “Bike Patrol” socks are now available. SockGuy, a NMBP
corporate
sponsor, produces these high quality socks. The socks are available
exclusively to NMBP patrollers and cost $9 a pair. Visit
http://stores.yahoo.com/imba/nmmer.html to purchase yours.
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IMBA’s database is missing email addresses for some patrollers. Please
send
email addresses to kevin@imba.com to receive future editions of the
NMBP
eNewsletter.
Special thanks to Pearl Izumi, Camelbak, CLIF SHOT, Voler, SockGuy and
McKay
Insurance Agency for their assistance. Be a good patroller and support
our
sponsors!
Sep 17
Stevens Creek Trail Decision Sept 23, 2002
Cyclists,
This vote is about the trail going forward. Regarding access, the city council may decide to vote on the access question now, or they may decide to defer it to a later stage. THIS IS A CRITICAL MEETING. PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND OR SEND AN EMAIL NOTE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting details below.
regards,
Henry Pastorelli
Cupertino City Council
Contact Information
Name / E-mail Telephone
Home / City Hall
Richard Lowenthal – Mayor
rlowe-@cupertino.org
973-8494 / 777-3193
Michael Chang – Vice-Mayor
mch-@cupertino.org
255-0625 / 777-3194
Patrick Kwok – Council Member
pkw-@cupertino.org
257-4934 /
Sandra James – Council Member
sja-@cupertino.org
253-7617 /777-3195
Dolly Sandoval – Council Member
dsand-@cupertino.org
725-8939 / Subject: Meetings re: Stevens Creek Trail
Please note the next critical meeting for Stevens Creek Trail is on Monday,
September 23rd. This is the meeting with the Cupertino City Council and
their vote will decide if the trail moves forward in Cupertino.
Mark your calendars.
Details to follow next week – Cupertino folks get ready to write your
emails and make oral presentations…
-Susie Brain-
Friends of Stevens Creek Trail
Aug 20
IMBA Trip to Bay Area
Some IMBA news noting some of the events we participated in last month.
Henry Pastorelli
President, Romp
info@imba.com, IMBA Information
08/19/02 10:17AM
For Immediate Release August 19, 2002
Contact: Dan Vardamis, IMBA advocacy coordinator, dan@imba.com, (303) 545-9011
IMBA Launches Hot Spots Program to Improve Urban Trail Access An 11-day San Francisco Bay Area IMBA Hot Spots campaign in July focused on enhancing cycling opportunities throughout the region. Local advocates, IMBA staff and the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew held a series of meetings with land managers, performed trailwork clinics and hosted public events designed to involve more Bay Area mountain bikers in advocacy. Mountain biking was born in the Bay Area in the 1970s, but today off-road riding opportunities in the region – particularly on singletrack – remain tenuous. The situation in the Bay Area isn’t unique. As cities continue to expand and open space dwindles, it’s becoming more and more difficult for mountain bikers and other trail enthusiasts to find convenient, appealing places to enjoy the outdoors.
The solution is innovative trail management. To help improve urban trail opportunities, IMBA created the Hot Spots program.
Accomplishments from the San Francisco Bay Area Hot Spots campaign include:
– An IMBA Trailbuilding School at Joaquin Miller Park near Oakland taught environmentally sustainable trailbuilding techniques to land managers and trailbuilders.
– IMBA leaders met with staff leaders representing the East Bay Regional Park District and Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District to discuss ways to improve mountain biking trail opportunities.
– Local mountain bike organizations Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers (San Jose), Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay (Oakland), Access for Bikes (Marin), Bicycle Trails Council of Marin and IMBA staff developed a plan to hire an expert to coordinate Bay Area advocacy efforts.
– Trailwork days in Joaquin Miller Park, Camp Tamarancho and El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve helped create and maintain environmentally sustainable trails that are fun to ride or walk.
– An IMBA presentation at a Bay Area REI introduced people to the importance of getting involved in trail advocacy.
“We’re pleased with the momentum created by the San Francisco Hot Spots
campaign,” said IMBA executive director Tim Blumenthal. “Trail access won’t improve overnight. However, what the Hot Spots program can do is build positive relations and energy that can really enhance future urban trail opportunities.”
The IMBA Hot Spots program concentrates on a handful of cities each
year.
IMBA provides local mountain bike groups and land managers in these
cities
with Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew visits, educational materials and
other
resources. IMBA works with local advocates to create National Mountain
Bike
Patrol units and IMBA Sprockids Clubs. Special Hot Spots events
celebrate the
spirit of mountain biking and build support to improve trail access for
urban
residents.
The 2002 designated IMBA Hot Spots cities are San Francisco, Cleveland
and
New York City. The IMBA Hot Spots Program is made possible by generous
support from Clif Bar Inc.
To join one of the Bay Area IMBA clubs and get involved in mountain
bike
advocacy visit:
– Access 4 Bikes – http://www.access4bikes.com
– Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay – http://www.btceb.org
– Bicycle Trails Council Marin – http://www.btcmarin.org
– Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz – http://www.mbosc.org
– Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers – http://www.romp.org
For more information email IMBA’s Hot Spots coordinator Dan Vardamis at
dan@imba.com or visit http://www.imba.com/hotspots
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Aug 14
Ned Overend Joins ROMP!
Ned Overend is our guest speaker at our August Social Event. Please
RSVP by August 13th, as seating is limited. As always, if you join ROMP at the door,
you get in at member price. What a deal!
Aug 14
Dual Slalom in the South Bay?
Stanford Cycling and Romp have teamed up to submit a proposal for the
addition of a Dual Slalom course and BMX practice area at Coyote
Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch Park. Copies of the proposal have been sent to
the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Commission and the Harvey
Bear Coyote Lake Task Force. Please click the hyperlink to see the PDF letter.
