Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
BMORC have been working with Council and Council Staff with regards to the reestablishment of appropriate Downhill and XC facilities in the Lower Blue Mountains of NSW, specifically the Knapsack reserve @ Glenbrook.
Brief History
In approx Sep 2009, Councilor Luchetti commissioned an assessment of the Old Bathurst Road site, which had been an unapproved but long standing track (17 years young).
Through a series of events, local builders began advertising a second nearby track named "Candy Bar"or Nichols Pde.
Residents strongly opposed Nichols particularly given continued use of the track by riders following its closure. The strong resident backlash and weak rider participation in advocacy efforts lead to both track being closed and a long process of finding alternative locations commenced.
In direct response to these events BMORC was formed by a number of local riders, with reps working long and hard to convince Council of the merits of sustainable trail design, construction and volunteer labour maintaining legitimate tracks.
Where are we up to:
BMORC reps have been working on mapping, pin pointing areas that require track realignment and general redesign of both the XC "network" and DH tracks in the Knapsack Reserve. An Existing PoM was in place, which The WSMTB club provided significant input into. AS you can see this has been a real team effort and I thank all those that have given up their time to attend multiple site meetings and discussions to produce the material needed in our report.
BMORC have issued maps and an options/recommendation paper to BMCC Staff to be tabled as part of a Community Consultation process ... to which BMORC will require your assistance in supporting our efforts and or providing constructive feedback.
We will update this thread when the time comes to seek your support, so please subscribe to the thread and or register on BMORC should you wish to help us get legitimate trails in the Blue Mountains.
Thanks in advance and apologies for the novel.
Al
http://bmorc.com/node/16915
Brief History
In approx Sep 2009, Councilor Luchetti commissioned an assessment of the Old Bathurst Road site, which had been an unapproved but long standing track (17 years young).
Through a series of events, local builders began advertising a second nearby track named "Candy Bar"or Nichols Pde.
Residents strongly opposed Nichols particularly given continued use of the track by riders following its closure. The strong resident backlash and weak rider participation in advocacy efforts lead to both track being closed and a long process of finding alternative locations commenced.
In direct response to these events BMORC was formed by a number of local riders, with reps working long and hard to convince Council of the merits of sustainable trail design, construction and volunteer labour maintaining legitimate tracks.
Where are we up to:
BMORC reps have been working on mapping, pin pointing areas that require track realignment and general redesign of both the XC "network" and DH tracks in the Knapsack Reserve. An Existing PoM was in place, which The WSMTB club provided significant input into. AS you can see this has been a real team effort and I thank all those that have given up their time to attend multiple site meetings and discussions to produce the material needed in our report.
BMORC have issued maps and an options/recommendation paper to BMCC Staff to be tabled as part of a Community Consultation process ... to which BMORC will require your assistance in supporting our efforts and or providing constructive feedback.
We will update this thread when the time comes to seek your support, so please subscribe to the thread and or register on BMORC should you wish to help us get legitimate trails in the Blue Mountains.
Thanks in advance and apologies for the novel.
Al
http://bmorc.com/node/16915
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