Access to Closed Trail In Cheeseboro Reconsidered
A few days ago we posted to the blog about a short parallel trail in Cheeseboro Canyon that had been posted closed. According to a National Park Service (NPS) spokesperson, the ranger that initiated the closure gathered input from NPS staff and the public and discussed the findings with her supervisor, and it was determined that […]
Mountain Bike Access Threatened in Cheeseboro Canyon
Recent comments by National Park Service ranger personnel indicate that resource damage caused by mountain bikers in Cheeseboro Canyon Park in Agoura Hills could threaten future access. Over the last few years increased off-trail “bonus runs” have been created by mountain bikers and is a fairly serious breech of accepted activity. These bonus runs include […]
Trail Conversions to Begin in Malibu Creek State Park
On January 26, 2011, CORBA Board of Directors members Mark Langton and Danusia Bennett-Taber met with representatives of California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) regarding CORBA’s request for considering the change in use of trails to include mountain bikes. This meeting is was part of the State’s new trail conversion process, and several more […]
LA Planning Commission Approves Bike Plan
The City of Los Angeles Planning Commission passed the proposed bike plan yesterday December 15, 2010. It now goes to the Mayor for 30 days, then to the Transportation Committee of City Council, then to the full Council. Mark Langton and Steve Messer of CORBA, and Jim Hasenauer of IMBA attended. Langton and Hasenauer spoke […]
CORBA Meets With State Parks Superintendents
On November 22 CORBA Board of Directors members Mark Langton, Hans Keifer, Danusia Bennett-Taber, and Steve Messer, along with IMBA representative Jim Hasenauer, met with Topanga Sector Superintendent Lynette Brody and Acting Angeles District Superintendent Craig Sap. The specific purpose of the meeting was to update Superintendent Sap on CORBA’s programs as well as to […]
CORBA’s Kurt Loheit Receives National Award
CORBA and IMBA founding member and Mountain Bike Hall Of Fame Inductee Kurt Loheit was recently the recipient of American Trails’ Lifetime Service Award as part of the 20th American Trails National Symposium. From the American Trails website: The National Trails Awards is one way American Trails recognizes the exemplary people across the landscape of […]
Rogers Road Trail Update
On November 10, CORBA Board members Mark Langton, Jeff Klinger, Hans Keifer, Danusia Bennet-Taber, and Steve Messer, along with Jim Hasenauer of IMBA and Bryan Gordon of the Canyonback Alliance, walked/rode the upper section of Rogers Road Trail with Topanga Sector Superintendent Lynette Brody and Maintenance Supervisor Dale Skinner. This tour was arranged by CORBA […]
State Parks Programatic EIR Public Hearing
This Saturday, November 13, California State Parks will be hosting the final public hearing on their Draft Programatic EIR. Bicycle access to trails in the Santa Monica Mountains and many other areas will be directly affected by the final version of this document, so it is important to ensure that mountain bikers are fully engaged […]