What CORBA Does
By Mark Langton Recently a bicycle club-team representative contacted CORBA wanting to see what more they could do to get more of the trails that are currently closed to bicycles opened up to shared use. A couple of comments from the correspondence were that they thought that showing up in larger numbers to public meetings […]
Resolve to Solve in 2013
How many of you have New Year’s Resolutions that you are hoping to keep? There is one you can make and keep, guaranteed. It will help you, the mountain bike community, and the trail community at large. Ready? Slow down when passing others! How many things in life can you do that actually solve a […]
In My Backyard (IMBY)
By Mark Langton You might not know that in addition to being President of CORBA, I am also the chair of the Conejo Open Space Trails Advisory Committee (COSTAC), a Thousand Oaks city-appointed committee to the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA). So while I ride all over the Santa Monica mountains and beyond, COSCA […]
2012 Trails and Greenways Conference
CORBA was very much involved in last week’s California Trails and Greenways Conference. This annual event brings together land managers at the Federal, State, County and City levels, along with resource planners, volunteers, non-profit organizations and professional landscape architects and trail builders. The theme for this year’s conference was “Navigating Radical Change.” The most radical […]
CORBA is part of a larger multi-use oriented Volunteer Community in the Angeles National Forest
In many discussions between different trail user groups, the fact often emerges that we all share many common goals and attitudes about trails. Most trail user groups want to help maintain trails for the benefit of all; they want to minimize damage to our public lands, while preserving recreational access in perpetuity. We want to […]
Multi-Use Signs on El Prieto
Since the trail re-opened in May this year, El Prieto has seen heavy use by cyclists eager to get back to the trails they love. Recently there have been a few complaints from hikers being startled by bicycles on El Prieto. CORBA donated to the Forest Service a set of IMBA multi-use trail guideline signs […]
Tapia Spur Trail to Undergo Shared-Use Upgrades Starting in September
State Parks has announced that the multi-use Tapia Spur Trail in Malibu Creek State Park/Tapia Park will undergo several changes to address the trail’s ability to sustain shared use by hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers. The work is tentatively set to begin in September of 2011. According to State Parks’ Tapia Spur Trail project description […]
All Fun at June 18th CORBA Beginner Ride
Nine mountain bikers turned up for CORBA’s Beginner Ride in Sycamore Canyon (Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu State Park). We started our ride on nice double track leading through the meadows of the National Park Service property of Rancho Sierra Vista. Once at the top of famous Blacktop Hill we took a moment to talk […]