Plymouth trail plans: objections and support

tomstickland

The National Trust have plans for a blue and red grade trail at Plymbridge. Looks good. It's brought out the objectors.

Plym Cycle Hub group:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Plym-Vall ... 7972744989

Friends of Plymbridge Woods (against the trails):
http://www.facebook.com/FriendsofPlymbridgeWoods

Guardian article on the situation. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/b ... cycle-plan

Planning documents (click on "view associated documents" near the bottom. This link can take ages to respond : http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/planningonli ... it=Search&


It will be interesting to see what happens.

Anonymous

Saw this posted a little while back, but haven't heard more. Sounds like the plan has been withdrawn though subject to review because they can't build the cafe.

Not surprised at the anti-lobby. It's a problem around the country where there is quite a negative attitude amongst walkers against anyone on a bike. I feel much of it is down to the experience of walkers with a different category of cyclist. Those being the kids and adults on BSOs charging down footways, shared cycle paths and tow paths without much consideration. Or at least that's the way they perceive them. Few I think have really experienced mountain bikers.

Yes there are some that litter and don't pay much attention to people walking, but they are in the minority. The walkers and ramblers however are very vocal, tend to have prominent community members and turn up to meetings about such things whereas the bikers don't bother. Result is a lot of negative ranting by a minority against bikers with a lot of stereotypes. I keep quoting it, but local to me one such meeting resulted in splashing over the local paper that we are all "drunken swearing hooligans" !

I'm interested in this one coming from Devon as I'd want to check the place out if it works. The plans look fairly detailed too. My hope was that the NT might manage to get some decent trails, unlike the FC at Haldon who've just caved in to H&S.

MountainMonster

This is always such an interesting topic for me to read about since I live in Austria. Cycling is viewed completely differently here, only people who have problems with cyclists are the church when they are on their land. Luckily they don't own that much land anymore.

Cyclists get space here on roads, everyone is highly respected for being on a bike, and the majority of people are for more bike parks and trails centers to be opened, so more people are happy.

Such a shame to see the difference in the U.K.

ddraver

Well as always, the anti's are sending up a load of stupid reasons! There are a dozen or more posts on the anti page that say they don't want to stop cycling in the woods - but they don't want to make a track for cycling...what?

I hope the withdrawal is purely a temporary thing and that they can sort it out and get it back on track! It would be great for the area and the woods!

Anonymous

Ah, so pure and simply NIMBYism then

http://willcycle.blogspot.com/2011/09/f ... woods.html