https://bolincreek.org/blog/2019/11/22/election-results-and-upcoming-challengers/ Protecting Our Bolin Creek Watershed Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:46:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bolincreek.org/blog/2019/11/22/election-results-and-upcoming-challengers/#comment-26735 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:46:05 +0000 http://bolincreek.org/blog/?p=4528#comment-26735 The reason the issue is not dead is because the underlying issues it seeks to address are not resolved – so many continue to push for it. As a community we need to do everything we can to encourage walking and biking and connectivity of the full creek trail would provide a new route for recreation and transit. The current trail isn’t viable for this and certainly isn’t inclusive for those with reduced mobility. Perhaps a good middle ground would be to improve whats there while retaining a permeable surface. But the current OWASA corridor is worn to the point that it’s nearly unusable in some areas and unaesthetic and unnatural throughout. Protection of pristine wilderness is important. But sadly the parts of the Bolin Creek Trail under debate are far from pristine and they’re located in a dense and growing city. Improvement is needed – but the question is what and how.

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