We all know the benefits of mountain bike trails—they allow urban families and children a chance to connect to nature, create an opportunity for fun and healthy, low-impact recreation, displace undesired activity, and improve forest health through volunteer work—but policy makers may not know this.  So we need to help educate them on the benefits that you personally experience.

As part of the ongoing planning process for Seattle Green Spaces, public comment is being submitted online for the next 30 days.  Please take a few minutes and submit your comments now.  Remember to highlight the benefit to neighborhoods, the natural environment, and overall health that mountain biking trails provide.  Speak to your personal experience and the benefits that you and your family get from being able to ride - and how you shouldn’t have to drive outside Seattle to get to a trail.

Seattle Parks and Recreation will also be holding a mini-summit to discuss the management of Natural Areas and Green Spaces in the city.  Please mark your calendar for April 4th and consider supporting mountain biking in person.  Details are below.

Thanks in advance for working to promote mountain biking in Seattle.  While a vocal minority threatens access, we’re confident that with strong community involvement and facts on the side of mountain biking, we can ensure that the city's residents will have the ability to ride closer to home now and in the future.

 Remember to submit your comments HERE.

WHEN: Saturday, April 4, 2015, 9:30 AM -- 12:30 PM

                                Open House 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

                                Panel Discussion 10:30 AM – noon

                                Open House 12 PM – 12:30 PM

WHERE: Seattle Center, Armory Loft – 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109