{"id":221871433,"date":"2012-01-12T22:57:13","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T22:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=221871433"},"modified":"2012-01-12T22:57:13","modified_gmt":"2012-01-12T22:57:13","slug":"mountain-bikers-dpw-nearing-compromise-over-reservoir-trail-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=221871433","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Bikers, DPW Nearing Compromise Over Reservoir Trail Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore County Council members will issue a resolution in support of expanding trail network at Loch Raven Reservoir.<br \/>\nBy Nick DiMarco &#8211; Patch<br \/>\nLoch Raven Reservoir trail users and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works could be nearing a compromise after months of negotiations over watershed land use, according to a county councilman and a representative for the Mid-Atlantic Outdoor Enthusiasts (MORE).<br \/>\nTrail users, specifically mountain bikers, have been in talks with Public Works to reclaim a network of &quot;legacy trails&quot; that were closed off\u2014only to bikers\u2014because of fears that tire treads were causing environmental damage to the watershed.<br \/>\nThe contentious situation has been going on for over a  year, as mountain bikers have pleaded with the city for a compromise.<br \/>\nWhile Loch Raven Reservoir is under Baltimore City control, the land is located within Baltimore County. With two governing interests involved, change can be difficult.<br \/>\nHowever, Baltimore County Council is moving ahead with a resolution to expand the trail network in conjunction with MORE.<br \/>\nA resolution (see attached PDF file)\u2014co-sponsored by four council members\u2014has been drafted in support of mountain bikers and outlines intentions for expanding trail networks.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/timonium.patch.com\/articles\/mountain-bikers-dpw-nearing-compromise-over-reservor-trail-use\">https:\/\/timonium.patch.com\/articles\/mountain-bikers-dpw-nearing-compromise-over-reservor-trail-use<\/a>oldId.20120112225713679<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore County Council members will issue a resolution in support of expanding trail network at Loch Raven Reservoir. By Nick DiMarco &#8211; Patch Loch Raven Reservoir trail users and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works could be nearing a compromise after months of negotiations over watershed land use, according to a county councilman and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=221871433\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mountain Bikers, DPW Nearing Compromise Over Reservoir Trail Use&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221871433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-paths"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221871433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=221871433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221871433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=221871433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=221871433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=221871433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}