Flightline Progress Blog

Several of the items on the Open Space report are trail segments and not land acquisitions- the committee was appointed to do both. I believe if you lobby just for Flightline now as a stand alone item - you will not be successful. Get it approved as part of […]

I attended the meeting of  SDMBA Tuesday the 19th. Minette put Flightline on the agenda and between myself and her we described where we were at this juncture. Support of SDMBA was given. The letter written by Ryan Dynes will be read critiqued and sent to the county to ask for […]

Today I met a reporter and camera crew from CNN (Time Warner Cable, North County) at the parking lot in Carlsdad where the “old” skyline trail entrace was. We had an interview in front of the fence that was errected to keep out trespassers.
My main point was that we are a group of tax paying […]

Today I am meeting CNN to do an interview on the FlightLine trails being closed down. It is set to last about an hour, I’ll let everyone know when they can watch it or where they can go to watch it online.

The Union Tribune did a write up on the FlightLIne situation this past saturday. If you would like to read the entire article you can do so over here. If you are looking for the hightlights…I’ll break it down for you.
CARLSBAD – A group of mountain-bike riders who used a clandestine web of trails for […]

RIP = Riparian Oak Trail.  Parallel to the stream.

Riparian areas are the green, vegetated areas on each side of streams and rivers. They serve many important functions, including purifying water by removing sediments and other contaminants; reducing the risk of flooding and associated damage; reducing stream channel and stream bank erosion; increasing available water and […]

Carlsbad Open Space
Deadline for Nominations for Open Space in City of Carlsbad was November 17
The citizen’s committee will hear public testimony at their meeting on December 1, from 9 am to 12 noon at the Faraday Center- so mark your calendar. Call or email the planner in charge, Mike Grim at mgrim@ci.carlsbad.ca.us […]

Josh and I met a reporter from the Union Tribune at the FlightLine parking lot on Wednesday night. He is committed to writting an unbiased article on the trails and told me he isn’t trying to sway opinions one way or the other with his article, he just wants to inform to Union Tribune community […]

I was having problems with the Word Press Template I was using so I uploaded this new blog face. Once I figure out how to change out this picture up top and the navigation on the left there…it will be more Mountain BIke oriented.
Also, the site went down for 24hrs…we’re back up and should be […]

I have heard from Markus and from Mike Grim, both via voice mail, that the major hurdles to overcome with getting the Easement changed will most likely be with the wildlife agencies, Dept. of Fish and Game, and Dept of Fish and Wildlife Services.
 
I also heard some feedback from other trails advocates I wanted […]