Trails around Wright State

Thursday, 30 August 2012

I took a short ride around the Wright State campus today, following the treeline from the furthest parking lot to the Nutter Center. Nearly past the Center, I found what I sought: an entrance into the forest and a pathway suitable for off-road exercise. The trail systems are not very lengthy through the forests around WSU, but enough is there for an hour's trail ride. Most of the trails are double-track, some graveled, some packed earth. And they offer one stream crossing and quite a few hops over fallen trees.

The forest also has some path openings close to the Creative Arts and Library, but they are marked as part of the Biological Sciences preserve or study areas. Good to see the markings and know that plenty of other paths are available, so these can be left free from bothering the natural habitat.

I plan to find an outdoor activities group similar to the one that has developed at University of Dayton. Perhaps interest can be built for truly developing part of the forest areas for off-road biking.

Ride conditions
Temperature: 78 to 82°F at 11:45
Precipitation: none
Winds: calm
Clothing: Skinsuit, ankle socks, open-finger gloves
Bike: Mongoose MGX-D40 trail
Time: about an hour, distance unknown *
Heart rate: unknown *
Path users: 1 pedestrian, close to a campus-forest opening
* no Playback of the ride available, Garmin is on the blink

End to bike lanes in Brooklyn?

A New York City neighborhood requested the end to bike lanes that Mayor Bloomberg's administration had installed. This wealthy neighborhood of Brooklyn has waged a year of dueling petitions, pamphlets and rallies over a bike path installed by the city last summer along Prospect Park West. The Bloomberg administration’s campaign to remake the city’s streets doesn't meet objections everywhere, though. A City Council member whose district overlaps part of the lane conducted a survey and found that more than 70 percent of residents in Park Slope, Brooklyn, supported the lane. In another poll, only about half of the residents on Prospect Park West were in favor.

I haven't seen the Brooklyn bike lanes, but I bet they're not like the single-track in this video.