BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sierra Nevada Alliance - ECPv6.2.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sierra Nevada Alliance X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sierranevadaalliance.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sierra Nevada Alliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T113000 DTSTAMP:20240329T002151 CREATED:20211208T180650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T214309Z UID:3091-1639044000-1639049400@sierranevadaalliance.org SUMMARY:Wheels and Legs: Reducing Nonmotorized Trails Conflicts DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, presented by American Trails\, will provide perspectives and an assessment of the issue of conflicts and potential solutions when dealing with nonmotorized trails. \n  \n“Share-the trail” has been a mantra for decades. In many cases\, particularly for urban trails and greenways\, the shared use (multiple uses) concept has offered an efficient and affordable way to build and manage trails. However\, with the explosive growth of trail visitation and the growth the types of uses\, the question of conflicts among users\, has arisen—particularly between mechanized (bikes) and foot (including people with mobility devices) traffic. \nIn addition to the more traditional modes of hiking and bicycling\, we now have trail running\, single-track biking\, snow biking\, e-biking\, horseback riding\, long distance trekking\, people with mobility aides\, long boarding\, skating\, pack animal trips\, and other emerging modes not even dreamed up yet. And\, with increasingly sophisticated technology\, bikes can now access and negotiate many trails that were once the domain of foot and horse traffic only. We also now need to consider an expanding range of visitor experience objectives including: finding solace\, family outings\, group meet ups\, fast riders\, slow riders\, riding challenge courses\, races\, getting fit\, escaping\, spiritual healing\, and more. Each has its character and each has its unique user objectives. \nConsidering both “back country” and urban trails\, what are some of the emerging potential conflicts types and trends and how do they affect the trail experience\, safety and resource sustainability? Is it a problem? And\, if so\, how significant is it? Are we at a tipping point where we need to rethink shared use? What are the characteristics of the most common and disruptive conflicts? What are the perceptions of the different types of trail users? And\, what are trail managers’ perspectives? Are there practical solutions? \nThis presentation will benefit all levels of expertise and roles from trail users\, to planners and designers\, to managers. The goal is to provide perspectives\, an assessment of the issue of conflicts and potential solutions when dealing with nonmotorized trails. \nFollowing the presentation\, the panelist will respond to questions from webinar participants. \n  \nPresented by: \n\nDennis Benson\, Recreation Program Manager\, Deschutes National Forest\, USDA Forest Service\nRyan Ojero\, Southwest Regional Manager\, Washington Trails Association\nDeonne Vanderwoude\, Human Dimensions Supervisor\, City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks\nCurt Kruger\, Co-Founder and Current Director\, Trail Partners\nRobert (Bob) Searns\, Owner\, Robert Searns and Associates\, Inc. URL:https://sierranevadaalliance.org/event/wheels-and-legs-reducing-nonmotorized-trails-conflicts/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://sierranevadaalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/shutterstock_1402676558-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="American Trails":MAILTO:candace@americantrails.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR