Public asked to comment on Duluth Traverse Mountain Bike Trail System Environmental Assessment Worksheet

What does that mean? Well, there is a lot of debate about the bike trails and putting in bike lanes on the roads. How safe are they, can we afford to do something else, or just create some out of the city.

From the City of Duluth Website, The City of Duluth is accepting public comments during a 30-day public review period from February 6 to March 7, 2013, on an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) that was prepared for the Duluth Traverse Mountain Bike Trail System.

The City of Duluth in partnership with COGGS (Cyclists of the Gitchee Gumee Shores) is proposing to construct Phase 1 of the Duluth Traverse, a sustainable multi-use natural-surface single-track trail system purpose built for mountain biking but suitable for many human powered recreational users which will stretch across Duluth along the ridgeline. The proposed trail will be built to International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) sustainable trail guidelines to minimize maintenance and erosion problems.

A copy of the EAW is available online at www.duluthmn.gov/planning. Additional copies of the EAW are available for public review at:

• Duluth Public Library, 520 West Superior Street, Duluth

• Duluth Parks and Recreation Office, 411 West First Street, Ground Floor of City Hall, Duluth

• Duluth Planning Office, 411 West First Street, Room 208, Duluth

The EAW will be published in the February 6, 2013 EQB Monitor. Written comments must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, to the attention of Charles Froseth, Land Use Supervisor, 411 West First Street, Room 208, Duluth MN 55802. Written comments will be shared with the Planning Commission at their March 12, 2013, Planning Commission meeting.

Email comments may be sent to cfroseth@duluthmn.gov with “Duluth Traverse EAW” in the subject line. If submitting comments electronically, include name and mailing address.