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A Marin County judge has delivered a victory to a group of environmentalists seeking to prevent expanded bicycle access on Mount Tamalpais.

A preliminary injunction issued Tuesday blocks the Marin Municipal Water District from launching two pilot programs: one that would have opened 7 miles of watershed trails to bikes, and another to allow class 1, pedal-assisted electric bikes.

Nov-Dec 2023

Mt. Tam bike access ban extended.

Judge blocks Marin Municipal plans for two pilot programs.

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Horse riders anxious over cyclists' access to Mount Tam trails

A battle is brewing in the North Bay between horse riders and mountain bikers as bikers will soon have more access to trails. Kenny Choi reports.

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Mount Tamalpais trails to open to bikes

“The Marin Municipal Water District will open nearly 7 miles of trails to cyclists in the Mount Tamalpais watershed.

The district board voted unanimously to approve two pilot programs — an electric bike program and a trail-sharing program — at its meeting on Tuesday. The initiative asks hikers, bikers and equestrians to share a portion of trails for two years as the district assesses the effects.”

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Marin judge blocks expanded bike access on Mount Tamalpais

A group of environmentalists has sued the Marin Municipal Water District over bike access on Mount Tamalpais.

The lawsuit claims a pilot program to open 7 miles of watershed trails to bikes is bad for the mountain. The suit states the water district failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act by forgoing an analysis of the potential disturbances to the habitat from bike riding.

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