[BHV] maps of favorite routes

[William Lodico]

Kent,

At BACPAC*'S predecessor, there was talk of putting together maps for  
the Schuyler, Chemung, Steuben a couple of years ago.  A fairly  
large, well informed group of us spent several hours   marking up  
some large county maps, and we actually got a pretty fair start on  
the project although there was clearly quite a lot more work to do.

When we saw the amount of volunteer work that was going to be  
involved, we asked for a commitment from government transportation  
liaisons that there would be money and other resources available so  
that we could publish a high quality map.  I believe that I broached  
the topic at least once during last year's BACPAC meetings.  Although  
there was assurance that that sort of commitment could be obtained,  
to the best of my knowledge it has not yet been obtained.

I frankly think we get should strive to get that commitment, not just  
in money but in expertise with assurances that what we will wind up  
with will be worth the effort, before committing the necessary  
volunteer time and effort toward the worthy goal you suggest.

Bill

*for those wondering, BACPAC is our acronym for the Chemung/Schuyler/ 
Steuben Bicycle Advisory Committee/Pedestrian Advisory Committee.  If  
you are interested in joining Kent and me as BHV representatives on  
this committee, let me know.

On Sep 24, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Kent Goben wrote:

I was at the BACPAC meeting last Friday.  It was a very interesting
meeting.  One of the points that was made is that there does not seem  
to be
a way to find some of the best bicycle routes (road and trail, hiking,
etc.) for visitors, new riders, someone wanting to try something  
new.  One
person said that he frequently took his bike up to Rochester because  
he had
maps on where to ride.  His comment was that there goes the money that I
could be spending in the Southern Tier instead.
So, to make a long story short, we started a new sub committee.  We are
going to try and develop a web page that will list routes,  
elevations, etc.
for the average and higher rider.
So, those of you that have the computers that would be able to send  
us some
of the maps in our area, this would be a start.  We have a meeting
scheduled for October 19 to start organizing ideas.
If there is anyone else that would like to be a part of this group, we
would surely appreciate the expertise.Kent

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