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Bikers and Pedestrians - Your Input Is Wanted!

fThe Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking citizen participation in the development of a comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Residents of Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson and Williamson counties – plus the cities of Spring Hill and Springfield – are invited to complete an online survey located at www.nashvillempo.org . Residents are asked to share their thoughts and priorities for making their communities more walk and bike friendly.

Bike/Ped Study Website: www.nashvillempo.org/bikeped.html Bike/Ped Blog: http://walkbikeforum.blogspot.com

Public Meeting Schedule (more details at www.nashvillempo.org/bikeped.html)

February 23rd, Rutherford County, Smyrna Town Centre, 5:30-7:30 pm

February 23rd, Williamson County, Franklin First United Methodist Church, 5:30-7:30 pm

February 24th, Davidson County, East Park Community Center, 5:30-7:30 pm

February 26th, Sumner County, Hendersonville Public Library, 5:30-7:30 pm

February 26th, Wilson County, Lebanon City Hall, 5:30-7:30 pm

Earth Hour 2009 in Nashville - March 28!

538 cities in 75 countries, including Nashville, have committed to turning off their lights from 8:30 - 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 28th. The city of Nashville is doing it in style - check out http://www.earthhourus.org/nashville/nashville.php for event details, as the downtown goes dark!

MTR Bike Ride & Legislative Rally - mid-March

Sam Evans, a third year law student at UT, is coordinating groups of riders to leave from various cities in TN (Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Memphis, especially) to converge on Nashville for support of the Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act, a bill that would basically prohibit mountaintop strip mining of ridges higher than 2000 feet. The group wants to lobby committee members in Nashville. People interested in biking or meeting with the group should contact Sam at seldomseensam@gmail.com. For more information on the Scenic Vistas Protection Act, check out http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~sp134601/leaf/leafbrochure.pdf

Sierra Endorses Purchase of Hill Property for Preservation

Both the MTG group and the chapter endorse the purchase of the H.G. Hill property by the Friends of Warner Parks organization, to protect this property and provide unparalleled educational experiences in the Nashville metro area. The H.G. Hill property consists of 322 acres of old growth forest, adjacent to Warner Parks in the southwest Nashville area. This is the largest tract of old growth forest within a metro area in the state. If the property cannot be preserved, it will be sold to a commercial developer. The Friends of Warner Parks organization is dedicated to the preservation, protection and stewardship of the Warner park system. For more information on Friends of Warner Parks, go to http://www.friendsofwarnerparks.com/.

(Last updated 2/20/09)