Help us save our jumps

[ibiketomuch]

looking for some help form you all. our local spot is in the process of getting shut down for good. This place has a history that u can read about farther down if you want. But this place means a lot to us and hope u guys can help us out by signing this for us.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savecreek/

interesting fact-Steve Peat has approved these jumps, this isnt bull



here is my write up that was mixed in with the summary on ipetitions.com

The Creek Jumps located in Lafayette, CA off the trail by the Lafayette Community Center and are a special place for all ages of bikers and non-bikers. This is a spot to ride great jumps and hang out with friends anytime. With an average of about 10 kids and adults visiting the jumps daily the constant flow of people allow for people to make new friends from around the area. The Creek Jumps have been around for more than 15 years and the responsibility of keeping them working is passed on through generations. These jumps have been a place for kids to find the true wonders of biking and grow to love the sport. Many of the past builders and riders have gone on to have biking a large part of their life.



This spot has been very controversial through out the years. Younger kids come and start to work on them not necessarily understand the importance of respect to the land and others. Older kids and adults try to help regulate the jumps in hope of keeping them prosperous to all. This has included the removal of thrash, hard labor and devotion.



These jumps have been take down naturally and by humans many times. However, they are ALWAYS rebuilt. You might ask why such a thing would happen. There are many answers to this. A major one is that these jumps have become FAMOUS for the local BMX’ers and mountain bikers. Kids through out Lafayette and Moraga know this spot for the legendary jumps that have been made. These kids want to be able to tell their friends that “Hey I jumped the creek jumps” or “The creek jumps are SOOOOO cool”. Another reason these jumps have been rebuilt many times of the years is the spot they are at. This spot is a perfect spot for jumps because of the shade, local water supply, sandy dirt and easy to get to location.



The Creek jumps are the lively hood of many bikers in the community. Deystroying this spot again will hamper the joy that comes to so many bikers when the spend a day biking




thank you very much for your help
matt

[East Bay Rich]

Legalization of secret jumps is a slow, but worthy process. The best bet is to talk to landowners, city staff and park/rec people. Start here:

http://www.ci.lafayette.ca.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={576AEF29-AF05-4940-99D8-0563B131D5C2}

Contact these people:

Jennifer Russell, Parks & Recreation Director
Phone: (925) 284-2232
Fax: (925) 284-1549
500 St. Mary's Road

Greg Travers, Park Maintenance Specialist gtravers@lovelafayette.org
Kevin Gayton, Community Center Caretaker
Donica Gorman, Teen Program Coordinator

If you need help with the project, I'm more than willing to give you pointers when it comes to city meetings. Check out this page, too:

http://www.ci.lafayette.ca.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={A0505BA9-E313-4848-B581-8AF3B54A5772}

What you first need to do is get as many residents behind the jumps as possible. Especially those with businesses in town or with some influence. At the same time, get park people involved. There are success stories like Pleasanton and Aptos, so don't feel like it's not possible.
Thanks,
Rich

[East Bay Rich]

oh- and one more thing, get as many local riders organized as possible. If you need a section on this forum specific to the jumps, I think I can set up something. Get a rider list going so if you do need to speak at a public meeting, you can make a few phone calls and get a ton of riders and parents to support the cause.

[obionespeedonly]

Ahhhhh, crud, I remember that was part of that "radar" I brought up recently.

I'll see what I can do, if anything towards a solution if it helps.

Not that it helps, you're not alone in this.

[obionespeedonly]

**Side note, it is L**e (really should consider removing that location name to better protect what you have) after all, all that affluence and those highly educated individuals.

Seems to me that maybe some funding and legal representation might swing things into the better, or provide another avenue to develop.

Get a petition going, speak with local representatives and officials, have signatures, adults, and people of influence with you and it'll be easier to bankroll and push.

Also, siggy wise...

im paintballeerXC on mtbr but i hate that name.

..it is within the admin's powers to edit screen names. :D
Now you know. :147: