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submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Sometimes I get sick of brambles on the local bike lane I use a ton, and take a pair of battery electric trimmers to cut back grasses and brambles that grow over the lanes. But I'm curious if cities have actual programs with access to better tools. Working on bike lanes is super satisfying, but I'd love to do it with a group.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I have helped dig and repair single track. If there is an obstruction, especially one that might bite some poor commuter at night, I remove it if I am able.

Where I ride now, the ocean overtopping the trail is the biggest issue. That takes heavy machinery to fix.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Bike lanes no. Unauthorized trail maintenance is more my thing.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Unauthorized trail maintenance<3

I often carry an axe and a branch saw in backpack to maintain my regular trails, it's a nice bit of dopamine you get from making that part of the trail run fast again ๐Ÿ˜

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

No and no, but I have done some surreptitious clipping, debris removal, and minor repair here and there on bike and foot paths. I've also volunteered for trail maintenance, but that was for state and national parks with formal programs.

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