Western Bike Trails Under Threat

[tzeaser]

"Brilliant" quote of the day: “I certainly think bicycle paths are a good idea,” he said. But “for all I know, there is some right of way that goes through people’s houses, you know, and all of a sudden they are going to be living in their house and suddenly a bicycle will run through it.”
Justice Stephen Breyer speaking in the Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling in an obscure Wyoming land dispute that could result in the loss of thousands of miles of bicycle trails.
Link to the article: link.

[Angela]

Hopefully Justice Stephen Breyer just got a little tongue tied, if not, pretty scary!

I don't know all the details and this is the first I have read on this issue but no one is alive right now who owned any of that land when the railroads were built which means they bought or inherited that land knowing there was a railroad and associated right of way. Will be interested to see how this plays out.