News Release

Input Sought on the Use of a New Pathway Leading into Arches National Park

Date: January 13, 2020
Contact: Angie Richman, 435-719-2140
Contact: Amy Tendick, 435-719-2103

The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public input on a plan to allow bicycle use on the newly constructed Arches Visitor Center Connector Trail. The trail connects the Arches visitor center to the Moab Canyon Pathway and was built in accordance with national guidelines for shared use paths. NPS Regulation 36 CFR § 4.30 requires that any park, before authorizing bicycle use on an existing trail, evaluate that use in an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS). Consistent with this regulation, the park is now evaluating bicycle use on the Visitor Center Connector Trail in an environmental assessment (EA).

The EA will be available for public comment and review January 13, 2020 through February 11, 2020 on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website at:

https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsOpenForReview.cfm?parkID=25&projectID=92060
 

Comments unable to be made on the PEPC website can be sent to:

National Park Service
Southeast Utah Group
Attn: Planning and Compliance Coordinator
2282 S. West Resource Blvd
Moab, Utah 84532

Mailed comments must be postmarked by February 11, 2020.

Comments will not be accepted by fax, phone, email or in any other way not stated above.

Public Comment Considerations:

• Bulk comments in any format (hard copy or electronic) submitted on behalf of others will not be accepted.
• Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information, be aware that your entire comment—including your personally identifiable information—may be made public at any time. You may ask us to withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Deadline for comments is February 11, 2020.