i live in tenn. and when i first moved here there was a million trails and one that was really fun right across it was 90 arces of nothing but woods mud dirt and huge jumps but then like 3 houses built on it and i had to stop riding on it and lot of the trails are down because of new houses and im having less and less riding spots can anyone relate?

 

Even in the country I am seeing urban spawl because I am see more of these pole barns popping up and more trailers/modular homes coming in but thank goodness there is large tracts of state owned property so nothing will ever be built in these areas.

 

There's a lot of houses being built around here too! There's not much farmland left anymore. There used to be a lot of land and a lot less traffic.

 

I hear you! And I feel your pain!

 

i know how you feel, there are too many houses everywheres [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

 

I know exactly what all of you mean, I live in western NC and it is in the moutains, used to all that was on the top's of mountins was dirt but now there are summer houses everywhere. The sad thing is is that it is mostly people from urbin areas so they have no idea about country life, the natives are all laid back but the city folk want things done now, don't want you to bother them.
They buy all the land, make what land is left priced so rediculusly it is pitafull, the least they could do is be nice while doing it.

 

around my area trails are taken away everyday from houses being built..then we got the state paving miles and miles of the oldrailroad bed for ppl to walk and ride bikes on,talk about BS..

 

A friend (who rides!), is developing 400+ acres in the hills behind my house. I am not pleased, but somebody was going to develop it eventually, and it might as well be him who becomes a millionaire as somebody else. The project will not even start for a couple of years, so for now, I have 400+ acres of private land that I can ride, and the Sheriff can't bother me!

 

We have the same thing going on in the Central Valley, farm land is being turned into a urban parking lot with $400k box style houses, that pretty much only Bay area people can afford.
Not that anyone can ride on private property, but, if you had permission to ride there or near the new homes, you can kiss that luxury good bye. Fortunately, I have quite a bit of riding areas close by. Both private and public.

 

i love when they put a row of cookie cutter houses,,,,,right where a beautiful old barn once stood.

1/4 acre lots if they are lucky......it is terrible