Thank you for featuring me as your Personality of the week (Sept. 12-14 edition) and for focusing on the Fall Line Trail through Bryan Park. The article surely will raise awareness of the issue among readers.

I would like to clarify one point, however: I and Citizens for a Responsible Fall Line Trail are not against the Fall Line Trail.

Indeed, we think it will be a wonderful amenity for Richmond and the region. Additionally, we support the trail going through Bryan Park. What we oppose is the city’s chosen route, which will pave over park land, kill trees, and risk the safety of park users, all at great cost ($3 million), with little public input, and a lack of necessity.

The park already has miles of bicycle-friendly roads closed to car traffic that could easily handle the trail. City officials must pause, seek wider public comment, and rethink the Bryan Park leg of the trail.

Chuck Epes

Richmond