BOISE -- A victory. That is what Garden City officials consider Friday's ruling to dismiss a lawsuit that would allow bikes on the city's Greenbelt.
Citizens for an Open Greenbelt, or COG, filed the complaint, and say this may simply be a battle lost in the larger campaign.
Back in 2007, the Garden City Council passed an ordinance banning bike riding on a one-and-a-half mile stretch in the Riverside Village area.
Many of the same issues brought recently are similar to what they were back when the ban was put into place: convenience and safety.
"This is the only way that people coming from Eagle, or in this part of Garden City can get to Boise," said a concerned biker. "And what they're going to experience as you can see now on camera is a lot of traffic, and it's very dangerous and it's very narrow."
On Friday, Fourth District Judge Cheri Copsey ruled COG's lawsuit does not have standing and ultimately it is a decision that should be taken up with elections and not with the courts.
COG has suggested they could bring this matter to the people for a vote. But Garden City Mayor John Evans says so far there have been no attempts.
