Should Highway 1 and the Coastal Trail take a cue form the Pacifica apartment building on Esplanade Ave and make a planned retreat before losing the erosion battle?
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Why spend a half-million to patch & infill an eroding bluff at Surfers Beach?
Should Highway 1 and the Coastal Trail take a cue form the Pacifica apartment building on Esplanade Ave and make a planned retreat before losing the erosion battle?
County requests cash for Coastal Trail
HMB Review: By Greg Thomas greg@hmbreview.com
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:55 AM PST
The county Board of Supervisors endorsed a half-million-dollar proposal to extend a paved section of the Coastal Trail on the jagged bluffs above Surfer’s Beach earlier this month.
The plan entails patching up and infilling portions of the eroded bluff tops to make room for an eight-foot-wide pedestrian lane, in addition to a permanent walkway down to the beach.
As it stands today, a smooth asphalt aisle laid across Mirada Surf West last summer dead ends near the southern edge of Surfer’s Beach, stranding trail users heading north at a patch of gravel and dirt. North of the patch, people face a narrow section of partially paved trail squeezed between serrated bluffs and speeding cars on Highway 1.
Moving along that 400-foot-long section can be tricky, depending on the amount of foot and bike traffic. A trail at Surfer’s Beach would provide safer, easier access to Pillar Point Harbor for walkers and cyclists.
“From the standpoint of finishing any pieces (of the trail) on the coast, that’s the most critical,” said county Parks Department Director Dave Holland.
Holland wrote the proposal in conjunction with Midcoast Park Lands, a citizens advisory group. They are submitting a request for $500,000 in federal and state funds to U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, State Sen. Leland Yee and State Assemblyman Jerry Hill.
“I think it’s got a 50-50 chance” of gaining an earmark, Holland said. His department has procured only one federal earmark for a parks project in the past – for interpretive work at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Holland added that getting signatures from county supervisors should help.
Paving could start as early as next fall, Holland said, but it’s contingent on getting cash soon.
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:55 AM PST
The county Board of Supervisors endorsed a half-million-dollar proposal to extend a paved section of the Coastal Trail on the jagged bluffs above Surfer’s Beach earlier this month.
The plan entails patching up and infilling portions of the eroded bluff tops to make room for an eight-foot-wide pedestrian lane, in addition to a permanent walkway down to the beach.
As it stands today, a smooth asphalt aisle laid across Mirada Surf West last summer dead ends near the southern edge of Surfer’s Beach, stranding trail users heading north at a patch of gravel and dirt. North of the patch, people face a narrow section of partially paved trail squeezed between serrated bluffs and speeding cars on Highway 1.
Moving along that 400-foot-long section can be tricky, depending on the amount of foot and bike traffic. A trail at Surfer’s Beach would provide safer, easier access to Pillar Point Harbor for walkers and cyclists.
“From the standpoint of finishing any pieces (of the trail) on the coast, that’s the most critical,” said county Parks Department Director Dave Holland.
Holland wrote the proposal in conjunction with Midcoast Park Lands, a citizens advisory group. They are submitting a request for $500,000 in federal and state funds to U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, State Sen. Leland Yee and State Assemblyman Jerry Hill.
“I think it’s got a 50-50 chance” of gaining an earmark, Holland said. His department has procured only one federal earmark for a parks project in the past – for interpretive work at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Holland added that getting signatures from county supervisors should help.
Paving could start as early as next fall, Holland said, but it’s contingent on getting cash soon.
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