Staff from ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) this summer released the Bay Trail Gap Closure Implementation Plan (BTGCIP) final report, which establishes prioritization criteria to rank the benefit of closing the remaining gaps in the San Francisco Bay Trail.
The vision for a complete Bay Trail is a total of 500 miles of trails that circle the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. To date, more than 350 miles have been completed.
The BTGCIP inventories the remaining gaps, identifies priorities and ranking of gaps for future investment, and develops cost estimates for closing those gaps.
A multi-year process, the BTGCIP featured engagement with a working group of more than 100 participants, with representation from all nine Bay Area counties. The working group included staff from cities, counties, state, federal, transit and advocacy organizations, as well as partnership with nine community-based organizations that engaged with members of the public in Equity Priority Communities.
The process reviewed the entire Bay Trail through the lens of these identified priorities:
- Center Equity Priority Communities in building out future segments of the Bay Trail
- Connect segments that create the longest continuous sections of trail
- Connect job centers to housing
- Increase access to transit-rich and connected communities
- Improve access to parks and open space
- Preserve the shoreline environment and access to the shoreline
- Consider impacts of sea level rise in the coming decades
The Bay Trail is a joint project of ABAG and MTC.
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