Grants by County

Click on one of the links below to view active and completed grants by county. Grants are listed by county in a counterclockwise direction around San Francisco and San Pablo bays. The grant name is followed by the Bay Trail grant amount in parentheses and the funding year in italics.

 

San Francisco County

In Progress:

Golden Gate Bridge South Public Access Study ($92,000) [2001]
The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Parks Service will prepare a comprehensive plan to improve southern access to the Golden Gate Bridge along 2.5 miles of Bay Trail through the Presidio. Goals of the project include increasing pedestrian and cyclist safety, identifying clear routes for trail users, improving intersections and coordinating signs.

Downtown Ferry Terminal Public Pier ($230,000) [2001]
The Port of San Francisco will create public access improvements on top of an existing 600-foot breakwater near the downtown ferry terminal. Improvements will include constructing a 100-foot trestle structure to connect the breakwater to the Embarcadero Promenade; a circular terminus at the eastern end of the breakwater; and pedestrian improvements including railings, benches, lighting and signs.

Existing Ferry Terminal Pier
 

 

Complete:

China Basin to Hunter's Point ($300,000) [1998]
The City of San Francisco completed approximately 6 miles of trail construction and improvements between China Basin and the northern edge of Hunter's Point, including a trail spur at Heron's Head Park.

China Basin to Hunter's Point

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San Mateo County

In Progress:

Millbrae Avenue Highway 101 Overcrossing ($125,000) [2000]
The City of Millbrae will complete design and engineering for a cantilevered bike and pedestrian bridge overcrossing of Highway 101 at Millbrae Avenue. The bridge will greatly enhance safety and make a critical connection between the planned BART inter-modal station and Bayfront Park.

Coyote Point Park Trail Design ($71,500) [2001]
San Mateo County will complete engineering design of 1-mile of trail through Coyote Point Park. The project will examine design alternatives for a shared use trail along Coyote Point Drive, including a potential retaining wall and the reduction of steep grades. The project will enhance safety and improve the trail experience in one of the County's most visited parks.

Existing Trail at Coyote Point Park
 

San Mateo Shoreline Park Trail ($500,000) [2001]
As part of a larger project identified in the Shoreline Park Master Plan, the City of San Mateo will complete trail construction and improvements to the Shoreline Park system. Bay Trail funds will be applied to a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge across San Mateo Creek, as well as new trail construction and corridor realignment.

Bayfront to Ravenswood Preserve ($46,000) [2001]
The City of Menlo Park will complete a trail alignment study for a half-mile gap between the Dumbarton Bridge and Ravenswood Open Space Preserve. Closing this critical gap will provide a continuous link between Ravenswood Open Space Preserve and northern destinations such as Bayfront Park and the San Francisco National Wildlife Refuge, as well as across the Dumbarton Bridge to East Bay localities. Trail alignment alternatives will be identified and topographical surveys, soils testing and cost estimates for construction and land acquisition will be completed.

East Palo Alto Bay Trail ($70,000) [2001]
The City of Palo Alto will construct and improve 0.85 miles of Bay Trail along the edge of the Faber-Laumeister marsh in East Palo Alto connecting the existing Bay Trail in Palo Alto with an area near the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve. Trail construction will involve widening and paving the existing trail corridor.

Existing Trail in East Palo Alto

Complete:

Oyster Point Marina Park ($75,000) [1998] - Completed October 1999
The San Mateo Harbor District constructed a paved and wheelchair-accessible half-mile segment of the Bay Trail, closing a gap at Oyster Point Marina Park, and creating 3.5 miles of continuous trail. The project also included improvements and amenities, such as a retaining wall, picnic benches, signs and extensive landscaping.

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Santa Clara County

In Progress:

Coyote Creek Trail ($340,000) [2001]
The City of Milpitas, in partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Water District, will construct 1.75 miles of Bay Trail along levees on the east side of Coyote Creek between Dixon Landing Road and Highway 237. The California Conservation Corps will assist with site preparation, fencing and sign installation. This Bay Trail spine will provide a new bicycle and pedestrian connection to McCarthy Ranch retail center and will also serve as an alternative transportation corridor for employees of nearby high-tech industries.

Existing Coyote Creek Levee

Alviso Marina County Park Trail Improvements ($150,000) [2001]
As part of the Alviso Marina County Park Master Plan implementation, Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department will improve approximately 0.5 miles of Bay Trail and construct 400 linear feet of new boardwalk and viewing platforms within Alviso Marina County Park. The project will also include the erection of new trailhead signs, maps, and benches.


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Sunnyvale Lockheed Reach ($55,000) [2000] - Completed June 2001
In partnership with Cargill and Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale constructed 1 mile of new Bay Trail. The project connects with the popular Bay Trail segment in Sunnyvale Baylands Park (constructed under the 1997 grant described below) and provides new access to Lockheed property, serving as an extension of this well-used recreation and transportation corridor.

Sunnyvale Lockheed Reach Dedication


Sunnyvale Baylands Trail ($69,700) [1997] - Completed July 1999
The City of Sunnyvale constructed 2.75 miles of levee trails between Calabazas Creek and West Channel, providing access to 4 miles of continuous levee trails. This innovative project used the members of the California Conservation Corps not only to help develop the levee trails (by hand grading, signing and revegetating with native species), but also to maintain the trails for several years.

Featured on pages 1-2 of Summer/Fall 1999 Bay Trail Rider.

San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail Connector ($300,000) [2001] - Completed February 2004
The City of Santa Clara constructed Reach 1 of the San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail from Agnew Road to the Bay Trail near Sunnyvale Baylands Park. The project included upgrades to Highway 237 undercrossing to provide a paved and accessible connection, as well as a smooth transition to the Bay Trail.. When complete, the San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail will be a 12.3-mile shared use path extending from the Bay Trail near Highway 237 in Santa Clara to Prospect Road in San Jose. It will link the Bay Trail and the Ridge Trail and will provide significant alternative transportation and recreation benefits.

>View photos of completed trail

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Alameda County

In Progress:

Don Edwards Refuge Tidelands Trail ($14,720) [2001]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will complete pre-construction design, including grading and resurfacing, to make the tidelands loop trail at the Don Edwards refuge universally accessible (including wheelchair riders, strollers, etc.)

Existing Tidelands Trail at Don Edwards Refuge

Port of Oakland Airport Bay Trail ($250,000) [2000]
The Port of Oakland will construct 1 mile of trail along the Metropolitan Golf Course and Airport Roadway, linking Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline with a future bridge to Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline.

 

Union Point Park Bay Trail ($500,000) [2001]
In partnership with the City of Oakland and the Port of Oakland, the Spanish Speaking Unity Council will construct 1,445 linear feet of waterfront trail through the planned Union Point Park. The project involves pathway and destination improvements including parking area paving, benches, drinking fountains, signs, lighting, interpretive art and a shoreline stairway. The park may be used as a training site for the East Bay Conservation Corps.

Plans for Union Point Park

Paden School Trail Connection ($18,000) [2001]
The Paden Parent Teacher Association will complete planning and design of a 750-foot spur trail around Paden elementary school, connecting to the planned spine on Central Avenue. The proposed trail is envisioned as a way to open up and link the school grounds to the Bay and also to facilitate hands-on environmental educational opportunities.

Oakland Waterfront Pathway Design ($200,000) [2000]
The City of Oakland will conduct planning and design for a continuous bicycle and pedestrian pathway along the Oakland Estuary between Jack London Square and Oakland International Airport, a distance of approximately 9 miles.

Seventh Street Improvements ($100,000) [2001]
The Port of Oakland will install signs, striping, lighting and signal phasing along a half-mile stretch of 7th Street between Wood and Maritime streets in Oakland, to improve safety and accessibility to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park.

Existing Pathway along Seventh Street

West Oakland Bay Trail ($250,000) [2000]
The City of Oakland will construct a 1.3-mile segment of Bay Trail along city streets between Broadway and the Mandela Parkway, ultimately providing a continuous connection to the existing Bay Trail in Emeryville. Improvements include sidewalks, bicycle lane striping, bicycle route signage and landscaping. The City plans to employ the East Bay Conservation Corps to install and maintain trees along the alignment.

Berkeley Marina Pathway Design ($125,000) [2000]
The City of Berkeley will complete a planning and design study for a pathway along the south side of University Avenue and a promenade along Seawall Drive at the Berkeley waterfront, with connections to the new pedestrian/bicycle bridge over I-80.

Cerrito Creek Connector Study ($100,000) [2001]
The City of Albany, in partnership with the City of El Cerrito and a local creek council, will conduct a planning study to complete design for a new connector trail along Cerrito Creek. The study will ensure a continuous connection of approximately 1 mile between the Ohlone Greenway and the Bay Trail spine.

Complete:

Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Trail ($75,000) [1997] - Completed November 1997
In this first project to use Bay Trail grant funds, the East Bay Regional Park District completed a paved shared-use trail in Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Park in San Leandro. This project employed California Conservation Corps members for brush clearing, site preparation and installation of signs and benches.

Featured on page 2 of winter/spring 1998 Bay Trail Rider.

San Leandro Slough Crossing Feasibility Study ($60,000) [2000]
The City of San Leandro completed a feasibility study for a new alignment and a 300-foot bicycle/pedestrian bridge across a slough from Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline. The study also examined a potential 600-foot bicycle/pedestrian path north of the bridge in San Leandro, in the vicinity of the Galbraith golf course and the Oakland International Airport.

Alameda Main Street Linear Park ($100,000) [1998] - Completed July 2001
The City of Alameda constructed a half-mile pedestrian/bicycle trail and amenities within the new Main Street Linear Park. The project also extended the Bay Trail to the Alameda Main Street Ferry Terminal.

Damon Slough Trail Connection ($134,000) [2001] - Completed Summer 2003
The East Bay Regional Park District will construct 1,000 linear feet of Bay Trail from Damon Slough to the existing trail to the north in Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline. The project will complete a long-standing gap in the Bay Trail spine by retrofitting an existing railroad bridge crossing Damon Slough. This segment will link to existing Bay Trail in Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline and provide access to a new job center in the Oakland Airport area, including the recently constructed Zhone headquarters. A new staging area adjacent to the trail will be built as a separate project with interpretive signs highlighting the Bay Trail Project.

Oakland Embarcadero Bay Trail - Oak Street to Fruitvale ($250,000) [1998]
The City of Oakland completed construction of 3.4 miles of bike lanes and routes along Oakland's Embarcadero, extending from Jack London Square south to Fruitvale Avenue. The project also included interpretive signs highlighting Oakland's waterfront history.

New Trail at Jack London Square

Coliseum BART Connector Study ($45,000) [2001]
Alameda County Department of Public Works completed an engineering and feasibility study to evaluate a 1-mile trail connection between the Oakland Coliseum BART Station and the shoreline. The study examined alternatives including a pathway along the Alameda Flood Control Channel to connect to Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline.

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Contra Costa County

In Progress:

Richmond Marina Bay to Wildcat Creek Bay Trail ($400,000) [2000]
The city of Richmond will complete construction of 5 miles of Bay Trail, filling a gap between Marina Bay and Wildcat Creek. A spur trail connecting to Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline will also be constructed along Canal Boulevard.

Access to Shipyard III Study ($70,000) [2001]
The City of Richmond will complete a feasibility study to identify Bay Trail alignment opportunities for the newly proposed National Park Service Shipyard III site in Richmond. The study will evaluate alternative alignments to the site from both Brickyard Cove and Canal Boulevard.

Conceptual Plans for Access Options to Shipyard III

West County Wastewater District Study ($40,000) [2001]
The East Bay Regional Park District, in partnership with the West County Wastewater District, will conduct a feasibility and preliminary engineering study for a half-mile trail segment adjacent to the West County Wastewater District. The study will look at modifications necessary to accommodate a section of the Bay Trail connecting the existing Wildcat Creek Trail to the West County Landfill site, and along the south side of San Pablo Creek to the existing Bay Trail segment along the Richmond Parkway.

Wildcat Creek Trail Extension Study ($17,000) [2001]
The City of San Pablo will complete a feasibility and design study for 800 linear feet of Wildcat Creek Trail. The study will evaluate an alignment to complete the gap between 23rd Street and the existing trail at Davis Park.

Breuner Marsh to Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Study ($85,000) [2001]
The East Bay Regional Park District will complete a focused engineering and feasibility study for one mile of trail gaps between the Richmond Parkway portion of the trail and Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. The study will determine design and engineering approaches needed to close these gaps, specify ownership and acquisition needs and complete a biological assessment.

Point Pinole to Point Wilson Study ($75,000) [2001]
The East Bay Regional Park District will prepare an engineering and feasibility for a half-mile segment of trail from Point Pinole to Point Wilson. This trail segment will parallel the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way. The study will evaluate design and engineering approaches for a trail within close proximity to an active railroad, and will complete an environmental assessment of the site.

Point Pinole to Point Wilson Study Area
 

 

Carquinez Scenic Drive Feasibility Study ($75,000) [2001]
Contra Costa County Department of Public Works will complete a geotechnical and alternative routes study for a 2-mile segment of the Bay Trail in Carquinez Regional Shoreline. The trail corridor is along Carquinez Scenic Drive, closed since 1982. The objective of the planning project is to determine feasible alternatives, identify costs and hold meetings with the public and interested parties to select a new alignment.

Existing Carquinez Scenic Drive Corridor

Martinez Regional Shoreline Trail ($325,000) [2001]
The City of Martinez will complete design and construction of a half-mile trail segment along the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way between the Nejedly staging area in Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline Park and Berrellessa Street. This project will provide a much improved shoreline path that avoids city streets and connects to the new multi-modal Amtrak station.

Complete:

San Pablo Wildcat Creek Trail ($15,300) [1997]
The City of San Pablo completed construction of an 800-foot shared-use segment of the Wildcat Creek Trail (a Bay Trail connector) from Rumrill Boulevard through Davis Park. The project also included landscaping and other amenities, such as benches and signs, which were installed by California Conservation Corps members.

Children Working with California Conservation Corps Members to Plant Trees

Pinole - Hercules Bay Trail Connection ($100,000) [2000]
Through a collaborative effort involving the East Bay Regional Park District and the cities of Pinole and Hercules, a half-mile segment of Bay Trail was constructed, linking two regional parks along the Bay. The project included construction of a paved pathway, bikelanes and a bridge over Pinole Creek. These new amenities provide a connection to the existing spur trail around Bayfront Park and link downtown Pinole to the waterfront by linking to the Pinole Creek spur trail.

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Solano County

In Progress:

 

Complete:

Benicia State Recreation Area Bay Trail ($100,000) [2001] - Completed September 2003
California State Parks, in partnership with the Trust for Public Land, Coastal Conservancy, Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and the Bay Trail Project constructed 2 miles of new trail in Benicia State Recreation Area along the Carquinez Strait. The new footpath segment is a shared Bay Trail and Ridge Trail alignment extending over the park's western hills offering expansive views of the Strait. A wider alternative bicycle path was also constructed as well as fences, benches and display panels.

Benicia State Recreation Area
 

Solano Countywide Trails Plan ($46,000) [2001] - Completed February 2004
The Solano County Transportation Authority completed a countywide trails plan addressing existing and planned segments of the Bay Trail with emphasis on alternative alignments for trail gaps. The study provides a focused analysis of the opportunities and constraints for completing gaps and offers new spur and connector trail routes, including a Mare Island trail system.

Solano Countywide Trails Plan Study Area

 

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Napa County

In Progress:

Cuttings Wharf Road Bike Lanes ($140,000) [2001]
Napa County will construct bike lanes along 2 miles of Cuttings Wharf Road between Highway 121 and beyond Las Amigas Road on the way to the Cuttings Wharf Boat Launch facility.


Maxwell Bridge Pathway ($300,000) [2001]
The City of Napa will complete bicycle and pedestrian improvements along the new Maxwell Bridge over the Napa River. Improvements include bike lanes, sidewalks, bridge approaches, signs and traffic striping. The new connections will link to the proposed Napa River Trail and will provide safer access across the river.

Renderings of the Planned Maxwell Bridge

Complete:

American Canyon Wetlands Edge Trail Study ($15,000) [2000] - Completed October 2002
The City of American Canyon completed a trail alignment and planning study for 2.7 miles of new Bay Trail. The study defines a preferred Bay Trail alignment along the edge of the city's bay wetlands as an alternative to the current alignment along Highway 29.

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Sonoma County

In Progress:

Sonoma County Corridor Study Area

Sonoma County Corridor Study ($35,000) [2001]
Sonoma County Regional Parks will complete a feasibility study to determine the most practical and desirable corridor for the Bay Trail spine in southern Sonoma County. The project includes alignment alternatives, biological studies and budget estimates. The study will also address the viability of developing a connector trail from the City of Sonoma to Skaggs Island.

 

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Marin County

In Progress:

Hamilton Bay Trail ($431,250) [2001]
The City of Novato will design and construct 0.60-miles of Bay Trail on Reservoir Hill providing viewing points of the Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project. Trail construction will involve grading and slope repair, planting of native vegetation and installation of a decomposed granite trail surface. Additional tasks include parking lot resurfacing, restroom installation and directional signs.

San Rafael Shoreline Park South Pond ($108,776) [2001]
In partnership with the Marin Conservation League, the City of San Rafael will construct a quarter mile of Bay Trail along the edge of a small pond in Shoreline Park. Marin Conservation Corps and California Conservation Corps members will receive training about local habitats and native landscaping through an educational slide show and hands-on instruction from the Marin Conservation League.


Larkspur Bay Trail ($89,000) [2001]
The City of Larkspur will conduct a feasibility study evaluating alternative routes for a 1-mile stretch of the Bay Trail linking the Corte Madera pathway, Larkspur Ferry terminal and CalPark Tunnel. The study will identify a preferred alignment crossing over Corte Madera Creek that will replace the substandard route currently requiring bicyclists and pedestrians to cross over and under Highway 101 in a circuitous manner.

Larkspur Bay Trail Study Area

Corte Madera Feasibility Study ($60,000) [2001]
The City of Corte Madera will assess the feasibility of bicycle and pedestrian improvements along a 3-mile stretch of Bay Trail along Paradise Drive, Clemente Drive and Redwood Highway. The study will identify segments where separated trail and bike lanes could be developed.

Corte Madera Study Area

Trestle Glen Pedestrian Path ($205,700) [2001]
The Town of Tiburon will construct a 0.6-mile separated pedestrian pathway along the north side of Trestle Glen Boulevard extending from Tiburon Boulevard to Shepard Way. Construction of the pathway will complete the pedestrian portion of the preferred alternative identified in the Trestle Glen Feasibility Study. Bicycle lane striping along the roadway will be completed under separate grants.

Complete:

San Rafael Shoreline Park Green ($140,000) [2000] - Completed July 2002
The City of San Rafael constructed a 1000-foot paved pedestrian/bicycle segment in San Rafael Shoreline Park, extending an existing Bay Trail segment that runs along the Marin Municipal Water District ponds (see 1998 grant below). This collaborative project also included a jogging path and landscaped park.

Featured on page 4 of Fall 2002 Bay Trail Rider.

San Rafael "Green"
 
 

San Rafael Shoreline Park Water District Segment ($73,000)[1998] - Completed January 2000
San Rafael completed construction of a 530-foot paved trail along the Marin Municipal Water District pond. The trail extends the existing Bay Trail at the end of Pelican Way, off East Francisco Boulevard. The project included invasive plant removal as well as planting of native vegetation and protective fencing to protect the sensitive wetland area.

Featured on page 1-2 of Spring 2000 Bay Trail Rider.

San Rafael Water District Segment

Sausalito Bridgeway Bikelanes ($442,500) [2000] - Completed Summer 2003
The City of Sausalito striped bike lanes in each direction along Bridgeway between Napa Street and Gate 6 Road, a total of 1.24 miles. The 5-foot bicycle lanes improve bicycle access along this popular recreation and commute route.

Trestle Glen Feasibility Study ($60,000) [2001] - Completed August 2003
The Town of Tiburon completed a study identifying bicycle and pedestrian access improvements for a preferred alignment along 0.7 miles of Trestle Glen Boulevard from Tiburon Boulevard to Paradise Drive. The study produced planning and design documents to guide the future implementation of this segment.

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Outreach & Education Grants

Bay Trail

In progress:

Wildlife and Public Access Study Research ($25,000) [2001]
The Wildlife & Public Access study research team will complete a second year of fieldwork and data collection for the study, initiated in 1999. The study is being conducted by a team of trained field observers, under the supervision of consultants to the Bay Trail Project, to record specific behaviors and changes in abundance of shorebirds at three paired locations located around San Francisco Bay. The goal of the study is to collect and analyze scientific data to answer the question, "Do trail users affect wildlife?"

For more information about the Wildlife and Public Access study, click here.

Bay Trail Gap Analysis ($300,000) [2001]
The Bay Trail Project is currently producing a detailed inventory and analysis of existing gaps in the 400-plus Bay Trail alignment. The final product will include preliminary cost estimates for the completion of each gap and a framework for completion of the entire trail network.

Bay Trail Bird Walk ($14,065)
The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) will work with Bay Trail Project staff to develop an outreach program and materials focused on birds and their habitat around the San Francisco Bay. Products will include a new web page on the Bay Trail site, a color brochure featuring exceptional birding sites along the Bay Trail, and guided field walks sponsored by SFBBO.

Complete:

Bay Trail Maps ($57,500) [2001] - Completed March 2003 
In March 2003, the Bay Trail Project released new Bay Trail maps designed by mapping consultants Reineck & Reineck. The set of six informative maps guides walkers, skaters, bicyclists, wildlife watchers and other trail enthusiasts to over 230 miles of completed trail. Map backs feature colorful photographs and 40 recommended routes to inspire and guide shoreline recreation. Details for each route include directions, distance, trail surface, natural and historic points of interest, and parking and transit information.

To purchase Bay Trail Maps, click here. To view Bay Trail Maps, click here.

Bay Nature Supplement ($12,000) [2001] - Completed October 2002
The Bay Trail Project hired Bay Nature to complete a supplement to the fall (October/November) issue of Bay Nature Magazine. The supplement included an article about the Bay Trail ("The Bay Trail Comes of Age"), a regional Bay Trail map and selected recommended routes along the Bay Trail.

Bay Nature Magazine is a new quarterly nonprofit publication with a local and regional focus on the San Francisco Bay. The concentration of the magazine is "…artistic, scientific, conservation, literary, and recreational perspectives…" Bay Nature Magazine has a circulation of about 20,000.

To view a web-based version of the Bay Nature supplement, follow this link.


Other

Saving the Bay Video ($50,000) [2001]
KTEH-TV staff will develop a 1-hour program about the San Francisco Bay. The program will highlight the history of the bay, telling the story of how the bay has evolved since the first wave of urbanization in 1849. Issues to be presented in the program include the Gold Rush era, the military presence, transportation developments, recreation, the ecology of the bay waters, the effort to save the bay and ongoing projects to improve the bay. The Bay Trail will be used as the theme for organizing the various stories along the bay.

KTEH is a public television station owned and operated by the KTEH-TV Foundation, a nonprofit organization located in San Jose.


Wheelchair Rider's Guide ($43,000) [2001]
The Coastal Conservancy will prepare, publish and distribute a revised Wheelchair Rider's Guide: San Francisco Bay and Nearby Shoreline. The focus of the guide is to enable and encourage persons with impaired mobility to visit parks and other natural places by providing detailed, site specific information beyond the "wheelchair accessible" designation.

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