The planned Bay Trail route is largely completed and accessible on Richmond’s southern shoreline between Harbor Way South and the Albany border east of Central Avenue.  As shown on the map, this section of Bay Trail includes many scenic loop options as well as transportation short cuts  throughout Marina Bay with linkages to Eastshore State Park and Point Isabel Regional Shoreline. However, there are several short gaps and areas where improvements are needed to improve Bay Trail access, safety and enjoyment.  As described in TRAC’s July 6, 2012 letter improvements are needed for Bay Trail safety along Harbour Way South and Hoffman Blvd., as well as the Bay Trail crossing of Central Avenue at Rydin Road. Also, the shoreline trail between Shimada and Vincent Parks doesn’t meet Bay Trail width standards, since it was built 25 year ago before adoption of the Bay Trail Plan.

Another deficiency is the lack of Bay Trail access points at the ends of S. 32nd and S. 46th Streets as called for in both the Bay Trail Plan and Richmond's General Plan.  Related to this, Richmond's General Plan calls for a loop trail inland of Stege Marsh between the South 51st Street trailhead and the Meeker Tidal Creek Trail connecting to Regatta Blvd behind Bio-Rad and Richmond Wholesale Meat Company buildings. Richmond’s General Plan also calls for a bridge over Meeker Tidal Creek to connect the Bay Trail with the end of South 32nd Street. TRAC anticipates that the Richmond Bay Campus of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will include Bay Trail access from the ends of S. 32nd and S. 46th Streets with a connecting trail inland of Stege Marsh.

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