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ACTION ALERTS
Act Now to Close the Gaps!

Ask Caltrans to Help Provide Bay Trail Access to Point Molate

Without consulting with or informing any City of Richmond officials and without any public notification or outreach, CalTrans is on the verge of implementing a massive, two-year deck replacement project inland of the toll plaza for the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.

 At the same time, Caltrans has been thwarting the City of Richmond’s effort to close the San Francisco Bay Trail gap between Castro St. and the existing trail under the Richmond/San Rafael bridge while also rejecting requests from ABAG’s San Francisco Bay Trail Project for mitigatation by providing the trail easements and by funding construction of the planned Bay Trail through the area.  The problems are:

  1. Caltrans refuses to participate in preparation and review of the Project Study Report required by Caltrans unless the City of Richmond pays Caltrans for its time at an estimated cost of $150,000 to $200,000.
  2. Caltrans has not committed to providing the necessary trail easements on portions of its right of way adjacent to I-580 between Castro Street and the existing trail under the bridge.
Please send an email to Caltrans Regional Director asking that Caltrans participate constructively in the City of Richmond’s effort to close the Bay Trail gap with Point Molate and the rest of the Point San Pablo Peninsula.
We appreciate your continuing support.

For more background, see http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/pointsanpablo.htm

Be sure to paste in message below with your personal edits plus your name and address!  Also, changing the subject title would help differentiate your email. NOTE: If the email button above does not work properly, just send your message to TRAC and we'll gladly forward it. Thank you!

SUGGESTED MESSAGE:

Subject: Bay Trail Mitigation for Scofield & Western Drive Deck Replacement Project

Dear Mr. Sartipi,

I’m dismayed that Caltrans has rejected Bay Trail mitigation requested by ABAG for the Scofield Ave. & Western Drive Deck Replacement Project on I-580 and is thwarting the City of Richmond’s effort to close the San Francisco Bay Trail gap between Castro St. and the existing trail under the Richmond/San Rafael bridge.  

Please participate constructively in preparation and review of the Bay Trail Project Study Report required by Caltrans without requiring the City of Richmond to pay for Caltrans time at an estimated cost of $150,000 to $200,000.

Also, please commit that Caltrans will provide the necessary trail easements on portions of its right of way adjacent to I-580 between Castro Street and the existing trail under the bridge.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Name & Address

 

Contact Information for Richmond, California Elected Officials
Name Address Phone

   Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor
   Gayle_McLaughlin@officeofthemayor.net

P.O. Box 5284
Richmond, CA 94805

237-1256 (H/W)
237-1456 (Fax)

Jeff Ritterman, Councilmember
jeffritterman@yahoo.com

P.O. Box 4046
Richmond, CA 94801

384-1315

Thomas K. Butt, Councilmember
tom.butt@intres.com

235 East Scenic Avenue
Richmond, CA 94801

236-7435 (W)
237-2084 (H)

Corky Boozé, Councilmember
corkybooze@aol.com
3302 Nevin Ave
Richmond, CA 94805
234-3307
501-0480 (C)
Jovanka Beckles, Councilmember
Jovanka@JovankaBeckles.org
P.O. Box 5299
Richmond, CA 94805
496-2711 

Jim Rogers, Councilmember
elirapty@aol.com

550 Casey Drive
Richmond, CA 94801

867-5725 (Ofc)
444-4460 (Fax)

Nathaniel Bates, Councilmember
natbates@comcast.net

300 Seaview Drive
Richmond, CA 94801

620-6743 (Ofc)
620-6542 (Fax)

Council Meetings
Tuesdays, 7 PM, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, City Hall. Televised on KCRT,  Channel 28
Individual Email Addresses of Planning Commissioners and City Staff
Planning Commissioners
Roberto Reyes reaztlan@gmail.com
Ben Choi: ben.wb.choi@gmail.com
Charles Duncan: charlesgduncan@gmail.com
Sheryl Lane: sherylelane@yahoo.com
Jeff Lee: jefflee3@sbcglobal.net
Andres Soto:adcsoto@hotmail.com
Carol Teltschick-Fall:
carol@wordspark.net
City Staff
City Manager Bill Lindsay: bill_lindsay@ci.richmond.ca.us
Planning Director Richard Mitchell: richard_mitchell@ci.richmond.ca.us
TRAC: tracbaytrail@earthlink.net

Do you want to help complete the Bay Trail in Richmond?
If so, this page will tell you when action is needed. Typically this will take the form of attending public meetings or sending emails to elected officials and government agencies asking their support for completing the Bay Trail in Richmond. Email TRAC asking to be added to the Richmond Bay Trail Network if you would like to be informed of such opportunities.