walk/run/bike/horse
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Action - What you can do nowJuly
16, 2003. 7PM
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Route
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Informal
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Description
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Notes
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| S1-A | Master Plan route | Follows Matedero Creek closely. Starts at Matadero Creek and Foothill Expressway. Ends 3000-4000 feet north of the I-280/Page Mill interchange. Doesn't connect to anything useful at either end. | Not taken seriously. Left in only because the Master Plan says "generally follow the creeks". | |
| S1-C | Trail to Nowhere route |
From
Junipero Serra and Page Mill to Arastadero Road at Purissima
Road. |
Duplicates existing bike path near Arastadero Road. | |
| S1-D | CALTRANS route | From Junipero Serra and Page Mill to Arastadero Preserve. Follows Old Page Mill Road to I-280, then runs alongside I-280 in a big drainage ditch behind some houses. Then under I-280 in a large service tunnel, and on to the Arastadero Preserve over Stanford land. | Goes to the right place, but the section alongside the freeway has problems. Problems with Los Altos Hills homeowners with back yards facing trail. Problems with CALTRANS. Problems with building it. It's tough to do well. |
Of these choices, the "CALTRANS route" is preferable. It goes to the right place, it fits into the trail system, it connects to the Arastadero Preserve, it's safe from traffic, and it avoids enviromentally sensitive areas.
We'd rather have the
"Optimal Route", across Stanford lands via the Dish area,
or even the "Cherry Stem" route, which also goes across
Stanford lands but not as far in. But if we get the "CALTRANS
route", we get a workable trail, and are in a good position
to continue lobbying for further trail connections on Stanford land.
Official notice of the meeting
OF A DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY PLAN / GENERAL USE PERMIT AND FOR THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY COUNTYWIDE TRAILS MASTER PLAN Stanford University S1 Trail Alignment
Lead Agency: Santa Clara County The purpose or this Notice of Preparation (NOP) is to inform the public and relevant agencies that, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the County of Santa Clara has determined that a project-level Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) is required to supplement its Stanford University Community Plan / General Use Permit Environmental impact Report (EIR) and its Santa Clara County Countywide Trails Master Plan Update SEIR. This NOP seeks comments on the information and analysis that should be included in the SEIR, and includes the following information:
You are invited to review this information and send any comments or concerns to Santa Clara County. In particular, if there are any environmental issues that are not already included on the list of issues to be examined in the SEIR, please inform the County in writing prior to the end of the comment period. Please note that CEQA-required environmental impact areas were previously analyzed at a program level, and are listed at the end of this NOP. As provided by State law this NOP will circulate for a period of 30 (thirty) calendar days. Your comments mutt be received by the end of the thirty day period in order to be considered. Please reference the Stanford S1 Trail SEIR NOP when commenting and send your comments to Tim Heffington, Planner Planning and Development Department Telephone: (408) 299-5704 |
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