Tom Torlakson, a CA state senator from Antioch, has a bill SB 669. A link to its current text is here. From the bill language, Torlakson wants to build a bike/hiking trail through the Delta that would link to the San Francisco Bay Trail system. To pay for it, he's looking to put local bond measures on a ballot, perhaps a half or quarter cent sales tax increase for county voters to either approve or disapprove.
If Torlakson's bill gets passed and voters approve the money, we're one step closer to having a dedicated bike/hiking trail going from SF to Tahoe. The Torlakson trail would link to the American River Bike Trail which goes to Folsom. From there its only another 60 or 70 miles to Tahoe.
A SF to Tahoe bike trail kinda of seems like pie in the sky today, but I'm seeing pieces scattered around that could fit together after a few years of hard work. Call me a dreamer. Anyone else out there walking around with rose colored glasses on?
Other than the cost and potential eminent domain issues for the right of way, the Torlakson Bay/Delta Trail is a political cake walk compared with the North Coast Rail Authority which is sitting on hundreds of miles of unused right-of-way through the redwoods. A rough map of the right-of-way is here. If I get time tomorrow, I'll lay out some of what I know about trying to turn that right of way into a bike/hiking trail. It's a long story and a worthwhile effort.
Cheers all.
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ya gotta hope that comes to pass.
cool.
hey ... you won the district crit?
gawdamn, congrats!
sorry i didn't figure it out until now.
~m
Thank you and I did indeed. One snazzy jersey coming my way.
Wasn't a crack on fools until your teeth bleed and the elastic snaps type win, a la you and your mates.
We just measured our efforts and wound up going one/two.
I was looking for a Timpani post from you today. I hope you're feeling better than you were at Ft. Ord. The FLandis update, by the way, was great. I'll post a cynical conspiracy theory comment on that one after I wash down some anti-biotics.
And don't forget that the Sacto Southern R.R. line runs south from Old Sac to Hood. The Calif. State R.R. Museum operates a little tourist train on the northernmost 3 miles of it, but the ROW would be the ideal bike commute route from Elk Grove.
A bike path could tie into it at the Laguna Road overpass, and then straight up to Freeport and the Pocket.
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