PREVIOUS WORK

IDENTITY

Strengthen the identity of the San Pablo Bay Region to encourage a better understanding of the Baylands as a major habitat, ecological and educational resource.

ADAPTING GROUND

Provide new strategies for adaptation of the San Pablo Baylands in response to sea level rise to protect sensitive habitats and maintain critical biodiversity.

MOBILITY

Create long-term and resilient opportunities to connect across the San Pablo Baylands with discrete inter-modal connections to adjacent communities.

EXPAND THE CONSTITUENCY

Provide more equitable access to the diverse communities of San Pablo Bay that could broaden the constituency for these Baylands.

PUBLIC ACCESS SCOPING REPORT

GOALS

• Establishes baseline conditions of public lands, open space, water recreation, and trail facilities within the San Pablo Baylands between Highway 101 and I-80.

• Identifies opportunities and constraints for land and water-based trails and recreation between Highway 101 and I-80.

• Identify sensitive habitats by type and location and ways to protect them through careful siting and design of trails and public access.

• Provide Bay Trail alignment options detailed enough to inform the SR 37 environmental review process.

PROJECT ENGAGEMENT

Development of the Grand Bay SR37 Public Access Scoping Report wil be done in close coordination the SR37 Environmental Review under joint direction from the 4-County Policy Committee, BCDC, SCC, Caltrans and MTC. Keep check with this website for various public outreach events and summaries from focused discussions with key stakeholders.