Grand Bayway SR37 Public Access
A project to outline a set of next steps for public access alternatives across the San Pablo Baylands in coordination with State Route 37 planning, leading to a balanced, comprehensive, interconnected system of trails over time
This website introduces you to these next steps......
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.
This map shows the extent of our study area and maps out all existing and planned restoration/public access projects in the North Bay.
Click + to find out more about each project
napa river
NAPA SONOMA MARSHES
SOLANO
NAPA
SONOMA
MARIN
SONOMA
sonoma creek
MARE ISLAND
TOLAY REGIONAL
PARK
petaluma river
VALLEJO
AMERICAN
CANYON
PETALUMA
San Pablo Bay
NOVATO
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City of Sonoma 2020
Circulation and Transit
This effort has been made possible through a 2018 SB1 adaptation grant from our funders and agency sponsors, our working group members with local expertise, a committed multidisciplinary team and valuable community members in North Bay.
MTC
SPONSOR
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SB1
ADAPTATION GRANT
TRANSPORTATION
BAY AREA
REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE
SB1
PMT
TEAM
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LANDSCAPE
RESILIENCY DESIGN
TEAM
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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
CALTRANS
SPONSOR
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SB1
ADAPTATION GRANT
TRANSPORTATION
MTC
ABAG
SB1
PMT
TEAM
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PLANNING
CALTRANS
SB1
PMT
TEAM
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARENESS
TEAM
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ECOLOGY
RESILIENCE
SF BAY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SB1
PMT
STATE COASTAL
CONSERVANCY
SB1
PMT
MAUREEN GAFFNEY
SF BAY TRAIL
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JESSICA DAVENPORT
COASTAL
CONSERVANCY
JULIAN MEISLER
SONOMA
LAND TRUST
BEN
BOTKIN
SF WATER TRAIL
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BJORN GRIEPENBURG
MARIN COUNTY
BICYCLE COALITION
BARBARA
SALZMAN
MARIN AUDUBON
SOCIETY
KAREN
TAYLOR
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE
KEN
TAM
SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL PARKS
DON
BRUBAKER
U.S.
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES
PATRICK
BAND
NAPA COUNTY
BICYCLE COALITION
ERIS
WEAVER
SONOMA COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION
RENEE
SPENST
DUCKS
UNLIMITED
KATHLEEN
BIESTEL
COMMUNITY MEMBER
KAREN SIMS
COMMUNITY MEMBER
JEREMY
LOWE
SFEI
The team participated in Skaggs Island Bike Tour on June 5th 2019 to collect feedback on public access in the baylands. About 250-300 bikers, hikers from all age groups participated in the tour . Most of them live in surrounding communities but some bikers were came all the way from San Jose.