REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Recommend to City Council to Confirm the Preferred Alignment of the Stevens Creek Trail from Remington Drive to Fremont Avenue Segment Consisting of an Off-street Trail Along the Creek with Two Connections at Fremont Avenue on Both Sides of SR85 with the Adjustments Due to Changes in Creek Conditions
Report
BACKGROUND
The idea and vision for a Stevens Creek Trail for pedestrians and bicyclists was first identified by the Santa Clara County Planning Department in 1961. The County's plan for a "Stevens Creek Park Chain" created a framework for preserving land along Stevens Creek for an interconnected system of parks and trails. Today, the Stevens Creek Trail extends approximately five miles from the Bay Trail at Shoreline Park to the Dale Avenue/Heatherstone Way bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing of State Route 85 in Mountain View. An additional one-mile trail segment is in place from Stevens Creek Boulevard to McClellan Road through Blackberry Farm Park and McClellan Ranch Preserve in Cupertino.
A coordinated trail planning effort between the cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale started in 2009 with the involvement of elected officials, staff, a consultant team and public members. The goal of the effort was to study options to complete the trail. The consultant team prepared a feasibility study that evaluated potential routes in Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Cupertino. The Joint Cities Coordinated Stevens Creek Trail Feasibility Study was completed September 2015.
The team presented recommendations to the four city councils in 2015 and 2016. These recommendations included trail alignment preferences as well as policy recommendations, such as protecting and improving wildlife habitat, preserving public land, and continuing the collaboration with regional partners. Overall, the cities supported the recommendations. The Sunnyvale City Council selected a preferred alignm...
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