SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL
AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER TRAIL 2016 HIGHLIGHTS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER TRAIL A growing network of launching and landing sites for human-powered boats and beachable sail craft (kayak, SUP, kiteboards, etc.) encouraging the exploration of the historic, scenic, cultural and environmental richness of the 450-square-mile San Francisco Bay estuary. Major funding is provided by the State Coastal Conservancy. 30 $596,900 14 TOTAL WATER TRAIL GRANT FUNDS AWARDED TO DATE SITES DESIGNATED SITES DESIGNATED IN 2016 $490,400 $1,153,480 GRANT FUNDS AWARDED 2016 $’S LEVERAGED
A planned 500-mile shoreline path around the entire San Francisco Bay running through all nine Bay Area counties and 47 cities, connecting schools, neighborhoods, jobs, and parks to the shoreline and to each other. Major funding is provided by the State Coastal Conservancy.
MILES CONNECTED BY NEW 2016 350 10 47 SEGMENTS MILES COMPLETED MILES CONSTRUCTED IN 2016 $18,788,326 144 GRANT FUNDS AWARDED TO DATE TOTAL MILES PLANNED/ DESIGNED 64 $113,682,562 TOTAL MILES $’S LEVERAGED CONSTRUCTED TRAIL BAY 2016 SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL HIGHLIGHTS
2.5 miles of new Bay Trail Bay Bridge East Span Pathway Completion of new trail along Silicon Valley Trail Loop Study adjacent to Sears Point Wetland connects to Yerba Buena Island Christie Avenue between Powell released in partnership with Ridge Restoration Area opens linking and Shellmound streets closes Trail and the City of San Jose to 2.5 miles of existing shoreline a small but significant gap to demonstrate GHG emissions Bay Trail at Sonoma Baylands in Emeryville reductions along the South Bay Trails network
Bay Trail Design Guidelines Google completes resurfacing of First 2016 episode of Open Road Explore the Coast grant awarded and Toolkit released four miles of Bay Trail linking with Doug McConnell features for five additional Bay Trail smart Sunnyvale and Mountain View. Sears Point Restoration and phone tours High-profile dedication ceremony new 2.5-mile Bay Trail segment held in Sunnyvale TRAIL WATER 2016 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER TRAIL HIGHLIGHTS
Five Water Trail sites designated in San Francisco: Pier 39, SF Marina, Pier 40, Pier 52, Mission Creek Three Water Trail sites designated in the Suisun/Delta: Participated in Save the Bay’s Benicia, Antioch, Big Break first annualBay Day with over 50 events and many resolutions of support
Three Water Trail sites designated Three Water Trail sites designated Four miles of new Bay Trail and in the Peninsula/South Bay: Port in the East Bay: Point Isabel, a new Water Trail launch open of Redwood City, Eden Landing, Crown Beach, Emeryville Marina at the Eden Landing Ecological Baywinds Park Reserve in Hayward Many thanks to the shoreline management agencies and these partners without whom these accomplishments would not have been possible.
Sears Point photo by Melania Mahoney, Bay Bridge Photo by Noah Berger, Salt Pond photo by Cris Benton. Others by ABAG staff.