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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
or
CONTRA COSTACOUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter Regarding )
the establishment of a )
proposed bicycle pathway
across the Richmond/San Rafael )'
Bridge as set down in the j
Countywide Bikeway Plan ) Resolution 92/215
)
Whereas, the County of Contra Costa has adopted in its Countywide
Bikeway Plan a goal to expand` opportunities for bicycle use in the County`
for both recreational and transportation purposes; and to incorporate
consideration of :the needs of bicycles in the everyday planning activities
of public agencies; and
Whereas, .the :Metropolitan' Transportation Commission and the Bay Area
Air Quality Management District adopted Transportation Control Measure #9'
stating that bicycle'` improvements should provide means for bicycles to
cross all existing Bay bridges, and encourage' Caltrans to provide direct
access for bicycles' on the Richmond-San Rafael and Benicia-Martinez'
bridges and'.
Whereas, :the 'Richmond/San Rafael Bridge is planned as part of the San
Francisco Bay Trail Plan, a regional hiking and bicycling trail' which will
extend 400 miles around the San Francisco Bay; and the San Francisco Bay
Trail was implemented by 'legislation in 1987 and endorsed by the State of
California legislature in, 1990; and
Whereas, through the expertise and diversity of the cities and
counties in the region and the broad base of support from the public, one-
third of the Bay Trail has already been developed; and that the existing
lane on the Richmond/San Rafael bridge is twelve feet (121 ) wide and could
accomodate a five-foot (51 ) pathway and seven-foot (71 ) buffer; and
Whereas, bicyclists who stop on the bridge would walk on the existing
sidewalk as do the drivers of disabled vehicles who stop in the unused
lane and walk along the sidewalk to the nearest Call Box;' and bicyclists
would stop if the lane was blocked in an emergency and carefully proceed
around the accident, as vehicular drivers stop in the same situation;
Now, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
that the county supports bicycle access 'across the Richmond/San Rafael
Bridge; and be it further' resolved' that the Board of Supervisors encourage
the California State 'Department of Transportation to do everything in its
power to open up ,the ;bridge to weekend bicycle travel as a one-year pilot
project.
Introduced by Passed and adapted by unamimou's
Supervisor Tom Powers votes of those Supervisors
District I present on March 24, 1992
I hereby <certify ''that this is a
true and correct -copy; of an
action taken ,and entered. on the
minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on March 24, 1992
ATTESTED: March 24,, 1992
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk
of the Board of
Supervisors and County
By: CA ° •nist or
IAM 444
Deputy Clerk