EBBC: Richmond Bay Trail Grand Openings

From EBBC.org:

Explore the San Francisco Bay Trail in Richmond on Saturday, May 26:
  • 10 AM – Grand Opening of the new Visitor Education Center for Rosie the Riveter WWII/Home Front National Historical Park in the Oil House of the Ford Assembly Building on the Bay Trail between Lucretia Edwards Park and Harbour Way South
  • Noon – Sandwiches and beverages served at the cafeteria building for historic Kaiser Shipyard 3 on Canal Blvd. courtesy of the Port of Richmond.
  • 1 PM – Grand Opening of Shipyard 3 section of San Francisco Bay Trail.
  • 1:30 PM – Walking and biking parade along the two-mile Shipyard 3 Trail visiting scenic overlooks with interpretive exhibits en route to the SS Red Oak Victory, which will have an open house with free tours and complimentary valet bicycle parking

Please RSVP to tracbaytrail@earthlink.net or telephone 510-215-4600 if attending the Shipyard 3 Trail celebration, so that plans may be made to provide sufficient food and beverages.

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

The ribbon was one last obstacle to closing the gap along the Ohlone Greenway between Richmond and El Cerrito. Photos by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog unless indicated otherwise

Advocates and City Luminaries Celebrate Gap Closure on Richmond-Ohlone Greenway

By Roger Rudick and Melanie Curry |
There’s the Richmond Greenway. There’s the Ohlone Greenway in El Cerrito. And then there was the gap between the two. This morning advocates joined city councilmembers, mayors, and local legislative representatives to celebrate the completion of a critical improvement to bicycle and pedestrian connections between Richmond and El Cerrito with the opening of Baxter Creek […]
STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Richmond California Builds a Trail for Health and Wellness—and Fun

By Melanie Curry |
Residents of Richmond, California, have a chance to weigh in on the design of a trail through their community that will connect local institutions and public spaces, provide health information, and showcase local artworks. The Richmond Wellness Trail is, according to the city’s website, a collaborative project to develop an interactive health-themed trail that showcases […]

Dublin/Pleasanton Alamo Canal Trail Grand Opening

By Robert Prinz |
From EBBC: Join the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, many elected officials, Congressmembers, and super-VIP’s, to celebrate the opening of this key bikeway link in our East Bay Regional Bikeway Network. The East Bay Regional Park District staff and board will also on hand to update everyone on this bikeway project, as well as the other […]

Public Scoping Meeting for Richmond LBNL/UC Berkeley Research Facility

By Robert Prinz |
From EBBC: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab issued a Notice of Preparation and Initial Study for their Richmond Bay Campus project on January 4. You may download it from www.lbl.gov/Community/second-campus/assets/docs/env/RBC_LRDP_EIR_NOP.pdf. The Initial Study mentions the Bay Trail a few times and talks about pedestrian and bicyclist connectivity without reference to the need for planned Bay Trail connections […]