Karen Groppi

Local vote by Transportation Commission is happening next week and an event to get people outside and enjoying the partially built rail trail and garner support for the future train option seemed like a good idea. Cabrillo Cruises the Rail Trail Sunday, May 2, 2021, 1:00-3:00 pm Let’s get away from our screens and into the spring air and kick off Bike Month! Bring your family and friends for a ride, walk or roll along the Rail Trail on Sunday, May, 2 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Wear your Cabrillo face covering or shirt or put a sign on your wheels or helmet so that we can enjoy connecting. The Cabrillo community will be joining the larger community enjoying the fruits of this expanding vision. This map shows the Rail Trail route, endpoints where there will be parking, connections to other adventures, and information about the expanding Rail Trail vision and how it will improve our lives. Details: The trail is pretty much flat and around 1 ⅓ mile one way. So it is perfect for bikes, scooters, skateboards, wheelchairs, strollers or even feet with no wheels. That amounts to around a ten-minute ride each way at 8 mph or a 30 min walk at 3 mph. Not long enough? Check out the connections to further adventures at either end. And when you are ready to stop rolling there are many places with food and beverages right on or a few blocks away from the trail. East End: Neary Lagoon/ La Barranca Park California & Bay in Santa Cruz. Grassy area and portable restroom available Information on the Rail Trail Plan and the next segment of car-free trail to extend from this point to the Boardwalk. Connections to: West Cliff Drive, The Boardwalk, The Wharf, food and drink via Bay St. West End of Rail: Trail Natural Bridges Drive Parking (Along Natural Bridges Drive) Connections to more adventures: Supporting the Rail Trail Vision Wilder Ranch Bike Trail Antonelli Pond Natural Bridges State Park Seymour Marine Discovery Center Path Westcliff Drive path

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact bike routes and express my support for better biking infrastructure.